Exploring the defects evolution of nuclear graphite by using micro-Raman characterization on the cross-section of <sup>107</sup>Ag<sup>5+</sup> ion irradiated nuclear graphite at high temperature

Yiyan LI; Zhoutong HE; Xiuliang ZHAO; Shancheng PENG; Huilei MA

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.040203

NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 4, 040203(2024)

Exploring the defects evolution of nuclear graphite by using micro-Raman characterization on the cross-section of ¹⁰⁷Ag⁵⁺ ion irradiated nuclear graphite at high temperature

Yiyan LI^1,2, Zhoutong HE², Xiuliang ZHAO^1、*, Shancheng PENG^2,3, and Huilei MA^2,3

Author Affiliations

¹School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

²Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

³University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Feb. 22, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: May. 28, 2024

The Author Email: Xiuliang ZHAO (赵修良)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.040203

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