Which outcome occurs when a high-energy particle impacts a crystal lattice?

💡 Explanation

Knock-on displacement creates lattice defects because the particle transfers enough energy to displace atoms; therefore, increased vacancies and interstitials appear in the lattice rather than other forms of electronic interaction or thermal effects.

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