Radiation effects in solids : [proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Radiation Effects in Solids : Erice, Sicily, Italy, 17-29 July 2004

This is a comprehensive overview of fundamental principles and relevant technical issues associated with the behavior of solids exposed to high-energy radiation. These are important to the development of materials for existing fission reactors or future fusion and advanced reactors for energy production; to the development of electronic devices such as high-energy detectors; and to the development of novel materials for electronic and photonic applications (particularly on the nanoscale). The contents are organized in three major categories: radiation damage fundamentals; materials dependent radiation damage phenomena; special topics including swift ion irradiation effects, nanostructure design via irradiation, radiation detectors, and many others. The book demonstrates the interplay between experimental and theoretical investigations of radiation damage phenomena. The book explores computer simulation methods ranging from molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of events occurring on short timescales (ps – ns), to kinetic Monte Carlo and kinetic rate theory, which consider damage evolution over times ranging from μs to hours beyond the initial damage event. This book contains proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study nd Institute (ASI): The 32 Course of the International School of Solid State Physics entitled Radiation Effects in Solids, held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, July 17-29, 2004, at the Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture (EMCSC). The Course had 83 participants (68 students and 15 instructors) representing 23 countries. The purpose of this Course was to provide ASI students with a comprehensive overview of fundamental principles and relevant technical issues associated with the behavior of solids exposed to high-energy radiation. These issues are important to the development of materials for existing fission reactors or future fusion and advanced reactors for energy production; to the development of electronic devices such as high-energy detectors; and to the development of novel materials for electronic and photonic applications (particularly on the nanoscale). The Course covered a broad range of topics, falling into three general categories: Radiation Damage Fundamentals Energetic particles and energy dissipation Atomic displacements and cascades Damage evolution Defect aggregation Microstructural evolution Material Dependent Radiation Damage Phenomena (metals, alloys, semiconductors, intermetallics, ceramics, polymers, biomaterials) Atomic and microstructural effects (e.g., point defects, color centers, extended defects, dislocations, voids, bubbles, colloids, phase transformations, amorphization) Macroscopic phenomena (e.g., swelling, embrittlement, cracking, thermal conductivity degradation) vii viii Preface Special Topics Swift ion irradiation effects Ion beam modification of materials Nanostructure design via irradiation Nuclear fuels and waste forms Radiation detectors, dosimeters, phosphors, luminescent materials, etc Front Matter....Pages I-IX INTRODUCTION TO THE KINETIC MONTE CARLO METHOD....Pages 1-23 ACCELERATED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS....Pages 25-43 RADIATION INDUCED STRUCTURAL CHANGES THROUGH IN-SITU TEM OBSERVATIONS....Pages 45-63 RADIATION DAMAGE FROM DIFFERENT PARTICLE TYPES....Pages 65-98 HIGH DOSE RADIATION EFFECTS IN STEELS....Pages 99-121 RADIATION-ENHANCED DIFFUSION AND RADIATION-INDUCED SEGREGATION....Pages 123-151 THE KINETICS OF RADIATION-INDUCED POINT DEFECT AGGREGATION AND METALLIC COLLOID FORMATION IN IONIC SOLIDS....Pages 153-192 MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF IRRADIATED CERAMICS....Pages 193-232 OPTICAL & SCINTILLATION PROPERTIES OF NONMETALS: INORGANIC SCINTILLATORS FOR RADIATION DETECTORS....Pages 233-257 RADIATION-INDUCED PHASE TRANSITIONS....Pages 259-319 INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR IRRADIATION-INDUCED PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS....Pages 321-352 AMORPHOUS SYSTEMS AND AMORPHIZATION....Pages 353-386 ION BEAM MIXING....Pages 387-400 RADIATION EFFECTS IN NUCLEAR FUELS....Pages 401-420 ROLE OF IRRADIATION IN STRESS CORROSION CRACKING....Pages 421-447 ION BEAM SYNTHESIS AND TAILORING OF NANOSTRUCTURES....Pages 449-485 RESIDUAL STRESS EVOLUTION DURING ENERGETIC PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT OF THIN FILMS....Pages 487-534 PEROVSKITE-BASED COLOSSAL MAGNETORESISTANCE MATERIALS AND THEIR IRRADIATION STUDIES: A REVIEW....Pages 535-574 EXPOSURE OF BONE TO IONIZING RADIATION....Pages 575-588 Back Matter....Pages 589-592 The purpose of this book is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of fundamental principles and relevant technical issues associated with the behavior of solids exposed to high-energy radiation. It details a broad range of topics falling into three general categories: radiation damage fundamentals; materials dependent radiation damage phenomena; and special topics (including swift ion irradiation effects, nanostructure design via irradiation, radiation detectors, and many other topics). This book serves to demonstrate the crucial interplay between experimental and theoretical investigations of radiation damage phenomena. The book explores computer simulation methods for the examination of radiation effects, ranging from molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of events occurring on short timescales (ps - ns), to methods such as kinetic Monte Carlo and kinetic rate theory, which consider damage evolution over times ranging from [mu]s to hours beyond the initial damage event.; The book also examines some of the experimental techniques used to assess radiation damage accumulation in solids, including transmission electron microscopy, ion channeling, nanoindentation, and positron annihilation, to name only a few techniques