<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>X-ray diffraction (XRD) and positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS) have been used for the characterization of the two binary alloys Fe-Cr with Cr content 2.36 and 8.39 wt%. The influence of ion implantation on these alloys was studied. Different implantation doses of helium, up to 0.5 C/cm<sup>2</sup>, were used to simulate neutron-induced damage in a sub-surface region. To characterize the damage, a lattice parameter, coherent domain size, residual stress and a crystallographic texture have been studied by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD). It was found out that these parameters showed a similar dependence on the implantation dose as the positron lifetime determined by positron annihilation spectroscopy.</p></abstract>

X-ray diffraction (XRD) and positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS) have been used for the characterization of the two binary alloys Fe-Cr with Cr content 2.36 and 8.39 wt%. The influence of ion implantation on these alloys was studied. Different implantation doses of helium, up to 0.5 C/cm2, were used to simulate neutron-induced damage in a sub-surface region. To characterize the damage, a lattice parameter, coherent domain size, residual stress and a crystallographic texture have been studied by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD). It was found out that these parameters showed a similar dependence on the implantation dose as the positron lifetime determined by positron annihilation spectroscopy.

Investigation Of Helium Implanted Fe–Cr Alloys By Means Of X–Ray Diffraction And Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 3, 812 19 Bratislava, Slovakia

Department of Physics, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University, 65020-Odessa, Ukraine

Institute of Electrical Engineering, Slovak Academy of Science, Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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X-ray diffraction (XRD) and positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS) have been used for the characterization of the two binary alloys Fe-Cr with Cr content...

Investigation Of Helium Implanted Fe–Cr Alloys By Means Of X–Ray Diffraction And Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 334 - 338

Received: Jul 03, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2015-0055

Keywords
grazing incidence, helium implantation, positron annihilation spectroscopy, radiation damage, x-ray diffraction

© 2015 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Investigation Of Helium Implanted Fe–Cr Alloys By Means Of X–Ray Diffraction And Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 334 - 338

Received: Jul 03, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2015-0055

Keywordsgrazing incidence, helium implantation, positron annihilation spectroscopy, radiation damage, x-ray diffraction

© 2015 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
grazing incidence, helium implantation, positron annihilation spectroscopy, radiation damage, x-ray diffraction