Vn. Chernikov et al., TRAPPING OF DEUTERIUM IN BORON AND TITANIUM-MODIFIED GRAPHITES BEFOREAND AFTER CARBON ION IRRADIATION, Journal of nuclear materials, 217(3), 1994, pp. 250-257
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Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Mining & Mineral Processing","Material Science
Nuclear reaction analysis was used to investigate the retention of deu
terium (D) at radiation damage in new graphites USB-15, PGI, RG-Ti-91,
RG-Ti-91 with 0.5 wt%B made in Russia and in POCO AXF-5Q graphite. Sa
mples were irradiated with C+ ions to produce damage up to doses of ap
proximately 10 displacements per atom (dpa), and then soaked in deuter
ium gas at 1473 K. The concentration of D in the damaged region increa
sed with damage and saturated for damage levels above about 1 dpa. At
saturation the smallest D concentration was found in USB-15 (approxima
tely 60 appm), and the largest D concentration was found in RG-Ti-91 (
approximately 1500 appm). Based on microstructural investigations done
by TEM, an attempt was made to relate differences in concentrations o
f retained D to variations in radiation-induced trap concentration and
to kinetic limitations for D atom access to traps available. The effe
ct of boron on D trapping in graphite was also examined.