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Molecular Disarray in a Crystal Lattice Produced by a Fission Fragment

Journal Article · · Nature (London)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/192031b0· OSTI ID:4837490
It was found possible to make a direct observation of the molecular disarray produced in a crystal lattice when a single fission fragment passes through it. The extent of the damage can be measured to within one molecular plane, and in platinum phthalocyanine was found to vary between seven and twenty (201) planes, being dependent on where, and at what angle, the fragment strikes the crystal. In some cases dislocation dipoles are formed. The method appears to be perceptive for studying the detailed mechanisms of radiation damage, (P.C.H.)
Research Organization:
Cavendish Lab., Cambridge, Eng.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-15-032601
OSTI ID:
4837490
Journal Information:
Nature (London), Journal Name: Nature (London) Journal Issue: 4797 Vol. 192; ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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