Development and applications of residual stress measurements using neutron beams

摘要

Nuclear technologies such as fission and fusion reactors, including associated waste storage and disposal, rely on the availability not only of nuclear fuels but also of advanced structural materials. Various techniques have been developed to measure material properties at the microscopic and macroscopic level. Neutron scattering has played an important role in studying the structure and dynamics of condensed matter. The special nature of neutron interaction with matter provides important data which is complementary and supplementary to data gathered through other techniques.