Table 1 Positron lifetimes τi and relative intensities Ii of components measured by PALS in reference W samples and W samples irradiated with fission neutrons in the LVR-15 reactor at sample temperature of about 370 K.

From: Positron annihilation spectroscopy study of radiation-induced defects in W and Fe irradiated with neutrons with different spectra

Sample

Description

τ1 (ps)

I1 (%)

τ2(ps)

I2 (%)

Ccl (appm)

Nv

Cv (appm)

WR

Recrystallized at 2000 K for 40 min

105(1)

100

WR_LVR1

n0-irradiated, F = 1.66 × 1020 m−2

95(5)

86(1)

244(3)

14(1)

1.4(2)

3.1(2)

4.5(5)

WR_LVR2

n0-irradiated, F = 2.1 × 1020 m−2

92(4)

84(1)

289(3)

16(1)

1.3(1)

5.0(2)

6.6(5)

WR_ LVR3

n0-irradiated, F = 5.1 × 1020 m−2

86(4)

74(1)

261(3)

26(1)

2.8(2)

3.8(2)

10.5(5)

WR_ LVR4

n0-irradiated, F = 1.56 × 1021 m−2

70(5)

54(2)

245(5)

46(2)

7.0(5)

3.4(5)

24(1)

  1. The fluence of fast neutrons (E > 0.1 MeV), F, is also shown. The experimental errors expressed in units of the last significant digit are given in parentheses. The physical parameters calculated from PALS data:
  2. Ccl concentration of vacancy clusters, Nv average number of vacancies in a cluster, Cv = Ccl Nv total concentration of vacancies.