Mark A. Kirk

Huang Diffuse Scattering from Small Planar Dislocation Loops

This paper gives out a theoretical framework of electron/X-ray Huang diffuse scattering intensity at the immediate vicinity of Bragg reflection in reciprocal space. Nodal lines of two types in the simulated patterns of Huang diffuse scattering intensity are discussed in connection with a loop shape factor and the Huang diffuse scattering intensity from infinitesimal loops. It is suggested that the Huang diffuse scattering method is supplementary to the conventional TEM amplitude contrast imaging techniques and it has advantages in characterizing the morphology of very small dislocation loop when other methods fail.