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In this chapter we tell the story of a radiation damage collision cascade. We describe each stage of the evolution of the cascade and outline where processes of energy exchange between electrons and ions might be important.
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Race, C. (2011). A Radiation Damage Cascade. In: The Modelling of Radiation Damage in Metals Using Ehrenfest Dynamics. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15439-3_2
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