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Analysis of 3He Crystal Images Using a Computer-Generated Wire-Frame

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Facetted crystals of bcc 3He have been observed with optical techniques in magnetic fields up to 9 T. Two-dimensional projections of the 3D crystals are obtained with a CCD camera. To analyze the growth rate of the various facets an interactive computer program is developed, which allows the user to analyze pictures made of crystals showing facets that have the 110-, 100- or 112-orientation. The working principles of this program are described and a picture taken from a 3He single crystal is analyzed as an example.

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    Present address: FEI Company, P.O. Box 80066, NL-5600, KA Eindhoven

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  1. Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9504, NL-2300, RA Leiden, The Netherlands

    David M. T. Dekker, Rob Blaauwgeers, Juan Bueno & Reyer Jochemsen

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PACS numbers: 67.80 −s, 81.10 Aj

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Dekker, D., Wagner, R., Blaauwgeers, R. et al. Analysis of 3He Crystal Images Using a Computer-Generated Wire-Frame. J Low Temp Phys 139, 509–513 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-005-5434-6

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