This is a snapshot of the atomic structure of a partially irradiated quartz sample. This image may be used only with appropriate credit ...

Indeed, the atomic structure of irradiated quartz features co-ordination defects, edge-sharing units, and large silicate rings. These are all absent from glassy silica that is produced through ...

In a surprising discovery, researchers determine that the atomic structure of irradiated materials is closer to liquid than glass - which may have significant implications for the selection of ...

The article, "Irradiation- vs. vitrification-induced disordering: The case of α-quartz and glassy silica," is authored by N.M. Anoop Krishnan, Bu Wang, Yann Le Pape, Gaurav Sant and Mathieu Bauchy.

Vizag scientists find ‘positive features’ of irradiation on quartz crystals The discovery opens up enormous opportunities for the cement-concrete industry, say scientists of Institute for ...

"We also simulated quartz's vitrification by heating and quickly quenching the atoms," Bauchy said. "Finally, we compared the resulting atomic structure of these two disordered materials." ...

Letter Published: 05 January 1952 Response of Synthetic Quartz to X-Ray Irradiation C. S. BROWN & L. A. THOMAS Nature 169, 35–36 (1952) Cite this article ...