Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1884928 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The design and fabrication of four types of miniature reference electrodes and their long term stability in a radiation field are described. Miniature versions of a saturated calomel electrode (MSCE), a silver/silver chloride electrode (MAG), a tungsten/tungsten oxide (MWO) and a copper/copper ion (MCU) electrode were tested in a 10 kGy/h (1 Mrad/h) radiation field for up to 30 days total at 25 and 40 °C. The latter two (MWO and MCU) varied appreciably over time periods of several hours whereas the former two (MSCE and MAG) varied less than 1 mV over periods of 6-8 h and are deemed suitable as reference electrodes for corrosion studies of systems immersed in a radiation field at elevated temperature.
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Authors
B. Galuszka-Muga, M.L. Muga, R.J. Hanrahan,