Publications

Chatzikos, V., Savva, M. I., Vasilopoulou, T., Stamatelatos, I. E., Terentyev, D., Stankovskiy, A., Patronis, N., & Mergia, K. (2025). Experimental validation of transmutation products calculations in neutron irradiated tungsten. Fusion Engineering and Design, 215, 115012. doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115012 [Accepted manuscript]

Velichko, E., Abele, H., Barlow, D. J., Benedetto, A., Deledda, S., van Eijck, L., Fernandez-Diaz, M. T., Janoschek, M., Karlsson, M., Lefmann, K., Malikova, N., Marques, M. P. M., Mergia, K., Pieper, J., Rønnow, H. M., Šaroun, J., Schneidewind, A., Schreiber, F., Temst, K., Wolff, M., Zając, W. & Zanatta, M. (2025). Rendering the European neutron research landscape. Scientific Reports, 15 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-025-88099-w [PDF]

Kastania, A. S., Mouchtouris, S., Stai, E., Zeniou, A., Kokkoris, G., Constantoudis, V., Tsavalas, P., Mergia, K., Gogolides, E., & Tserepi, A. (2025). Plasma‐Induced Maskless Formation of Quasi‐Periodic Nanoripples on Polymeric Substrates. Advanced Engineering Materials, 27 (7). doi:10.1002/adem.202402729 [PDF]

Papadakis, D., Manios, E., & Mergia, K. (2025). Post Neutron Irradiation Recovery and Recrystallization of ITER Grade Forged Tungsten Bar. Metals, 15 (2), 172. doi:10.3390/met15020172 [PDF]

Packer, L. W., Batistoni, P., Bearcroft, C., Bradnam, S. C., Eardley, E., Fabbri, M., Fonnesu, N., Gilbert, M. R., Ghani, Z., Gorzkiewicz, K., Grove, C. L., Kierepko, R., Łaszyńska, E., Lengar, I., Litaudon, X., Loreti, S., Mietelski, J. W., Pillon, M., Savva, M. I., Shand, C.-R., Stamatelatos, I.-E., Turner, A.N., Vasilopoulou, T., Villari, R., Wójcik-Gargula, A. & Žohar, A. (2024). ITER materials irradiation within the D–T neutron environment at JET: post-irradiation radioactivity analysis following the DTE2 experimental campaign. Nuclear Fusion, 64 (10), 106059. doi:10.1088/1741-4326/ad6f29 [PDF]

Litaudon, X., Fantz, U., Villari, R., Toigo, V., Aumeunier, M. H., Autran, J. L., Batistoni, P., Belonohy, E., Bradnam, S., Cecchetto, M., Colangeli, A., Dacquait, F., Dal Bello, S., Dentan, M., De Pietri, M., Eriksson, J., Fabbri, M., Falchetto, G., Figini, L., Figueiredo, J., Flammini, D., Fonnesu, N., Frassinetti, L., Galdón-Quiroga, J., Garcia-Alia, R., Garcia-Munoz, M., Ghani, Z., Gonzalez-Martin, J., Grelier, E., Di Grazia, L., Grove, B., Grove, C.L., Gusarov, A., Heinemann, B. Hialmarsoon, A., Hyvärinen, O., Ioannou-Sougleridis, V., Jones, L., Kim, H.-T., Kłosowski, M., Kocan, M., Kos, B., Kos, L., Kotnik, D., Laszynska, E., Leichtle, D., Lengar, I., Leon-Gutierrez, E., López-Revelles, A.J., Loreti, S., Loughlin, M., Marcuzzi, D., Mcclements, K.G., Mariano, G., Mattei, M., Mergia, K., Mietelski, J., Mitteau, R., Moindjie, S., Munteanu, D., Naish, R., Noce, S., Packer, L.W., Pamela, S., Pampin, R., Pau, A., Peacock, A., Peluso, E., Peneliau, Y., Peric, Radulović, J., V., Ricci, D., Rimini, F., Sanchis-Sanchez, L., Sauvan, P., Savva, M.I., Serianni, G., Shand, C.R., Snicker, A., Snoj, L., Stamatelatos, I.E.,  Štancar, Ž., Terranova, N., Vasilopoulou, T., Vila, R., Waterhouse, J., Wimmer, C., Wünderlich, D., Žohar, A., EUROfusion Tokamak Exploitation Team, NBTF Team, & JET Contributors (2024). EUROfusion contributions to ITER nuclear operation. Nuclear Fusion, 64 (11), Article 112006. doi:10.1088/1741-4326/ad346e [PDF]

Papadakis, D., & Mergia, K. (2024). The effect of microstructure on recovery and recrystallization after annealing of two neutron irradiated ITER specification tungsten. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 121, 106657. doi:10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2024.106657 [Accepted manuscript]

Pantousa, S., London, A. J., Mergia, K., Ionescu, A., Manios, E., Tsavalas, P., Dellis, S., Kinane, C., Langridge, S., Caruana, A., Kentsch, U., & Messoloras, S. (2024). Chromium agglomeration induced by Fe+ ion irradiation of Fe-10at%Cr. Nuclear Materials and Energy, 39, 101680. doi:10.1016/j.nme.2024.101680 [PDF]

