Cosmological Symmetry Breaking and Generation of Electromagnetic Field [PDF]
Cosmological phase transitions accompanied by some kind of symmetry breaking would cause the creation of topological defects and the resulting production of primordial magnetic field.
Nagasawa, Michiyasu
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Nucleation and growth of sodium colloids in NaCl under irradiation: theory and experiment [PDF]
A mechanism of radiation-induced emission of Schottky defects from extended defects proposed originally for metals has recently been applied to ionic crystals, where it is based on interactions of excitons with extended defects such as dislocations and ...
Abyzov, A.S., +5 more
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Effect of Proton Irradiation on Zr/Nb Nanoscale Multilayer Structure and Properties
The effect of proton irradiation on the structure, phase composition, defect state and nanohardness of Zr/Nb nanoscale multilayer coatings was investigated.
Roman Laptev +9 more
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Energetics of intrinsic point defects in ZrSiO$_4$ [PDF]
Using first principles calculations we have studied the formation energies, electron and hole affinities, and electronic levels of intrinsic point defects in zircon.
D. B. Laks +5 more
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High resolution X-ray diffraction study of proton irradiated silicon crystals
Radiation-induced modification of semiconductors is achieved by controlled introduction of intrinsic structural and impurity defects. Conventionally, introduction of radiation-induced defects is used as an efficient tool for controlling the lifetime of ...
Igor S. Smirnov +2 more
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Monitoring of Radiation Defects Recovery in MgAl2O4 During Annealing by Optical Spectroscopy
The extraordinary radiation resistance of single crystals and ceramics of magnesium-aluminum spinel to neutron irradiation is known, but the mechanisms that provide it are not yet understood.
Yurii Kazarinov, Ivan Megela, Oksana Pop
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Radiation tolerance of nanocrystalline ceramics: insights from Yttria Stabilized Zirconia. [PDF]
Materials for applications in hostile environments, such as nuclear reactors or radioactive waste immobilization, require extremely high resistance to radiation damage, such as resistance to amorphization or volume swelling.
Castro, Ricardo HR +6 more
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Correlation between radiation processes in silicon and long-time degradation of detectors for high energy physics experiments [PDF]
In this contribution, the correlation between fundamental interaction processes induced by radiation in silicon and observable effects which limit the use of silicon detectors in high energy physics experiments is investigated in the frame of a ...
Al-Mushadani +10 more
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Increasing the radiation resistance of single-crystal silicon epitaxial layers
The authors investigate the possibility of increasing the radiation resistance of silicon epitaxial layers by creating radiation defects sinks in the form of dislocation networks of the density of 109–1012 m–2.
Sh. D. Kurmashev +3 more
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Metallic materials produce various structural defects in the radiation environment, resulting in serious degradation of material properties. An important way to improve the radiation-resistant ability of materials is to give the microstructure of ...
Liang Zhang
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