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Abstract
Minkowski functionals were used to study the geometry of helium solubility sites in low-density silica glasses. The study revealed that helium superdiffusion in these glasses is associated with the formation of large, branched solubility sites whose channels extend across significant regions of the glass. These sites are characterized by a high mean breadth but exhibit low relative volume and surface area.
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The Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids publishes review articles, research papers, and Letters to the Editor on amorphous and glassy materials, including inorganic, organic, polymeric, hybrid and metallic systems. Papers on partially glassy materials, such as glass-ceramics and glass-matrix composites, and papers involving the liquid state are also included in so far as the properties of the liquid are relevant for the formation of the solid.
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