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Experiment Overview


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Brief Summary

Investigation of Mechanism of Faceted Cellular Array Growth (Facet) will investigate the phenomena at the solid-liquid interface for crystallization, especially for facet-like crystallization, which are considered to be strongly influenced by the temperature and concentration distributions in the liquid phase.

Principal Investigator(s)

Yuko Inatomi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tsukuba, Japan

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Developer(s)
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Sponsoring Space Agency

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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Research Benefits

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ISS Expedition Duration

March 2010 - September 2010

Expeditions Assigned

23/24

Previous ISS Missions

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Experiment Description

Research Overview

• In order to investigate the phenomena at the solid-liquid interface in facet growth, in-situ observation of concentration and temperature diffusion field with two wavelength interferometer are carried out using transparent organic materials under microgravity condition. Results can provide the useful data on the optimization of the crystal growth condition not only in space but also on earth.

Description

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Applications

Space Applications

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Earth Applications

The results will provide valuable data on creating high quality materials for industrial use, such as sular cell or superconducting magnet.

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Operations

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Operational Protocols

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Imagery

NASA Image: ISS018E044461 - Koichi Wakata installs a FACET cell in the Solution Crystallization Observation Facility (SCOF) in the JEM Pressurized Module (JPM) during Expedition 18.
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NASA Image: ISS024E008909 - View of hardware related to the installation of air circulation covers on the Solution Crystallization Observation Facility (SCOF) / Investigation of Mechanism of Faceted Cellular Array Growth (FACET) in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM).
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