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THE thermal decomposition, in vacuo, of potassium permanganate1 and silver permanganate2 crystals is markedly affected by pre-irradiation in Bepo or in a cobalt-60 hot-spot. The induction periods are shortened and the maximum velocities are increased. A mechanism has been suggested involving the growth of decomposition spikes and the accumulation of strain in the crystal over the induction period.
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PROUT, E. Thermal Decomposition of Irradiated Solids. Nature 183, 884–885 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183884a0
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