F-word

["Bernhard Rupp" <br@llnl.gov>]

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Dear All :

At risk of appearing anal, I take issue with the f-word.
As cryo-pioneer Hakon Hope has already pointed out over a decade ago, 
you do not want to FREEZE a crystal. Freezing technically implies
the formation of ice, and that is exactly what you seek to avoid.

So, keep on cryo-cooling, quenching, shock cooling whatever you like.

Cheers, BR