Citing

Citing

If you use RadCluster, please cite the framework manuscript:

N. M. Ghoniem, A Generalized Graph-Based Cluster Dynamics Framework for Irradiated Materials, Journal of Nuclear Materials (submitted, 2026).

@article{Ghoniem2026RadCluster,
  author  = {Ghoniem, N. M.},
  title   = {A Generalized Graph-Based Cluster Dynamics Framework for
             Irradiated Materials},
  journal = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Submitted}
}

Earlier work

The formulation continues a line of work on defect cluster kinetics:

• N. M. Ghoniem, A Dynamic Rate Theory for the Response of Metals during Steady State and Pulsed Irradiation, Ph.D. thesis, University of Wisconsin–Madison (1977).
• N. M. Ghoniem and D. D. Cho, The simultaneous clustering of point defects during irradiation, Phys. Status Solidi A 54 (1979) 171–178. doi:10.1002/pssa.2210540122
• N. M. Ghoniem and S. Sharafat, A numerical solution to the Fokker–Planck equation describing the evolution of the interstitial loop microstructure during irradiation, J. Nucl. Mater. 92 (1980) 121–135. doi:10.1016/0022-3115(80)90148-8
• N. M. Ghoniem and D. D. Cho, The early stages of void and interstitial loop evolution in pulsed fusion reactors, J. Nucl. Mater. 89 (1980) 359–371. doi:10.1016/0022-3115(80)90068-9
• N. M. Ghoniem, J. N. Alhajji and D. Kaletta, The effect of helium clustering on its transport to grain boundaries, J. Nucl. Mater. 136 (1985) 192–206. doi:10.1016/0022-3115(85)90007-8
• N. M. Ghoniem, Stochastic theory of diffusional planar-atomic clustering and its application to dislocation loops, Phys. Rev. B 39 (1989) 11810–11819. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.39.11810

License

RadCluster is released under the MIT License, © 2026 Nasr M. Ghoniem.