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When the thin film of high-quality magnetic fluid is subjected to a perpend
icular magnetic field, a separation of particles from the liquid matrix wil
l occur, leading to a phase transition with a phase that is concentrated in
particles separating from a dilute phase. The concentrated phase makes up
the cylindrical columns that can form two-dimensional lattices. We have exp
lored the field-induced lattices with optical microscopy, digital imaging a
nd computer-video techniques in this study, to classify the ordering proper
ty in terms of bond-orientation order. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All r
ights reserved.