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To the Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Community<br>
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The journal <font color="#990000">Metals</font> (ISSN 2075-4701) is
currently running a Special Issue entitled "Metals Challenged by
Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation".<br>
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Special Issue:<font color="#990000"> Metals Challenged by Neutron
and Synchrotron Radiation</font><br>
Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/special_issues/metals-challenged-neutron-synchrotron-radiation">http://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/special_issues/metals-challenged-neutron-synchrotron-radiation</a><br>
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Liss<br>
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2015<br>
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Metals is an open access journal and was just selected for inclusion
by *SCI-Expanded*.<br>
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href="http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&Word=metals">http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&Word=metals</a>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/indexing">http://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/indexing</a><br>
Based on the feedback received so far, the issue is supported by a
large number of high-level, renowned authors. With this this, we
would like to sincerely invite the community to contribute a paper
to this special issue of the journal Metals. Suggested topics are
given below in this email. This international journal is published
by MDPI (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.mdpi.com/">http://www.mdpi.com/</a>).<br>
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*Topics include but not limited to*<br>
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diffraction; imaging; spectroscopy<br>
poly-crystalline; single-crystalline; amorphous<br>
structural changes; kinetics; time-resolved<br>
phase transformations; microstructures; plasticity; mechanisms<br>
strain; stress; texture<br>
reciprocal space; real space; coherent beams<br>
phonons; vibrations; ultrashort times<br>
high energy synchrotron X-rays; neutron reactor; spallation source;
free-electron laser<br>
light metals; steels; intermetallics; special metals<br>
extreme conditions; high temperature; uni-axial load; impact;
high-pressure<br>
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You may send your manuscript now or up until the deadline. Submitted
papers should not have been published previously, nor be under
consideration for publication elsewhere. We also encourage authors
to send us their tentative title and short abstract to the Editorial
Office (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:metals@mdpi.com">metals@mdpi.com</a>) for approval.<br>
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If you are currently preparing your manuscript or would like to
contribute a paper for this interesting issue, please feel free to
contact us. You may also visit the Instructions for Authors before
submitting a manuscript:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/instructions/">http://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/instructions/</a>.<br>
Manuscripts should be submitted through the online manuscript
submission and editorial system at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/">http://www.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/</a>.<br>
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Each new submission will be processed as quickly as possible and
published on acceptance.<br>
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We invite you to browse through our published papers and hope you
will consider publishing a paper in metals in the near future.<br>
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In case of questions, please contact the Editorial Office at: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:metals@mdpi.com">metals@mdpi.com</a><br>
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We look forward to hearing from you.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Klaus-Dieter Liss<br>
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Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Liss<br>
The Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia<br>
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of
Wollongong, Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia<br>
Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/ResearchHub/StaffProfiles/LISS-KLAUS-DIETER">http://www.ansto.gov.au/ResearchHub/StaffProfiles/LISS-KLAUS-DIETER</a><br>
E-Mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:kdl@ansto.gov.au">kdl@ansto.gov.au</a><br>
Interests: in-situ, time-resolved diffraction; thermo-mechanical
processing; phase transformations; structural changes; texture
analysis; extreme conditions; plasticity; metals; metallic glass;
light metals; TiAl intermetallics; steels; synchrotrons; neutrons;
free-electron lasers<br>
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--<br>
Jane Zhang Ph.D.<br>
Managing Editor<br>
E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:jane.zhang@mdpi.com">jane.zhang@mdpi.com</a><br>
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