Fig. 9: Evidence for the presence of Xe associated with the noble metal phase particles. | npj Materials Degradation

Fig. 9: Evidence for the presence of Xe associated with the noble metal phase particles.

From: Distribution of metallic fission-product particles in the cladding liner of spent nuclear fuel

Fig. 9

(a) HAADF image of noble metal phase particles within Zr cladding liner, (b) EDS analysis of region of interest confirming presence of Xe, (c) EDS map of Xe, and (d) Combination Pd (red), U (blue), and Xe (green) map showing Xe within gap associated with noble metal phase particles. In the SI, a tomographic view of similar precipitates shows the three-dimensional nature of the feature (Supplementary Videos 1 and 2).

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