Author : Thomas Farmer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319065750
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)
Book Synopsis Structural Studies of Liquids and Glasses Using Aerodynamic Levitation by : Thomas Farmer
Download or read book Structural Studies of Liquids and Glasses Using Aerodynamic Levitation written by Thomas Farmer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-07 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis presents neutron scattering data that contribute to the understanding of four distinct areas of condensed matter physics, including iso-compositional liquid-liquid phase transitions and the glass formation in rare earth doped BaTi2O5. In situ aerodynamic levitation with laser heating was combined with neutron scattering in order to study both liquid-liquid phase transitions in (Y2O3)x(Al2O3)1-x and the atomic and magnetic ordering in liquid Invar. Among several significant results, obtained in this case from small angle neutron scattering, was the absence of a phase transition across a range of temperatures and compositions in the yttria aluminates. As these are a principal system in which liquid-liquid phase transitions have been hypothesized, this is an important contribution in a contentious area.