Lock-in thermography for characterization of nuclear materials

Alexandre Semerok (1) , Sang Pham Tu Quoc (1) , Guy Cheymol (1) , Catherine Gallou (1) , Hicham Maskrot (1) , Gilles Moutiers (1)

1 SEARS - Service d'études analytiques et de réactivité des surfaces

A simplified procedure of lock-in thermography was developed and applied for characterization of nuclear materials. The possibility of thickness and thermal diffusivity measurements with the accuracy better than 90% was demonstrated with different metals and Zircaloy-4 claddings.

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Materials

Alexandre Semerok, Sang Pham Tu Quoc, Guy Cheymol, Catherine Gallou, Hicham Maskrot, et al.. Lock-in thermography for characterization of nuclear materials. EPJ N - Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2016, 2, pp.20. ⟨10.1051/epjn/2016015⟩. ⟨cea-01350716⟩