Molecular dynamics studies of minor actinide dioxides

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 827-831

  Kurosaki, Ken ^a   Imamura, Mitsuhiro ^a   Sato, Isamu ^b   Namekawa, Takashi ^b   Uno, Masayoshi ^a   Yamanaka, Shinsuke ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Americium; Compressibility; Heat capacity; Minor actinide; Molecular dynamics; MOX; Neptunium; Thermal conductivity; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS; INTERATOMIC DISTANCE; MINOR ACTINIDE; MOX;

AMERICIUM; COMPRESSIBILITY; LATTICE CONSTANTS; NEPTUNIUM; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EXPANSION;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 6344233233     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2004.9715552     Document Type: Article

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