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The structure factor of supercooled liquid gallium and mercury has been measured as a function of temperature with Cu-Kα x radiation. The use of samples consisting of a planar array of a large number of small droplets of about 10-{μ}m diameter allowed supercooling down to 70^∘{}C and 40^∘{}C below the melting points of gallium and mercury, respectively. The experimental data are analyzed and discussed in view of recent theories of the liquid-solid transition.
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