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The probability of interaction between a nuclei and a particle is called a "barn" - because its a bit like shooting the broad side of a barn.
Its a standard Sci unit, too, so real actual papers will use "megabarn" as a real unit of measure.
Its subunit is called a "shed", because physicists don't get out enough.
As far as physics stuff goes, I think this is far preferable to using someone's name.