Temperature Annealing of Tracks Induced by Ion Irradiation on Graphite

The track induced by heavy ion irradiation on graphite has been systematically investigated over years, mainly motivated by the usage of graphite as a moderating and shielding material for nuclear reactors, or as a target for fragment separator in future's high-energy high-intensity beam facilities. Therefore it is important to understand the behavior of the thermal properties of graphite under the irradiation of energetic ions at high temperature.

The track induced by heavy ion irradiation on graphite has been systematically investigated over years[1-3], mainly motivated by the usage of graphite as a moderating and shielding material for nuclear reactors, or as a target for fragment separator in future＇s high-energy high-intensity beam facilities. Therefore it is important to understand the behavior of the thermal properties of graphite under the irradiation of energetic ions at high temperature.