The function describing the temperature dependence of radiation swelling in the context of the mechanism of diffusion-deformation instability of quasi-equilibrium excess vacancies in a metal under irradiation was suggested. The functions calculated for a number of metals were compared with the available experimental data. It was concluded that the mechanism of diffusion-deformation instability adequately describes the processes of forming radiation pores.

Temperature Interval of Radiation Swelling. V.L.Orlov, A.V.Orlov, A.K.Al-Samavi, A.A.Grebenkov: Russian Physics Journal, 2004, 47[6], 605-8