A practical guide to characterizing irradiated nuclear fuels using FIB tomography.
Data reconstruction
FIB tomography
Fuel characterization
Journal
Micron (Oxford, England : 1993)
ISSN: 1878-4291
Titre abrégé: Micron
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9312850
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2022
Jul 2022
Historique:
received:
06
01
2022
revised:
13
04
2022
accepted:
20
04
2022
pubmed:
1
5
2022
medline:
1
5
2022
entrez:
30
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Focused ion beam (FIB) tomography with combined electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) is a technique capable of statistically characterizing the microstructure and spatial compositional variation of nuclear fuel in three-dimensions (3D). The 3D visualization from FIB tomography provides a comprehensive picture of the interconnected microstructural and compositional features that can impact fuel performance. While these features are often characterized with surface examination, the complexity and relationship of fission products and grain boundary networks may not fully be captured by these 2D methods. This work presents a practical guide to FIB tomography that is tailored to nuclear fuel characterization. The steps used to collect and process the data are provided along with the scripts used to process the data. Additionally, suggestions for future characterization efforts utilizing this approach are given.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35489269
pii: S0968-4328(22)00086-5
doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2022.103290
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103290Informations de copyright
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