The European Physical Journal

Applied Physics

Eur. Phys. J. AP 4, November 1998

Materials I: Properties of bulk, thin film and nanomaterials

p 117

Properties of rapidly solidified Al-12.5 Si-1Ni alloy
N.L. Tawfik, E.M. Abdel Hady and A.M. Bastawros
Abstract | PDF file (282 Kb) |

p 125

Micromechanical modelling for tension-compression pseudoelastic behavior of AuCd single crystals
A. Vivet and C. Lexcellent
Abstract | PDF file (404 Kb) |

p 133

Characterization of self-affine surfaces from 3D digital reconstruction
J.-J. Ammann and E. Bouchaud
Abstract | PDF file (878 Kb) |

p 143

Local spin density functional investigations of a manganite with perovskite-type derived structures
S.F. Matar, F. Studer, B. Siberchicot, M. A. Subramanian, G. Demazeau and J. Etourneau
Abstract | PDF file (308 Kb) |

p 149

Stacking faults and phase transformations in silicon nitride
X. Milhet, J.-L. Demenet and J. Rabier
Abstract | PDF file (340 Kb) |

Materials II: Synthesis, processing and characterization

p 157

Surface composition analysis during the oxidation of ferrites: A necessity
K. Basset, B. Domenichini, J. Merle, P. Perriat and S. Bourgeois
Abstract | PDF file (194 Kb) |

p 161

Evidence for crystallographically abrupt grain boundaries in nanocrystalline copper
Y. Champion and M.J. Hÿtch
Abstract | PDF file (194 Kb) |

Plasma and Discharge Physics

p 165

Influence of the H$\mathsf{_{2}}$and SF$\mathsf{_{6}}$ addition to Ne + 1%Xe on the narrow barrier discharge spectral radiation
G. Musa, A. Baltog, G. Bajeu, C.P. Lungu, E. Raiciu, I. Borcoman and A. Ricard
Abstract | PDF file (336 Kb) |

p 171

Plasma treatment of aqueous solutes: Some chemical properties of a gliding arc in humid air
B. Benstaali, D. Moussa, A. Addou and J.-L. Brisset
Abstract | PDF file (420 Kb) |

p 181

Surface modification of hexatriacontane by CF₄ plasma studied by optical emission and threshold ionization mass spectrometries
F. Poncin-Epaillard, W. Wang, D. Ausserré, W. Scharzenbach, J. Derouard and N. Sadeghi
Abstract | PDF file (375 Kb) |

p 193

Study of plasmas in He-O₂ mixtures and their role on the stability of the surface properties of polymers
F. Arefi-Khonsari, G. Placinta, J. Amouroux and G.Popa
Abstract | PDF file (308 Kb) |

Instrumentation, Measurement, Metrology

p 203

Study of monitoring load failure of an actuator system
G. Salles, G. Grellet, F. Filippetti and H. Yahoui
Abstract | PDF file (423 Kb) |

p 213

Influence of the atmospheric humidity on the behaviour of silicon AFM probes in photon scanning tunneling microscopy
M. Benfedda, S. Lahimer and J. Bonnafe
Abstract | PDF file (321 Kb) |

p 219

Metrological features of the rubidium two-photon standards of the BNM-LPTF and Kastler Brossel Laboratories
L. Hilico, R. Felder, D. Touahri, A. Clairon and F. Biraben
Abstract | PDF file (284 Kb) |

p 227

Temperature measurements by optical pyrometry during the epitaxial growth of semiconductors
G. Lévêque and M. Nouaoura
Abstract | PDF file (294 Kb) |

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