@article{82c3a838cb874d21852a8de3f2e2a9cc,
title = "Real-time in situ nanoclustering during initial stages of artificial aging of Al-Cu alloys",
abstract = "We report an experimental demonstration of real-time in situ x-ray diffraction investigations of clustering and dynamic strain in early stages of nanoparticle growth in Al-Cu alloys. Simulations involving a simplified model of local strain are well correlated with the x-ray diffraction data, suggesting a redistribution of point defects and the formation of nanoscale clusters in the bulk material. A modal, representative nanoparticle size is determined subsequent to the final stage of artificial aging. Such investigations are imperative for the understanding, and ultimately the control, of nanoparticle nucleation and growth in this technologically important alloy.",
author = "Zatsepin, {Nadia A.} and Dilanian, {Ruben A.} and Nikulin, {Andrei Y.} and Xiang Gao and Muddle, {Barry C.} and Matveev, {Victor N.} and Osami Sakata",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank C. Bettles for help with specimen preparation, and D. Paganin and K. Siu for discussions. The assistance of A. Zatsepin with the design and manufacture of the in situ specimen heater is also greatly appreciated. This work was supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the Australian Synchrotron Radiation Program. N.A.Z. acknowledges the support of an Australian Postgraduate Award, and B.C.M. is the recipient of an ARC Federation Fellowship. The experimental work was supported by the SPring-8 Synchrotron Facility under Proposal No. 2007A1740.",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1063/1.3280014",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "107",
journal = "Journal of Applied Physics",
issn = "0021-8979",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Publising LLC",
number = "2",
}