Effects of Charged Particles and Neutrons on Magnetic Materials

There is a growing interest in the effects of radiatio on the properties of magnetic materials, with greater activity abroad (on both sides of the Iro Curtain) than in the United States. While several of the papers are extensive in nature, reporting results on a variety of materials, the trend is toward more intensive investigations of selected materials, with the goal of identifylng more exactly the nature of the radiation induced dmage. Pure metals, as well as order-disorder type alloys, are of particular interest. While many results have been reported, most conclusions to date concerning the nature of defects are indefinite.