Term
| Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) |
|
Definition
| an industrial process adapted to allow growth of synthetic diamond from carbon-rich gas in thin layers onto a silicon or diamond surface |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| graphite formation around a diamond's mineral inclusions and feathers that results from the extreme conditions of HPHT processing |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the length of time required for half of a group of atoms of a particular type (radioactive) to decay into another type (non-radioactive) |
|
|
Term
| High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT) |
|
Definition
| diamond synthesis method that mimics the pressure and temperature conditions that lead to natural diamond formation |
|
|
Term
| Internal Laser Drilling (ILD) |
|
Definition
| a clarity treatment that uses a laser to expand an existing cleavage or create a new one, allowing the introduction of a bleaching solution |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| exposure of a material to radiation; causes color change in diamonds |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| using a concentrated beam of laser light to reach a diamond's dark inclusions and disguise or eliminate them |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a machine used to accelerate electrons to high energy along a straight path |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| manufactured diamond with essentially the same physical, chemical, and optical properties as natural diamond |
|
|
