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Effect of Microgravity on Interface Structural Features in Space Crystal Growth |
| CHEN Wan-chun1,2;MAI Zhen-hong1;K.Kato3 |
| 1Institute of Physics, 2National Microgravity Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080
3Institute for Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, 461-01, Japan
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CHEN Wan-chun, MAI Zhen-hong, K.Kato 1998 Chin. Phys. Lett. 15 613-614 |
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Abstract The distribution of Ca2+ at boundary layer of α-LiIO3 crystal grown both in space and on earth was studied by the synchrotron x-ray fluorescence microanalysis. It was found that: (1) the Ca2+ concentration in the space-crystal is higher than that in the earth-crystal, (2) a sharp discontinuity of Ca2+ concentration is found at boundary layers of space-crystals alone. This finding provides an evidence of microgravity effect on interface structural features in space crystal growth.
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81.10.Mx
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Published: 01 August 1998
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81.10.Mx
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(Growth in microgravity environments)
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