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The use of simulated reference patterns for absolute strain measurement is still an active area of research<ref name=":22">{{Cite journal |last1=Winkelmann |first1=Aimo |last2=Trager-Cowan |first2=Carol |last3=Sweeney |first3=Francis |last4=Day |first4=Austin P. |last5=Parbrook |first5=Peter |date=2007 |title=Many-beam dynamical simulation of electron backscatter diffraction patterns |journal=Ultramicroscopy |volume=107 |issue=4 |pages=414–421 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2006.10.006 |pmid=17126489}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kacher |first1=Josh |last2=Landon |first2=Colin |last3=Adams |first3=Brent L. |last4=Fullwood |first4=David |date=2009-08-01 |title=Bragg's Law diffraction simulations for electron backscatter diffraction analysis |journal=Ultramicroscopy |volume=109 |issue=9 |pages=1148–1156 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2009.04.007 |pmid=19520512}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Winkelmann |first1=A |last2=Nolze |first2=G |last3=Vos |first3=M |last4=Salvat-Pujol |first4=F |last5=Werner |first5=W S M |date=2016 |title=Physics-based simulation models for EBSD: advances and challenges |journal=IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |volume=109 |issue=1 |pages=012018 |doi=10.1088/1757-899x/109/1/012018 |arxiv=1505.07982 |bibcode=2016MS&E..109a2018W |s2cid=38586851}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Alkorta |first1=Jon |last2=Marteleur |first2=Matthieu |last3=Jacques |first3=Pascal J. |date=2017 |title=Improved simulation based HR-EBSD procedure using image gradient based DIC techniques |journal=Ultramicroscopy |volume=182 |pages=17–27 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.06.015 |pmid=28644960 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Winkelmann |first1=Aimo |last2=Nolze |first2=Gert |last3=Cios |first3=Grzegorz |last4=Tokarski |first4=Tomasz |last5=Bała |first5=Piotr |last6=Hourahine |first6=Ben |last7=Trager-Cowan |first7=Carol |date=November 2021 |title=Kikuchi pattern simulations of backscattered and transmitted electrons |journal=Journal of Microscopy |volume=284 |issue=2 |pages=157–184 |doi=10.1111/jmi.13051 |pmid=34275156 |s2cid=236091618 |url=https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/78647/1/Winkelmann_etal_JM_2021_Kikuchi_pattern_simulations_of_backscattered_and_transmitted.pdf |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325200434/https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/78647/1/Winkelmann_etal_JM_2021_Kikuchi_pattern_simulations_of_backscattered_and_transmitted.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Winkelmann |first=A. |date= 2010 |title=Principles of depth-resolved Kikuchi pattern simulation for electron backscatter diffraction: KIKUCHI PATTERN SIMULATION FOR EBSD |journal=Journal of Microscopy |volume=239 |issue=1 |pages=32–45 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03353.x |pmid=20579267 |s2cid=23590722}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Vermeij |first1=Tijmen |last2=De Graef |first2=Marc |last3=Hoefnagels |first3=Johan |date=2019-03-15 |title=Demonstrating the potential of accurate absolute cross-grain stress and orientation correlation using electron backscatter diffraction |journal=Scripta Materialia |volume=162 |pages=266–271 |doi=10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.11.030 |arxiv=1807.03908 |s2cid=54575778 }}</ref><ref name="Angus J 2019">{{Cite journal |last1=Tanaka |first1=Tomohito |last2=Wilkinson |first2=Angus J. |date=2019-07-01 |title=Pattern