Neutron-irradiation effect in ceramics evaluated from macroscopic property changes in as-irradiated and annealed specimens

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 50, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 567-574

  Akiyoshi, Masafumi ^a   Yano, Toyohiko ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Isochronal annealing; Neutron irradiation; Swelling; Thermal diffusivity

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFECT STRUCTURES; DEGRADATION; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; SWELLING; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY;

ANNEALING BEHAVIORS; IRRADIATION DOSE; ISOCHRONAL ANNEALING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 39549090845     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2007.11.042     Document Type: Article

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