An unoccupied site in an otherwise specified crystal structure. Equilibrium vacancies and an irradiation-driven vacancy supersaturation have different origins.
A vacancy population above its thermal-equilibrium value at the specified temperature. It can drive net vacancy absorption by growing cavities when competing sinks and emission permit.

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  1. Point defect
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