Radiation-enhanced diffusion is a phenomenon in materials science like physics and chemistry, wherein the presence of
radiation
In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium. This includes:
* ''electromagnetic radiation'', such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visi ...
accelerates the diffusion of atoms or ions within a material. The effect arises because of the creation of defects in the crystal lattice, such as vacancies or interstitials, by the radiation.
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Materials science
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