Method for measuring the corrosion rate of materials in spallation neutron source target/blanket cooling loops

Materials Characterization

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-145

  Lillard, R Scott ^a   Butt, Darryl P ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COOLING WATER; CORROSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; NEUTRON SOURCES; PH METERS; PROTON IRRADIATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TARGETS;

TARGET/BLANKET COOLING LOOPS;

LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

EID: 0033172292     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5803(99)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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