Figure 2
TEM images of zircon after exposure to 10 GeV Pb ions for a fluence of 5 × 1010 ions cm−2 (Lang, Lian et al., 2008): (a, b) reference sample irradiated at room temperature and ambient pressure; (c, d) sample pressurized (7.5 kbar) and heated (523 K). (a, c) Bright-field micrographs of cross sections, (d) projections of tracks and (b) high-resolution image give evidence of the amorphous damage structure of the tracks. |