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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
Vol. 46, Issue 12, 120301 (2023)

Molecular dynamics analysis of primary radiation damage evolution in nickel, iron, and tungsten

Hong YING^1、4, Ali WEN^2、*, Suiru ZHOU³, Xue HAI², Wenfeng ZHANG³, Cuilan REN^2、**, Haining SHI^1、4, and Hefei HUANG²

Author Affiliations

¹Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215004, China

²Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

³School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China

⁴National Engineering Research Center for Nuclear Power Plant Safety & Reliability, Suzhou 215004, China

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Hong YING, Ali WEN, Suiru ZHOU, Xue HAI, Wenfeng ZHANG, Cuilan REN, Haining SHI, Hefei HUANG. Molecular dynamics analysis of primary radiation damage evolution in nickel, iron, and tungsten[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(12): 120301 Copy Citation Text

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