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Wigner energy: a standalone construct

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energy stored in a graphite moderator when neutron irradiation displaces carbon atoms, which can be released as heat on annealing.

In nuclear materials, Wigner energy refers to energy stored in a graphite moderator when neutron irradiation displaces carbon atoms, which can be released as heat on annealing. This meaning comes from Wigner (1946) in Journal of Applied Physics.[1]

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References

  1. Wigner, E. P. (1946). Theoretical Physics in the Metallurgical Laboratory of Chicago. Journal of Applied Physics, 17(11), 857-863. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1707653

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