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During irradiation with fast heavy ions amorphous materials deform as if they are hammered. The creep rates are anomalously large. The characteristics and consequences of hammering and creep in amorphous materials are outlined and the current theoretical understanding is reviewed.
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Klaumünzer, S.L. (2000). Plastic Flow of Amorphous Materials During Ion Bombardment. In: Lépinoux, J., Mazière, D., Pontikis, V., Saada, G. (eds) Multiscale Phenomena in Plasticity: From Experiments to Phenomenology, Modelling and Materials Engineering. NATO Science Series, vol 367. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4048-5_34
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