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Field-ion Microscopic Observation of a Stacking Fault in Pure Iron

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A glissile line defect in iron has been studied in detail by field-ion microscopy. The field-ion image is shown to be consistent with the presence of stacking faults on two distinct planes.

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LYNCH, J., CRANSTOUN, G., SMITH, D. et al. Field-ion Microscopic Observation of a Stacking Fault in Pure Iron. Nature 222, 637–639 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222637a0

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