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spallation

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spallation [spȯ′lā·shən]
(nuclear physics)
A nuclear reaction in which the energy of the incident particle is so high that more than two or three particles are ejected from the target nucleus and both its mass number and atomic number are changed. Also known as nuclear spallation; spallation reaction.
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