A study of helium bubble production in 10 keV He+ irradiated tungsten

作者:Yi, Xiaoou*; Arakawa, Kazuto; Duc Nguyen-Manh; Ferroni, Francesco; Liu, Pingping; Han, Wentuo; Wan, Farong; Roberts, Steven G.
来源:Fusion Engineering and Design, 2017, 125: 454-457.
DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.04.126

摘要

Helium bubble production in tungsten has been studied combining transmission electron microscopy and in situ irradiations with 10 key He+ ions. The irradiations were carried out at four temperatures (773 K, 1073 K, 1273 K, 1473 K), and were held at intervals of (0.45; 0.9; 1.2; 1.5) x 10(20) He+/m(2) for each temperature. Based on detailed analyses of bubble size, population and spatial distributions, their correlations with irradiation temperature and helium fluence were established. Helium-to-vacancy ratios were also deduced from these data. During high temperature equilibrium, the ratio was close to 3.