Transient phase-induced nucleation

Science

Volumn 283, Issue 5401, 1999, Pages 529-532

  Sirota, E B ^a   Herhold, A B ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0033593646     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5401.529     Document Type: Article

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48. We acknowledge discussions with H. E. King Jr., M. Deutsch, S. Srinivas, and J. Hutter and the technical assistance of S. Bennett and W. A. Gordon. The National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Division of Mathematical and Chemical Sciences.