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MOPPH017 | LEGIS Facility for Study of Reactor Steels Radiation Resistance | 71 |
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Considerable efforts have been drawn to adapt heavy ion beams imitation experiments for investigation of radiation stability of materials in nuclear industry, mainly structural materials - steels. Formation of defect structure in the steel using the neutron flow from the nuclear reactors is fraught with many difficulties such as a long-term session of exposure and induced radioactivity in the irradiated samples. Whereas, heavy ions could provide a versatile tool to induce a precise damage in material under controlled condition. The LEGnaro ECR Ion Source (LEGIS) installed at the high voltage (up to 300 kV) platform enables the unique possibility for wide range program of reactor steels investigation by heavy ion beams. The sample irradiation up to hundreds of dpa (displacement-per-atom) in less than an operation day can be provided by beams of different ions ranging from hydrogen to the iron with different energy. The investigation program and details of experimental facility are presented and discussed. | ||