Formation mechanism of gas bubble superlattice in UMo metal fuels: Phase-field modeling investigation

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.07.012

Title: Formation mechanism of gas bubble superlattice in UMo metal fuels: Phase-field modeling investigation

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; Burkes, Douglas E.; Lavender, Curt A.; Senor, David J.; Setyawan, Wahyu; Xu, Zhijie

Publication Date:: 2016-10-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1396790

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Nuclear Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Materials Journal Volume: 479 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Hu, Shenyang, Burkes, Douglas E., Lavender, Curt A., Senor, David J., Setyawan, Wahyu, and Xu, Zhijie. Formation mechanism of gas bubble superlattice in UMo metal fuels: Phase-field modeling investigation.  Netherlands: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Hu, Shenyang, Burkes, Douglas E., Lavender, Curt A., Senor, David J., Setyawan, Wahyu, & Xu, Zhijie. Formation mechanism of gas bubble superlattice in UMo metal fuels: Phase-field modeling investigation.  Netherlands.  doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.07.012.

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                    Hu, Shenyang, Burkes, Douglas E., Lavender, Curt A., Senor, David J., Setyawan, Wahyu, and Xu, Zhijie. Sat .  
        "Formation mechanism of gas bubble superlattice in UMo metal fuels: Phase-field modeling investigation".  Netherlands.  doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.07.012.

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  title        = {Formation mechanism of gas bubble superlattice in UMo metal fuels: Phase-field modeling investigation},

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