Lengar, I., Vasilopoulou, T., Kłosowski, M., Villari, R., Kos, B., Čufar, A., Kotnik, D., Snoj, L. & JET Contributors (2024). Characterisation of the neutron field for streaming analyses in TT operations at JET. Fusion Engineering and Design, 202, 114351. doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2024.114351 [PDF]

Lépy, M.-C., Thiam, C., Anagnostakis, M., Cosar, C., de Blas, A., Dikmen, H., Duch, M. A., Galea, R., Ganea, M. L., Hurtado, S., Karfopoulos, K., Luca, A., Lutter, G., Mitsios, I., Persson, H., Potiriadis, C., Röttger, S., Salpadimos, N., Savva, M. I., Sima, O, Thanh, T.-T., Townson, R.-W.,Vargas, A., Vasilopoulou, T., Verheyen, L. & Vidmar, T. (2024). A benchmark for Monte Carlo simulations in gamma-ray spectrometry Part II: True coincidence summing correction factors. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 204, 111109. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111109

Chasapoglou, S., Kokkoris, M., Vlastou, R., Diakaki, M., Michalopoulou, V., Kalamara, A., Gkatis, G., Stamatopoulos, A., Axiotis, M., Harissopulos, S., Lagoyannis, A., Savva, M. I., Vasilopoulou, T., Lederer-Woods, C., Patronis, N., & Kaperoni, K. (2024). On the accuracy of cross-section measurements of neutron-induced reactions using the activation technique with natural targets: The case of Ge at En = 17.9 MeV. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 203, 111077. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111077

Mitsi, E., Koutsomitis, K., & Apostolopoulos, G. (2023). On the use of SRIM for calculating arc-dpa exposure. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 545, 165145. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2023.165145 [Accepted manuscript]

Α. Hakola, J. Likonen, C. Porosnicu, E. Alves, I. Bogdanovic Radovic, A. Lagogiannis, R. Mateus, K. Mergia, V. Nemanic, M. Panjan, C. Pardanaud, Z. Siketic, P. Tsavalas, Parametric dependencies in the formation and structure of co-deposited beryllium layers on the wall structures of fusion reactors, 49th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2023   [Conference Proceedings Paper] [49th EPS Conference Contributions]

Chasapoglou, S., Vlastou, R., Kokkoris, M., Diakaki, M., Michalopoulou, V., Gkatis, G., Stamatopoulos, A., Axiotis, M., Harissopoulos, S., Lagoyannis, A., Savva, M. I., Stamatelatos, I. E., Vasilopoulou, T., & Lederer-Woods, C. (2023). Cross Section Measurements of (n,x) Reactions at 17.9 and 18.9 MeV Using Highly Enriched Ge Isotopes. EPJ Web of Conferences, 284, 01003. doi:10.1051/epjconf/202328401003 [PDF]

D. Papadakis, K. Mergia, E. Manios, V. Chatzikos, S. Dellis and S. Messoloras. (2023). Post Neutron Irradiation Annealing and Defect Evolution in Single Crystal Tungsten. Nuclear Materials and Energy 34, 101357. doi:10.1016/j.nme.2022.101357 [PDF]

D. Papadakis, K. Mergia, E. Manios, V. Chatzikos, S. Dellis, D. Terentyev, G. Bonny, W. Van Renterghem, C.C. Chang and S. Messoloras. (2023). Defect evolution of neutron irradiated ITER grade tungsten after annealing. Fusion Engineering and Design 189, 113486 doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2023.113486 [Accepted manuscript]

M.I. Savva, S.C. Bradnam, T. Vasilopoulou, C.R. Nobs, K. Mergia, L.W. Packer, I.E. Stamatelatos and JET Contributors. (2023). Application of VERDI detectors for ITER materials activation product inventory characterization. Fusion Engineering and Design 191, 113559 doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2023.113559

S. Dellis, X. Xiao, D. Terentyev, E. Manios and K. Mergia. (2023).  Hardening mechanisms of cold rolled tungsten plate after neutron irradiation: indentation and finite elements modelling. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 111, 106096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.106096 [Accepted manuscript]

P. Tsavalas, A. Lagoyannis, K. Mergia, M. Axiotis, S. Harissopulos, G. Provatas, S. Fazinić, T. Tadić, A. Widdowson, M. Rubel and JET Contributors. (2022). Fuel retention and carbon deposition on beryllium marker tiles from JET tokamak main chamber limiters investigated by ion beam analysis. Nucl. Fusion, 62, 126070. DOI:10.1088/1741-4326/ac9cf0 [PDF]

Theodorou, A., Syskaki, M.-A., Kotsina, Z., Axiotis, M., Apostolopoulos, G., & Fu, C.-C. (2022). Interactions between irradiation defects and nitrogen in α‐Fe: an integrated experimental and theoretical study. Acta Materialia, 239, 118227. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118227 [Accepted manuscript]