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Jerky motion of screw dislocations, in prismatic planes of magnesium at -120°C (150K)

Author: A. Couret

Description: Vertical dark lines are screw dislocations observed in bright-field conditions, at low temperature (-120°C). They move under the stress applied to the sample. Their motion is typical of a "locking-unlocking" mechanism, as in beryllium. Multiplication mechanisms by cross-slip (formation of "open loops") can be seen at the end of the sequence.

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