Effect of pulse irradiation on the evolution of damage structure

Abstract

Charged particle beams from accelerators driven by radiofrequency or with beam scanners possess time structures (i.e., pulse beam operations). However, it is not clear whether the irradiation effects of these pulse beam operations are the same as those of continuous beams, although the average damage rate is the same in both cases. In this study, the difference between continuous beams and pulse beams, and the effect of the repetition frequency and pulse duration on the defect accumulation are evaluated by the rate equation analysis for Al and Fe. The growth rate of interstitial type dislocation loops in Al is simulated with fixed duty ratios (constant pulse duration over the irradiation period) at 453 K. The effect of pulse duration on a constant period of 1 s is simulated in Fe, changing the pulse duration from 1 to 10⁻⁶ s, while the damage (dpa) caused by one pulse remains the same. The results are analyzed and the effects of pulse duration and repetition rate on the damage structure evolution are demonstrated in relation to materials parameters.