Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Proton flux and temperature dependent generation rates of radiation-induced defect clusters under 17 MeV proton irradiation have been studied by in-situ Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) measurement, to obtain information on clustering processes. The proton flux was ranged from 2.51×10up to 1.6×1012ions/cm2s with irradiation temperature 200 K or 300 K. Flux dependence is related to the ratio of impurity and primary defect concentrations created during irradiation. Change in temperature mainly modifies the diffusion constants of defects which determine the reaction rates. Rate equations of the defect reactions based on the Oerlein model [1] were solved numerically and compared to the experimental results. The numerical calculation successfully explained temperature and flux dependence except in the higher flux region.