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Quantum Mechanical Tunneling of Dislocations

T. OkuBrookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973J. M. GalliganBrookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
1969en
ABI

Abstract

Measurements of the temperature dependence of the yield stress in tungsten crystals show a temperature-independent region, which is consistent with Gilman's theory of quantum mechanical tunneling of dislocations.

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