Multiscale modeling of radiation effects on materials: Pressure vessel embrittlement

Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-20

  Kwon, Junhyun ^a   Lee, Gyeong Geun ^a   Shin, Chansun ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dislocation dynamics; Embrittlement; Kinetic Monte Carlo; Molecular dynamics; Multiscale model

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249178597     PISSN: 17385733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5516/NET.2009.41.1.011     Document Type: Article

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