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An Interactive 3D Visualization Tool for Large Scale Data Sets for Quantitative Atom Probe Tomography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2011

Hari Dahal ,
Michael Stukowski ,
Matthias J. Graf ,
Alexander V. Balatsky  and
Krishna Rajan
Hari Dahal
Affiliation:
Theoretical Division and Center for Integrated Nanotechnology, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544
Michael Stukowski
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering & Institute for Combinatorial Discovery, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
Matthias J. Graf
Affiliation:
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544
Alexander V. Balatsky
Affiliation:
Theoretical Division and Center for Integrated Nanotechnology, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544
Krishna Rajan
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering & Institute for Combinatorial Discovery, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
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Abstract

Several visualization schemes have been developed for imaging materials at the atomic level through atom probe tomography. The main shortcoming of these tools is their inability to parallel process data using multi-core computing units to tackle the problem of larger data sets. This critically handicaps the ability to make a quantitative interpretation of spatial correlations in chemical composition, since a significant amount of the data is missed during subsequent analysis. In addition, since these visualization tools are not open-source software there is always a problem with developing a common language for the interpretation of data. In this contribution we present results of our work on using an open-source advanced interactive visualization software tool, which overcomes the difficulty of visualizing larger data sets by supporting parallel rendering on a graphical user interface or script user interface and permits quantitative analysis of atom probe tomography data in real time. This advancement allows materials scientists a codesign approach to making, measuring and modeling new and nanostructured materials by providing a direct feedback to the fabrication and designing of samples in real time.

Keywords

nanostructurenanoscaleCu
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1349: Symposium DD – Quantitative Characterization of Nanostructured Materials , 2011 , mrss11-1349-dd07-08
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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