Evaluation of the continuous dilatometer method of silicon carbide thermometry for passive irradiation temperature determination

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS

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Field, Kevin G.¹  McDuffee, Joel L.¹  Geringer, Josina W.¹  Petrie, Christian M.¹  Katoh, Yutai¹ 

[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA

关键词: Silicon carbide (SiC);    Passive irradiation temperature monitor;    Dilatometry;    Annealing;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.nimb.2019.02.022

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Silicon carbide (SiC) is a primary candidate for passive irradiation temperature monitoring, and continuous dilatometry (CD) has been proposed as the key method for extracting irradiation temperatures from SiC thermometry samples. The CD method was evaluated to determine the sensitivity of the technique to the analysis procedure, as well as its accuracy and precision. Analysis found that the CD method had a +/- 20 degrees C sensitivity to the algorithm used to determine the irradiation temperatures. Comparison of the CD method with the continuous length change method for SiC thermometry showed CD is a more viable method of extracting irradiation temperatures. A comparison of irradiation temperatures determined by CD with those from active thermocouple measurements further validated the CD method for accurately and precisely determining irradiation temperatures in materials test reactor irradiations.

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