Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Materials Science and Engineering

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Theses/Dissertations

Nuclear

Publication Year

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Design And Evaluation Of A Unique Weighted-Sum-Based Anger Camera, Matthew W. Seals May 2022

Design And Evaluation Of A Unique Weighted-Sum-Based Anger Camera, Matthew W. Seals

Masters Theses

Anger camera imaging technology has become widely popular for neutron diffraction imaging due to recent shortages in Helium-3 (He-3). Research into neutron diffraction optimized Anger camera by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) detectors group has provided an alternative to He-3 Tube-based detectors with a high-resolution Anger camera. However, the cost of these high-resolution Anger camera technology can make it less attractive than He-3 tubes when a large Field of View (FOV) is desired. Currently, there is a need for a lower-cost alternative to this high-resolution anger camera. Further applications for Anger camera have become of interest with the advent …


Simulations Of Ti-Y-O Nanoclusters In Ferritic Alloys, Natalie Browning Camilli May 2013

Simulations Of Ti-Y-O Nanoclusters In Ferritic Alloys, Natalie Browning Camilli

Masters Theses

Nanostructured ferritic alloys possess high strength and resistance to radiation effects due to the presence of nanoprecipitates. Though nanostructured ferritic alloys have desirable mechanical properties, the exact composition and structure of the nanoprecipitates is unknown; thus, atomistic simulations involving the formation of nanoclusters give insight as to their structure. This thesis focuses on the structure, formation and radiation stability of Ti-Y-O [titanium-yttrium-oxygen] nanoclusters in iron. The activation energies for diffusion and the diffusion coefficients of oxygen interstitial atoms in iron are determined. The binding energies of various combinations of oxygen interstitial atoms and iron vacancies are also tabulated. Thermodynamic formation …