Effect of magnetic gradient on the growth rate of L-alanine crystal

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1596-1599

  Zhao, Bin ^a   Guzman, Luis A ^b   Ogawa, Kaoru ^c   Shimizu, Kenji ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Adv Sci/Technol Inst of Iwate   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal growth rate; Gravity; Magnetic gradient

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAVITATION; HEAT CONVECTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MASS TRANSFER; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; SUPERCOOLING;

MAGNETIC FORCE; MAGNETIC GRADIENTS; MICROGRAVITY;

CRYSTAL GROWTH;

EID: 4344709672     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2004.830727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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