Kerr Effect
A: The dark particle in the center is a metal
wear particle. B: The black circles in this image are magnetite spheres. C: Metal
fretting wear particles. D: Pencil graphite showing the narrow Kerr effect halos.
The bright particles are the clay matrix associated with the graphite in pencil
graphite.
Transmitted Crossed Polarized Light
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