Characterization of Post-Irradiation Annealed Baffle-Former Bolts and Grip Design for In-situ High Energy X-ray Microscopy Studies at the Advanced Photon Source

Lach, Tim [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000247454179); Hasan Ovi, Mahmud [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]; Gussev, Maxim [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000168140737)

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Characterization of Post-Irradiation Annealed Baffle-Former Bolts and Grip Design for In-situ High Energy X-ray Microscopy Studies at the Advanced Photon Source

Lach, Tim [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000247454179)·Hasan Ovi, Mahmud [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]·Gussev, Maxim [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000168140737)

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Lach, Tim [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000247454179), Hasan Ovi, Mahmud [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign], Gussev, Maxim [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000168140737). 2026-09-01. Characterization of Post-Irradiation Annealed Baffle-Former Bolts and Grip Design for In-situ High Energy X-ray Microscopy Studies at the Advanced Photon Source. https://doi.org/10.2172/3740041

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