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Stochastic annealing simulations of defect interactions among subcascades

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/543300· OSTI ID:543300
 [1];
  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
The effects of the subcascade structure of high energy cascades on the temperature dependencies of annihilation, clustering and free defect production are investigated. The subcascade structure is simulated by closely spaced groups of lower energy MD cascades. The simulation results illustrate the strong influence of the defect configuration existing in the primary damage state on subsequent intracascade evolution. Other significant factors affecting the evolution of the defect distribution are the large differences in mobility and stability of vacancy and interstitial defects and the rapid one-dimensional diffusion of small, glissile interstitial loops produced directly in cascades. Annealing simulations are also performed on high-energy, subcascade-producing cascades generated with the binary collision approximation and calibrated to MD results.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
543300
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER--0313/21; ON: DE97008798
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English