Relative translations of adjacent crystals in twin boundaries
Theoretical simulations of twin boundary contrast carried out in the past have shown that a relative translation of one crystal with respect to the other may exist. The first method proposed in the literature to determine this translation was given by Pond et. al and Pond This technique has been independently developed by Marukawa, who gave experimental evidence supporting an atomic model of twin boundary on [211] in which the adjacent crystals have mirror symmetry across the twin boundary as opposed to a structure where the two crystals are relatively translated parallel. However, this conclusion has been criticized in the literature. In this communication some recent results obtained in Cu are discussed. These experimental results suggest in one case that the adjacent crystals in a twin boundary have mirror symmetry across the boundary. However, in other cases, the presence of a body translation vector is clearly indicated. Experimental images of twin boundaries have been obtained from wedge shaped specimens of Cu.