Flux dependence of cluster formation in neutron-irradiated weld material

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Bergner, F ^a   Ulbricht, A ^a   Hein, H ^b   Kammel, M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b AREVA NP GMBH   (Germany)

^c HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTRON FLUX; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PRESSURE VESSELS; VOLUME FRACTION; YIELD STRESS;

CLUSTER FORMATION; CLUSTER SIZE; CLUSTER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FLUX DEPENDENCE;

WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 41849091887     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/10/104262     Document Type: Article

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