matching analysis of electron backscatter diffraction patterns for pattern centre, crystal orientation and absolute elastic strain determination – accuracy and precision assessment |journal=Ultramicroscopy |volume=202 |pages=87–99 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2019.04.006 |pmid=31005023 |arxiv=1904.06891 |s2cid=119294636 }}</ref> and scrutiny<ref name=":8" /><ref name="Angus J 2019"/><ref name="Brent L 2010">{{Cite journal |last1=Kacher |first1=Josh |last2=Basinger |first2=Jay |last3=Adams |first3=Brent L. |last4=Fullwood |first4=David T. |date=2010-06-01 |title=Reply to comment by Maurice et al. in response to "Bragg's Law Diffraction Simulations for Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis" |journal=Ultramicroscopy |volume=110 |issue=7 |pages=760–762 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.02.004 |pmid=20189305 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Britton |first1=T. 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J. |date=2010 |title=Factors affecting the accuracy of high resolution electron backscatter diffraction when using simulated patterns |journal=Ultramicroscopy |volume=110 |issue=12 |pages=1443–1453 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.08.001 |pmid=20888125 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Alkorta |first=Jon |date=2013-08-01 |title=Limits of simulation based high resolution EBSD |journal=Ultramicroscopy |volume=131 |pages=33–38 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2013.03.020 |pmid=23676453 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Jackson |first1=Brian E. |last2=Christensen |first2=Jordan J. |last3=Singh |first3=Saransh |last4=De Graef |first4=Marc |last5=Fullwood |first5=David T. |last6=Homer |first6=Eric R. |last7=Wagoner |first7=Robert H. |date=August 2016 |title=Performance of Dynamically Simulated Reference Patterns for Cross-Correlation Electron Backscatter Diffraction |journal=Microscopy and Microanalysis |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=789–802 |doi=10.1017/S143192761601148X |pmid=27509538 |bibcode=2016MiMic..22..789J |s2cid=24482631}}</ref> as difficulties arise from the variation of inelastic electron scattering with depth which limits the accuracy of dynamical diffraction simulation models, and imprecise determination of the pattern centre which leads to phantom strain components which cancel out when using experimentally acquired reference patterns. Other methods assumed that absolute strain at EBSP₀ can be determined using [[crystal plasticity]] finite-element (CPFE) simulations, which then can be then combined with the HR-EBSD data (e.g., using linear 'top-up' method<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Tiantian |last2=Collins |first2=David M. |last3=Dunne |first3=Fionn P. E. |last4=Shollock |first4=Barbara A.|author4-link=Barbara Shollock |date=2014|title=Crystal plasticity and high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction analysis of full-field polycrystal Ni superalloy strains and rotations under thermal loading |journal=Acta Materialia |volume=80 |pages=25–38 |doi=10.1016/j.actamat.2014.07.036 |hdl=10044/1/25979 |hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Guo |first1=Yi |last2=Zong |first2=Cui |last3=Britton |first3=T. B. |date=2021 |title=Development of local plasticity around voids during tensile deformation |journal=Materials Science and Engineering: A |volume=814 |pages=141227 |doi=10.1016/j.msea.2021.141227 |arxiv=2007.11890 |s2cid=234850241 }}</ref> or displacement integration<ref name=":33" />) to calculate the absolute lattice distortions.

