Ion beam analysis of MgAl{sub 2}O{sub 4} spinel irradiated with fast neutrons to 50-250 dpa
- and others
Non-destructive ion beam analysis techniques have been employed to examine the radiation damage in MgAl{sub 2}O{sub 4} spinel single crystals irradiated with fast neutrons at 400 and 750{degrees}C to high fluences ({>=}5 x 10{sup 22} n/cm{sup 2}, E{sub n} > 0.1 MeV). Rutherford backscattering and ion channeling measurements using 1-4 MeV He ion beams revealed that the radiation damage saturated after irradiation at 400{degrees}C to 50 displacements per atom. The energy dependence of dechanneling indicated the dominant extended defects present in the highly irradiated spinel are in the form of dislocations. Channeling angular scans of particle induced x-ray emission further suggested that neutron irradiation tends to randomize cation distribution for Mg{sup 2+} and Al{sup 3+} cations on the lattice sites. These results are compared to the microstructure observations of Kinoshita, et al. and the neutron scattering results of Sickafus, et al.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 192463
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-95-4362; CONF-951202-1; ON: DE96005611; TRN: 96:001656
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Fall annual meeting of the Japan Institute of Metals: advanced materials and technology for the 21st century, Honolulu, HI (United States), 13-15 Dec 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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