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2. Effects of irradiation on materials
2.1 Transmutation
During neutron capture reactions, of the (n,γ) or (n,α) type, a chemical evolution is induced during irradiation. It is not the main mechanism of irradiation damage, which will be described in paragraph 3.2 , but must sometimes be taken into account. Thus, during an (n,γ) reaction, radioactive...
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