Ion beams are indispensible for understanding radiation effects in materials, enabling
access to conditions challenging to perform with neutrons. However, ion irradiations can …

The synergistic evolution mechanisms of He bubbles and dislocation loops under 30 keV H
2+ & H e+ dual-beam ions irradiation at 650° C in the Ni-based alloy GH3535, which is the …

Pure Fe and model Fe–Cr alloys containing 5, 10 and 14% Cr were irradiated with Fe+ ions
at a maximum energy of 2MeV to the same dose of 0.6 dpa at temperatures of 300° C, 400° …

Motion of point defects is a fundamental process that governs microstructure and properties
of materials. Here, we examine the near-surface and grain boundary cavity swelling depth …

We propose and demonstrate a microstructurally-based experimental method to quantitively
determine the depth regions in self-ion-irradiated metals that are affected by the injected …

Cavity swelling, due to three-dimensional clustering of vacancies, is an undesirable isotropic
volume expansion of materials under irradiation. This phenomenon occurs above stage-III …

Ferritic/martensitic alloys are required for advanced reactor components to survive 500–600
neutron-induced dpa. Ion-induced void swelling of ferritic/martensitic alloy T91 in the …

The majority of data on the irradiation response of ferritic/martensitic steels has been derived
from simple free-standing specimens irradiated in experimental assemblies under well …

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to compare the microstructural defects
produced in an Fe9Cr model alloy during exposure to neutrons, protons, or self-ions …

Defect microstructures formed in ion-irradiated metals, for example iron or tungsten, often
exhibit patterns of spatially ordered nano-scale dislocation loops. We show that such …