Optical transmission of a-SiO₂ and α-Al₂O₃ following high-dose neutron irradiation

Funding

This research is sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the US Department of Energy (DOE). A portion of this research used the irradiation capabilities of HFIR, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by ORNL. Post-irradiation measurements were made using the ORNL Irradiated Materials Examination and Testing hot cell facility and the Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis facility using funding provided by the US DOE Office of Nuclear Energy through a Nuclear Science User Facilities Program rapid turnaround experiment. Travis Dixon, Alicia Raftery, and Kory Linton assisted in the execution of the postirradiation examination. This research is sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the US Department of Energy (DOE). A portion of this research used the irradiation capabilities of HFIR, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by ORNL. Post-irradiation measurements were made using the ORNL Irradiated Materials Examination and Testing hot cell facility and the Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis facility using funding provided by the US DOE Office of Nuclear Energy through a Nuclear Science User Facilities Program rapid turnaround experiment. Travis Dixon, Alicia Raftery, and Kory Linton assisted in the execution of the post-irradiation examination.