Emulation of neutron irradiation effects with protons: Validation of principle

G. S. Was, J. T. Busby, T. Allen, E. A. Kenik, A. Jensson, S. M. Bruemmer, J. Gan, A. D. Edwards, P. M. Scott, P. L. Andreson

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Abstract

The effect of proton irradiation in emulating full-range of effects of in-reactor neutron irradiation was studied. Irradiation with protons was conducted at 360°C with doses between 0.3 and 5.0 dpa to approximate those by neutron irradiation at 275°C over the same dose range. The results show that the loop density increases with dose through 5.0 dpa for both particle irradiations and is a factor of 3 greater in neutron-irradiated samples with respect to proton-irradiated samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)198-216
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of Nuclear Materials
Volume300
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2002

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