Publication Date:
2018-12-18
Description:
Author(s): Filip Vuković, Jean-Marc Leyssale, Philippe Aurel, and Nigel A. Marks For nuclear reactors, the value of the threshold displacement energy E d of graphite is an important quantity in the calculation of irradiation damage. Using atomistic simulations, this study quantifies the evolution of E d with dose by calculating displacement probabilities for pristine and irradiated graphite. An overall trend of decreasing E d with increasing irradiation dose is found, indicating that current dose estimates in reactor applications may u n d e r e s t i m a t e the degree of damage accumulated over a reactor’s lifetime. [Phys. Rev. Applied 10, 064040] Published Mon Dec 17, 2018
Electronic ISSN:
2331-7019
Topics:
Physics
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