some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star.
Examples of spallation
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Al is produced from argon in the atmosphere by spallation caused by cosmic-rayprotons.
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During the 1970s, attempts were made to use cosmic ray spallation to produce deuterium.
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Such a cold source is placed in the moderator of a research reactor or spallation source.
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His firm, Potter Drilling, is pursuing a process called spallation, which uses superheated steam.
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This isotope is generated by spallation reactions on magnesium, sodium, silicon, and aluminium.
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The original designs for spallation drills in the 1950s effectively used jet engines to fire hot air at rocks.
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Since 1996 he has been involved in a project on incineration of nuclear waste by spallation and fission reactions.
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The best known are technologies based on the utilization of water jet, chemical plasma, hydrothermal spallation or laser.
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It drives the spallation neutron source complex.
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More examples
(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles; "some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star"
In general, spallation is a process in which fragments of material (spall) are ejected from a body due to impact or stress. In the context of impact mechanics it describes ejection or vaporization of material from a target during impact by a projectile. ...
A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons; Fragmentation due to stress or impact
The abrasion and removal of fragments of a target which is bombarded by protons in an accelerator. The fragments may be protons, neutrons or other light particles.
The generation of particles from the inner bore of the tubing