In addition, GND density estimation is nominally insensitive to (or negligibly dependent upon<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Jiang |first1=J. |last2=Britton |first2=T. B. |last3=Wilkinson |first3=A. J. |date=2013-11-01 |title=Evolution of dislocation density distributions in copper during tensile deformation |journal=Acta Materialia |volume=61 |issue=19 |pages=7227–7239 |doi=10.1016/j.actamat.2013.08.027 |bibcode=2013AcMat..61.7227J |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Britton |first1=T B |last2=Hickey |first2=J L R |date= 2018 |title=Understanding deformation with high angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD) |journal=IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |volume=304 |issue=1 |pages=012003 |doi=10.1088/1757-899x/304/1/012003 |bibcode=2018MS&E..304a2003B |s2cid=54529072 |arxiv=1710.00728 }}</ref>) EBSP₀ choice, as only neighbour point-to-point differences in the lattice rotation maps are used for GND density calculation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kalácska |first1=Szilvia |last2=Dankházi |first2=Zoltán |last3=Zilahi |first3=Gyula |last4=Maeder |first4=Xavier |last5=Michler |first5=Johann |last6=Ispánovity |first6=Péter Dusán |last7=Groma |first7=István |date=2020 |title=Investigation of geometrically necessary dislocation structures in compressed Cu micropillars by 3-dimensional HR-EBSD |journal=Materials Science and Engineering: A |volume=770 |pages=138499 |doi=10.1016/j.msea.2019.138499 |s2cid=189928469 |url=https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/426593 |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717095713/http://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/426593 |url-status=live |arxiv=1906.06980 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wallis |first1=David |last2=Hansen |first2=Lars N. |last3=Britton |first3=T. Ben |last4=Wilkinson |first4=Angus J. |date= 2017 |title=Dislocation Interactions in Olivine Revealed by HR-EBSD: Dislocation Interactions in Olivine |journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth |volume=122 |issue=10 |pages=7659–7678 |doi=10.1002/2017JB014513|hdl=10044/1/50615 |s2cid=134570945 |url=https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:54d4800c-a2c5-4434-be22-776d11aa2156 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> However, this assumes that the absolute lattice distortion of EBSP₀ only changes the relative lattice rotation map components by a constant value which vanishes during derivative operations, i.e., lattice distortion distribution is insensitive to EBSP₀ choice.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite journal |last1=Koko |first1=Abdalrhaman |last2=Tong |first2=Vivian |last3=Wilkinson |first3=Angus J. |author-link3=Angus Wilkinson |last4=Marrow |first4=T. James |author-link4=James Marrow |date=2023 |title=An iterative method for reference pattern selection in high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD) |journal=Ultramicroscopy |volume=248 |pages=113705 |arxiv=2206.10242 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2023.113705 |pmid=36871367 |s2cid=249889699}}{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4|from this source=yes}}</ref>

=== Selecting a reference pattern ===

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EBSD and [[digital image correlation]] (DIC) can be used together to analyse the microstructure and deformation behaviour of materials. DIC is a method that uses digital image processing techniques to measure deformation and strain fields in materials.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Stinville |first1=J. C. |last2=Callahan |first2=P. G. |last3=Charpagne |first3=M. A. |last4=Echlin |first4=M. P. |last5=Valle |first5=V. |last6=Pollock |first6=T. M. |date=2020 |title=Direct measurements of slip irreversibility in a nickel-based superalloy using high-resolution digital image correlation |journal=Acta Materialia |volume=186 |pages=172–189 |doi=10.1016/j.actamat.2019.12.009 |bibcode=2020AcMat.186..172S |osti=1803462 |s2cid=213631580 |doi-access=free }}</ref> By combining EBSD and DIC, researchers can obtain both crystallographic and mechanical information about a material simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Charpagne |first1=Marie-Agathe |last2=Strub |first2=Florian |last3=Pollock |first3=Tresa M. |date=2019|title=Accurate reconstruction of EBSD datasets by a multimodal data approach using an evolutionary algorithm |journal=Materials Characterization |volume=150 |pages=184–198 |doi=10.1016/j.matchar.2019.01.033 |arxiv=1903.02988 |s2cid=71144677 }}</ref> This allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical behaviour, which is particularly useful in fields such as materials science and engineering.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zhao |first1=Chong |last2=Stewart |first2=David |last3=Jiang |first3=Jun |last4=Dunne |first4=Fionn P. E. |date=2018 |title=A comparative assessment of iron and cobalt-based hard-facing alloy deformation using HR-EBSD and HR-DIC |journal=Acta Materialia |volume=159 |pages=173–186 |doi=10.1016/j.actamat.2018.08.021 |bibcode=2018AcMat.159..173Z |hdl=10044/1/68967 |s2cid=139436094 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

