Effects of beam scanning modes on ion-irradiated iron microstructure

Dunatov, Toni; Roldan, M.; Tadić, Tonči (2024) Effects of beam scanning modes on ion-irradiated iron microstructure. Nuclear Materials and Energy, 38 . ISSN 2352-1791

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Abstract

Neutron induced damage in future nuclear materials can be studied using heavy ion beams only if the differences in the microstructure evolution are well understood. Large variations in the damage dose rate, caused by scanning of the ion beam, can alter the microstructure compared to steady-state irradiation. We study the effect of scanning on the microstructure by irradiating pure iron with a 10 MeV Fe ion beam to a dose of 0.2 dpa. The beam is scanned in one direction with frequencies of 200 Hz and 10 kHz. Different shapes of the beam are also used to study the effect of dose variation. All of the irradiations are conducted at room temperature using the DiFU chamber at RBI. TEM analysis shows differences between the narrow beam and defocused irradiation modes, including unusual void formation observed at 10 kHz. A wider beam reduces the effect of scanning speed and no voids are found in this scanning case.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ion beam irradiation; Scanning; Dose rate; Void formation; Iron
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics
Divisions:	Division of Experimental Physics
Depositing User:	Lorena Palameta
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2024 09:41
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/9259
DOI:	10.1016/j.nme.2024.101628

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