A model for defect formation in materials exposed to radiation
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2021-01-01
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A simple model for the stochastic evolution of defects in a material under irradiation is presented. Using the master-equation formalism, we derive an expression for the average number of defects in terms of the power flux and the exposure time. The model reproduces the qualitative behavior of self-healing due to defect recombination, reaching a steady-state concentration of defects that depends on the power flux of the incident radiation and the material temperature, while also suggesting a particular time scale on which the incident energy is most efficient for producing defects, in good agreement with experimental results. Given this model, we discuss the integral damage factor, a descriptor that combines the power flux and the square of the irradiation time. In recent years, the scientific community involved in plasma-facing materials for nuclear fusion reactors has used this parameter to measure the equivalent material damage produced in experiments of various types with different types of radiation and wide ranges of power flux and irradiation time. The integral damage factor is useful in practice but lacks formal theoretical justification. In this simple model, we find that it is directly proportional to the maximum concentration of defects. © 2021 Author(s).
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Engineering controlled terms, Irradiation, Stochastic models, Stochastic systems, Engineering uncontrolled terms, Average numbers, Damage factor, Defects formation, Exposed to, Exposure-time, Irradiation time, Master equations, Power flux, Simple modeling, Stochastic evolution, Engineering main heading, Defects
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Matter and Radiation at ExtremesOpen AccessVolume 6, Issue 11 January 2021 Article number 015902