A Critical Review of the Work on Determination of Nuclear Radiation Effects in Solids by Ultrasonic Attenuation.

Abstract

The literature in which the effects of irradiating various solids with fast neutrons or gamma rays have been determined by the change in ultrasonic attenuation from preirradiation values has been critically reviewed. It has been shown that the mechanism whereby the change in attenuation occurs yields information on the nature of the radiation-caused defects. Examples used are Na Cl and quartz. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0786664

Entities

People

  • Irving N. Greenberg

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Attenuation
  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Fast Neutrons
  • Gamma Rays
  • Literature
  • Neutrons
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.