Modelling effects of radiation damage

Abstract

This chapter reviews the sources of radiation damage and models that cover irradiation-induced defect production and accumulation, as well as irradiation induced phase transitions. Various models that represent similar processes are compared with each other. Model calculations illustrate the effects of specific model parameters, and selected experimental examples are used to validate and demonstrate the applicability of the models. The roles of temperature and dose rate on damage accumulation processes are discussed and modelled. The different roles of irradiation-induced recovery processes and thermal recovery processes are identified within the models and demonstrated in experimental results.