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Beam dump
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<p>A beam dump, also known as a beam block, a beam stop, or a beam trap, is a device designed to absorb the energy of <a href="/facts/Photon/mFNhAEzA">photons</a> or other <a href="/facts/Subatomic_particle/tMEzcTWQ">particles</a> within an energetic beam. </p>