On the temperature rise in electron irradiated foils

Abstract

Abstract The temperature rise in thin metallic foils under intense electron irradiation has been computed as a function of beam conditions, electron energy, and the physical properties of the foil. The model due to Gale and Hale was used in conjunction with the corrected Bethe electron energy loss formula for relativistic electrons. Although the nature of the assumptions made renders the results generally unapplicable to low thermal conductivity materials, a set of beam conditions etc. are specific for the particular case of a small temperature rise in a ceramic foil (UO2).