The relationship between irradiation induced dimensional change and the coefficient of thermal expansion: A modified Simmons relationship

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 222, Issue 2-3 SPEC, 2003, Pages 319-330

  Hall, G ^a   Marsden, B J ^a   Fok, S L ^a   Smart, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GRAPHITE; IRRADIATION; MODERATORS; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

IRRADIATED GRAPHITE;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 0038752965     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(03)00035-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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