DIC can identify regions of strain localisation in a material, while EBSD can provide information about the microstructure in these regions. By combining these techniques, researchers can gain insights into the mechanisms responsible for the observed strain localisation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Orozco-Caballero |first1=Alberto |last2=Jackson |first2=Thomas |last3=da Fonseca |first3=João Quinta |date=2021 |title=High-resolution digital image correlation study of the strain localization during loading of a shot-peened RR1000 nickel-based superalloy |journal=Acta Materialia |volume=220 |pages=117306 |doi=10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117306 |bibcode=2021AcMat.22017306O |s2cid=240539022 |url=https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/files/198822339/210828_ShotP_Manuscript_w_Figures_clean.pdf |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325200439/https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/files/198822339/210828_ShotP_Manuscript_w_Figures_clean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> For example, EBSD can be used to determine the grain orientations and boundary misorientations before and after deformation. In contrast, DIC can be used to measure the strain fields in the material during deformation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ye |first1=Zhenhua |last2=Li |first2=Chuanwei |last3=Zheng |first3=Mengyao |last4=Zhang |first4=Xinyu |last5=Yang |first5=Xudong |last6=Gu |first6=Jianfeng |date=2022 |title=In situ EBSD/DIC-based investigation of deformation and fracture mechanism in FCC- and L12-structured FeCoNiV high-entropy alloys |journal=International Journal of Plasticity |volume=152 |pages=103247 |doi=10.1016/j.ijplas.2022.103247 |s2cid=246553822 }}</ref><ref name=":40">{{Cite journal |last1=Hestroffer |first1=Jonathan M. |last2=Stinville |first2=Jean-Charles |last3=Charpagne |first3=Marie-Agathe |last4=Miller |first4=Matthew P. |last5=Pollock |first5=Tresa M. |last6=Beyerlein |first6=Irene J. |date=2023 |title=Slip localization behavior at triple junctions in nickel-base superalloys |journal=Acta Materialia |volume=249 |pages=118801 |doi=10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118801 |bibcode=2023AcMat.24918801H |osti=2420863 |s2cid=257216017 }}</ref> Or EBSD can be used to identify the activation of different slip systems during deformation, while DIC can be used to measure the associated strain fields.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sperry |first1=Ryan |last2=Han |first2=Songyang |last3=Chen |first3=Zhe |last4=Daly |first4=Samantha H.|author4-link= Samantha Daly |last5=Crimp |first5=Martin A. |last6=Fullwood |first6=David T. |date=2021 |title=Comparison of EBSD, DIC, AFM, and ECCI for active slip system identification in deformed Ti-7Al |journal=Materials Characterization |volume=173 |pages=110941 |doi=10.1016/j.matchar.2021.110941 |s2cid=233839426 |doi-access=free }}</ref> By correlating these data, researchers can better understand the role of different deformation mechanisms in the material's mechanical behaviour.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gao |first1=Wenjie |last2=Lu |first2=Junxia |last3=Zhou |first3=Jianli |last4=Liu |first4=Ling'en |last5=Wang |first5=Jin |last6=Zhang |first6=Yuefei |last7=Zhang |first7=Ze |date=2022|title=Effect of grain size on deformation and fracture of Inconel718: An in-situ SEM-EBSD-DIC investigation |journal=Materials Science and Engineering: A |volume=861 |pages=144361 |doi=10.1016/j.msea.2022.144361 |s2cid=253797056 }}</ref>

Overall, the combination of EBSD and DIC provides a powerful tool for investigating materials' microstructure and deformation behaviour. This approach can be applied to a wide range of materials and deformation conditions and has the potential to yield insights into the fundamental mechanisms underlying mechanical behaviour.<ref name=":40" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Di Gioacchino |first1=Fabio |last2=Quinta da Fonseca |first2=João |date=2015 |title=An experimental study of the polycrystalline plasticity of austenitic stainless steel |journal=International Journal of Plasticity |volume=74 |pages=92–109 |doi=10.1016/j.ijplas.2015.05.012 |doi-access=free }}</ref>