Transient grating spectroscopy: An ultrarapid, nondestructive materials evaluation technique

F Hofmann, MP Short, CA Dennett - Mrs Bulletin, 2019 - cambridge.org
Structure–property relationships are the foundation of materials science and are essential
for predicting material response to driving forces, managing in-service material degradation …

Thermal diffusivity degradation and point defect density in self-ion implanted tungsten

A Reza, H Yu, K Mizohata, F Hofmann - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Using transient grating spectroscopy (TGS) we measure the thermal diffusivity of tungsten
exposed to different levels of 20 MeV self-ion irradiation. Damage as low as 3.2× 10− 4 …

Modified deformation behaviour of self-ion irradiated tungsten: A combined nano-indentation, HR-EBSD and crystal plasticity study

S Das, H Yu, K Mizohata, E Tarleton… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Predicting the dramatic changes in mechanical and physical properties caused by
irradiation damage is key for the design of future nuclear fission and fusion reactors. Self-ion …

Detecting self-ion irradiation-induced void swelling in pure copper using transient grating spectroscopy

CA Dennett, KP So, A Kushima, DL Buller, K Hattar… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Irradiation-induced void swelling remains a major challenge to nuclear reactor operation.
Swelling may take years to initiate and often results in rapid material property degradation …

[HTML][HTML] Map** the full lattice strain tensor of a single dislocation by high angular resolution transmission Kikuchi diffraction (HR-TKD)

H Yu, J Liu, P Karamched, AJ Wilkinson, F Hofmann - Scripta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
The full lattice strain tensor and lattice rotations induced by a dislocation in pure tungsten
were mapped using high-resolution transmission Kikuchi diffraction (HR-TKD) in a SEM. The …

Real-time thermomechanical property monitoring during ion beam irradiation using in situ transient grating spectroscopy

CA Dennett, DL Buller, K Hattar, MP Short - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A facility for continuously monitoring the thermal and elastic performance of materials under
exposure to ion beam irradiation has been designed and commissioned. By coupling an all …

Nanoscale imaging of the full strain tensor of specific dislocations extracted from a bulk sample

F Hofmann, NW Phillips, S Das, P Karamched… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
Lattice defects play a key role in determining the properties of crystalline materials. Probing
the three-dimensional (3D) lattice strains that govern their interactions remains a challenge …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of coherent phonons by coherent extreme ultraviolet radiation in a transient grating experiment

AA Maznev, F Bencivenga, A Cannizzo… - Applied physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the excitation of coherent acoustic and optical phonons by ultrashort extreme
ultraviolet (EUV) pulses produced by a free electron laser. Two crossed femtosecond EUV …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal transport in suspended silicon membranes measured by laser-induced transient gratings

A Vega-Flick, RA Duncan, JK Eliason, J Cuffe… - AIP advances, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Studying thermal transport at the nanoscale poses formidable experimental challenges due
both to the physics of the measurement process and to the issues of accuracy and …

The effect of helium implantation on the deformation behaviour of tungsten: X-ray micro-diffraction and nanoindentation

S Das, DEJ Armstrong, Y Zayachuk, W Liu, R Xu… - Scripta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The effect of helium-implantation-induced defects on deformation behaviour is examined by
comparing spherical nano-indents in unimplanted and helium-implanted regions of a …