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Transient grating spectroscopy: An ultrarapid, nondestructive materials evaluation technique

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Hofmann, Felix, Short, Michael P., Dennett, Cody A.·2019·MRS Bulletin
DOI 10.1557/mrs.2019.104
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  • TGS enables in situ measurements during irradiation, unlike traditional ex situ approaches such as nanoindentation, X-ray diffraction, or TEM.

    “Unlike traditional ex situ approaches-such as nanoindentation, X-ray diffraction, or TEM-that cannot easily operate in extreme irradiation environments, TGS enables in situ measurements.”

    From A facility for thermo-mechanical characterization of fusion magnet materials during cryogenic ion irradiation (2025) · cites this paper as [8]

    In “Probing material evolution via elastic properties” (page unavailable), the paper describes TGS measurements made during ion-beam irradiation and contrasts them with slower traditional post-irradiation examination. It does not establish that all three named methods cannot easily operate during irradiation; it also cites in situ TEM observations. The comparison with those specific methods is therefore broader than the source supports. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • TGS is a non-contact method for characterizing changes in elastic, acoustic, and thermal transport properties, making it a powerful tool for inferring material structure evolution.

    “TGS is a non-contact method for characterizing changes in elastic, acoustic, and thermal transport properties, making it a powerful tool for inferring material structure evolution [8].”

    From A facility for thermo-mechanical characterization of fusion magnet materials during cryogenic ion irradiation (2025) · cites this paper as [8]

  • TGS is an optical technique that provides rapid diagnoses of thermomechanical properties, is inherently non-destructive, and operates on the length scales of ion irradiation damage.

    “TGS is an optical technique that provides rapid diagnoses of thermomechanical properties, is inherently non-destructive, and operates on the length scales of ion irradiation damage [7, 8].”

    From A facility for thermo-mechanical characterization of fusion magnet materials during cryogenic ion irradiation (2025) · cites this paper as [8]

  • TGS is a non-contact method for characterizing changes in elastic, acoustic, and thermal transport properties, making it a powerful tool for inferring material structure evolution.

    “TGS is a non-contact method for characterizing changes in elastic, acoustic, and thermal transport properties, making it a powerful tool for inferring material structure evolution [8].”

    From A facility for thermo-mechanical characterization of fusion magnet materials during cryogenic ion irradiation (2025) · cites this paper as [8]

  • TGS provides rapid, non-destructive diagnoses of thermomechanical properties and operates on the length scales of ion irradiation damage.

    “TGS is an optical technique that provides rapid diagnoses of thermomechanical properties, is inherently non-destructive, and operates on the length scales of ion irradiation damage [7, 8].”

    From A facility for thermo-mechanical characterization of fusion magnet materials during cryogenic ion irradiation (2025) · cites this paper as [8]

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Authors
Hofmann, F., Short, M. P., & Dennett, C. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Hofmann, Felix
ORCID
Venue
MRS Bulletin
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-05
Volume
44
Issue
5
Pages
392-402
ISSN
  • 0883-7694 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-1425
DOI
10.1557/mrs.2019.104
OpenAlex
W2944644164
Cited by
74
References
81
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 8 d)
Locations
  • MRS Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
U.S. Department of Energy (DENA0003864)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Computational Mechanics › Laser Material Processing Techniques
Keywords
transient grating spectroscopy, ultrafast spectroscopy, material characterization

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