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Cholesteric liquid crystals: Image contrast in the TEM

Timothy J. Bunning Wright Laboratory, Materials Directorate, WL/MLPJ, Bldg 651, 3005 P. St., Ste. 1, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 45433, U.S.A.
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Deborah L. Vezie Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, U.S.A.
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Pamela F. Lloyd UES Inc., 4401 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Dayton, Ohio, 45432, U.S.A.
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Peter D. Haaland Lawrence Associates Incorporated, 5100 Springfield Pike, Suite 509, Dayton, Ohio, 45431, U.S.A.
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Edwin L. Thomas Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, U.S.A.
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W. Wade Adams Wright Laboratory, Materials Directorate, WL/MLPJ, Bldg 651, 3005 P. St., Ste. 1, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 45433, U.S.A.
Pages 769-781 | Received 08 Jul 1993, Accepted 30 Sep 1993, Published online: 24 Sep 2006

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