Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7968035 | Journal of Nuclear Materials | 2014 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
In both types of irradiation experiments, the zirconolite samples became amorphous at room temperature with damage close to 0.3 dpa; corresponding to a critical dose of 4 Ã 1018 α gâ1 (i.e. â¼1.3 Ã 1021 keV cmâ3). Both zirconolite samples also showed the same degree of macroscopic swelling at saturation (â¼6%), with ballistic processes being the predominant damaging effect. In the case of the monazite however, the macroscopic swelling and amorphization were dependent on the nature of the irradiation. Externally, (Au), irradiated samples became amorphous while also demonstrating a saturation swelling of up to 8%. In contrast to this, the swelling of the 238Pu doped samples was much smaller at â¼1%. Also, unlike the externally (Au) irradiated monazite these 238Pu doped samples remained crystalline up to 7.5 Ã 1018 α gâ1 (0.8 dpa). XRD, TEM and swelling measurements were used to fully characterize and interpret this behavior. The low swelling and the conservation of the crystalline state of 238Pu doped monazite samples indicates that alpha annealing took place within this material.
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Authors
X. Deschanels, A.M. Seydoux-Guillaume, V. Magnin, A. Mesbah, M. Tribet, M.P. Moloney, Y. Serruys, S. Peuget,