Phelma Formation 2022

Irradiation defects - 5PMUIRD4

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 2.0
    • Laboratory works 6.0

    ECTS

    ECTS 0.5

Goal(s)

  • Assess which simulation code/software should be used to investigate a given irradiation ageing phenomena ( multi scale approach)
  • Compare simulation results with experimental measurement both carried out to quantify irradiation damage
Contact Christophe DOMAIN

Content(s)

• Fundamentals of DFT (Density Functional Theory) and application to irradiation damage (structure of condensed matter – Kohn Sham equations, waves function representation…)
• The displacement cascade (displacement threshold, PKA, influence of crystallinity)
• Experimental irradiations and realism with respect to irradiations in power plants (difficulties related to active materials, irradiation spectrum, manipulation…)
• Molecular Dynamics applied to displacement cascades
• Point defects (interstitials, vacancies in different crystallographic structures, complex impurity/interstitials and vacancies, point defects in ceramics)
• Electronic microscopy applied to the analysis of irradiated microstructures
A case study is given to the students



Prerequisites

Statistical Physics, Quantum Physics, Crystallography and Basic Materials Science (phase diagrams, dislocations, diffusion laws).

Test

The exam is given in english only 

Report on practicals



Additional Information

This course is given in english only EN

Course list
Curriculum->Internationals Cursus->Semester 5
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Curriculum->Master RI MANUEN->Semester 5
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