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  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computational Mechanics

Background:

  • Diffraction-based methods are crucial for determining crystal elastic strain fields.
  • Previous approaches involved computationally intensive system matrix assembly for forward modeling.
  • Accurate strain tensor reconstruction is vital for understanding intragranular deformation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a computationally efficient method for diffraction-based tomographic strain tensor reconstruction.
  • To analyze the structure of the forward operator in strain tensor estimation.
  • To enable RAM-efficient, GPU-accelerated, on-the-fly reconstruction.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the system matrix structure in strain tensor reconstruction.
  • Derivation of a block-partitioned factorization for the forward operator.
  • Generalization of the method for coupled strain and orientation reconstruction.
  • Leveraging sparse matrix algebra and tomographic ray-tracing libraries.

Main Results:

  • The forward operator was revealed as a sum of weighted scalar projection operators.
  • A generalized factorization method was developed for joint strain and orientation reconstruction.
  • The approach bridges diffraction tomography with classical absorption tomography techniques.
  • Enables efficient implementation of the forward operator and its adjoint.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed block-partitioned factorization significantly enhances computational efficiency for strain tensor reconstruction.
  • This method facilitates RAM-efficient, GPU-accelerated, on-the-fly reconstruction.
  • Paves the way for higher spatial resolution studies of intragranular deformation in materials.