"Recrystallization of a 2D plasma crystal"
C. A. Knapek, D. Samsonov, S. Zhdanov, U. Konopka, G. E. Morfill

Movies:

  1. Melting and recrystallization - Experimental data

    Movie (MPEG4)

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  2. Time evolution of local bond order parameter and defects
    Unit cells are color-coded with the value of the modulus of the bond order parameter, arrays show the orientation of its argument.
    Defects are marked by red (five-folds) and blue (seven-folds) dots.

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