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THE INFLUENCE OF THE INITIAL DEFECT CONCENTRATION ON THE ANNEALING OF LOW- TEMPERATURE IRRADIATED METALS

Journal Article · · Physica Status Solidi (East Germany) Divided into Phys. Status Solidi A and Phys. Status Solidi B

Measurements were made of isochronal annealing in aluminum, copper, silver, and gold, after irradiation at 4.5 deg K with various doses of fast neutrons. It is shown tha the relative amount of recovery within annealing stage I is reduced, and annealing stage III is shifted to lower tem peratures with increasing defect concentration. The first observation can be explained by the higher probability for annihilation of close Frenkel-pairs, during the radiationannealing process, compared with the probability for recombination of more distant Frenkel-pairs. The shift wit concentration of annealing stage III and annealing stage I/sub E/ for aluminum indicated the existence of freely- migrnting defects. For aluminum the existence of two freely-moving observed- annealing behavior of all the metals considered can be explained by this two- interstitial model (previously proposed by Seeger and Sosin) taking into account the different defect arrangements produced by low-temperature electron and neutron irradiation. (auth)

Research Organization:
Technische Hochschule, Munich
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-18-014561
OSTI ID:
4082083
Journal Information:
Physica Status Solidi (East Germany) Divided into Phys. Status Solidi A and Phys. Status Solidi B, Journal Name: Physica Status Solidi (East Germany) Divided into Phys. Status Solidi A and Phys. Status Solidi B Vol. Vol: 4; ISSN PHSSA
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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