The phase separation in a quenched system with an attractive and a lon
g-range repulsive interaction is studied through Langevin simulations.
Systems with both conserved and nonconserved order parameters are con
sidered. After the initial shape transitions, the system forms modulat
ed patterns broken up by topological defects which anneal away as the
system orders. The defect collision mechanisms for the hexagonal phase
are identified and the ordering process described.