Impact of the injected interstitial on the correlation of charged particle and neutron-induced radiation damage

The successful conclusion of an intercorrelation program developed in the US Breeder program has provided significant insight on the factors governing the swelling that develops in ion-bombardment studies and its relationship to the swelling that occurs during neutron irradiation. It appears that the injected interstitial or a related phenomenon exerts a pronounced influence on ion-induced swelling. This conclusion has ramifications with respect to the conduct and interpretation of ion irradiation experiments employed to study the effect of helium or composition on swelling.