Time-dependent neutronics in structural materials of inertial fusion reactors and simulation of defect accumulation in pulsed Fe and SiC

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 384-392

  Perlado, J M ^a   Lodi, D ^a,b   Marian, J ^a,c   Gonzalez Plata, A ^a   Salvador, M ^a   Colombo, L ^d   Caturla, M J ^c   Diaz de la Rubia, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inertial fusion energy; Multiscale modeling materials; Time dependent radiation damage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISINTEGRATION; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; IRON; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DAMAGE; REACTION KINETICS; SILICON CARBIDE;

INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY (IFE);

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0038639379     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST03-A282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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