Application of Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy to the Study of Irradiated Fe-Cr Alloys

Abstract:

The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of Cr on the microstructure of neutron-irradiated Fe-Cr alloys. Neutron irradiation-induced damage at its early stage was simulated by ion implantation. Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy was applied to identify irradiation-induced defects depending on the Cr-content in Fe-Cr alloys. Different irradiation scenarios were used to investigate the influences of irradiation step by step.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 331)
• Pages: 165-179
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.331.165
• Online since: September 2012
• Authors: Maik Butterling, Frank Bergner, Cornelia Heintze, Wolfgang Anwand, Andreas Ulbricht
• Keywords: Fe-Cr Alloys, Ion Implantation Induced Damage, Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

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