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anomalon [ə′näm·ə‚län]

(nuclear physics)

A nuclear fragment, produced in the collision of a projectile nucleus at relativistic energy with a target nucleus at rest, that has an anomalously short mean free path, comparable to that of a uranium nucleus.

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No references found			Jain of the State University of New York at Buffalo, the quarry is an elusive particle called the anomalon, apparently created in high-energy collisions between heavy atomic nuclei and atoms in a solid target. Nuclear collisions spawn odd fragments by Peterson, Ivars / Science News If anomalons exist, they could represent a previously unknown and highly reactive state of nuclear matter. More anomalous nuclear fragments by Science News			anodic coating anodic pickling anodic polarization anodic protection anodic reaction anodize anodized aluminum anodized dielectric film anodized magnesium anodizing Anodonta anodontia anodyne anointing of the sick Anoka Anoka County Anokhin, Petr Anokhin, Petr Fedorovich Anokhin, Petr Kuzmich anole anolyte Anomalinacea anomalistic month anomalistic period anomalistic year anomalon anomaloscope anomalous anomalous Barkhausen effect anomalous dispersion anomalous expansion anomalous Funkel effect anomalous Hall effect anomalous magma anomalous magnetic moment Anomalous Osmosis anomalous series anomalous skin effect anomalous trichromatism anomalous viscosity anomalous Zeeman effect Anomaluridae anomaly anomaly detection anomaly finder anomaly of geopotential difference Anomaly, Developmental anomer anomeric carbon anomic aphasia anomie			anomalies Anomalies in Ocean Surface Temperature Anomalinacea Anomaliped Anomalism anomalist anomalistic anomalistic anomalistic anomalistic anomalistic anomalistic month anomalistic month anomalistic months anomalistic months Anomalistic period Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Anomalistic revolution anomalistic year anomalistic year anomalistic years anomalistic years anomalistical anomalistically anomalistically anomalistically anomalistically anomalistically anomalo- Anomaloflorous anomalon Anomalopid Anomalopidae anomalops anomalopteryx Anomalopteryx didiformis Anomalopteryx oweni Anomaloscope Anomaloscope anomalous anomalous anomalous anomalous anomalous Anomalous Arrangement of Pancreatobiliary Duct anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary ductal system anomalous atrioventricular excitation anomalous atrioventricular excitation anomalous atrioventricular excitation anomalous atrioventricular excitation anomalous Barkhausen effect Anomalous Choledocho-Pancreatic Ductal Junction Anomalous cognition anomalous communication anomalous complex anomalous complex anomalous complex anomalous complex Anomalous Connection of Pancreatobiliary Ducts anomalous correspondence Anomalous cosmic ray

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