The fitting parameters

Using the notations of the papers in the reference list the five fittig parameters, a, b, c, d, e for cubic crystals or the six fitting parameters, a1, a2, b, c, d, e for hexagonal crystals are in the following relations with the physical parameters of the microstructure:

  • a =q, where q is the parameter in the average contrast factors of dislocations in cubic crystals.
  • b =log(m), where m is the median of the log-normal size distribution density function.
  • c =sigma*sqrt(2), where sigma is the variance of the log-normal size distribution density function. (Often the variance is denoted as log(sigma).)
  • d =[2/(Pi*rho)]1/2*b-1, where rho is the dislocation density and b is the absolute value of the Burgers vector.
  • e =(1/2)*exp(-1/4)/R*e, where R*e is the effective outer cut-off radius of dislocations.

    Note that M*=R*e*rho1/2.