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photodisintegration

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photodisintegration
[-disin′təgrā′shən]
the emission of a nuclear fragment caused by the interaction of a high-energy x-ray with an atomic nucleus. It may occur when an x-ray photon with energy greater than 10 MeV escapes interaction with the electron cloud or nuclear force field of an atom and is absorbed directly by the nucleus.


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Nuclear Solutions' flagship, proprietary technology, the HYPERCON(TM) ADS process, is an X-ray based photodisintegration process, which in currently in development as a possible new application for the remediation of nuclear waste.
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