ion bombardment
Physics and Chemistry
noun
The fact of being struck by a beam of ions; specifically the process of bombarding a surface with ions (usually ions of an inert gas) as a means of removing impurities.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
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