List of publications

Publications in journals:

• 1. D. Berta, D. Kurunczi-Papp, L. Laurson, and P. D. Ispánovity, On identifying dynamic length scales in crystal plasticity, submitted (2024). [arXiv]

  2. L. Laurson and M. J. Alava, Dislocation-precipitate interactions in crystals: From the BKS model to collective dislocation dynamics, J. Mater. Sci: Mater. Theory 8, 10 (2024). [MT]

  3. M. Honkanen, H. Lukinmaa, S. Kaappa, S. Santa-aho, J. Kajan, S. Savolainen, L. Azzari, L. Laurson, M. Palosaari, M. Vippola, Magnetic domain wall dynamics studied by in-situ Lorentz microscopy with aid of custom-made Hall effect sensor holder, Ultramicroscopy 262, 113979 (2024). [Ultramicroscopy]

  4. V. Haavisto, M. Mińkowski, and L. Laurson, Predicting depinning dynamics of elastic interfaces by machine learning, submitted (2023). [arXiv] 

  5. D. Spasojevic, M. Marinkovic, D. Jovkovic, S. Janicevic, L. Laurson, and A. Djordjevic, Barkhausen noise in disordered strip-like ferromagnets: experiment vs. simulations, Phys. Rev. E 109, 024110 (2024). [arXiv][PRE]

  6. Khushika, L. Laurson, and P. K. Jana, Reversible-to-irreversible transition of colloidal polycrystals under cyclic athermal quasistatic deformation, Phys. Rev. E 108, 064612 (2023). [PRE]

  7. S. Santa-aho, M. Honkanen, S. Kaappa, R. Azzari, A. Saren, K. Ullakko, L. Laurson, and M. Vippola, Multi-Instrumental Approach to Domain Walls and Their Movement in Ferromagnetic Steels - Origin of Barkhausen Noise Studied by Microscopy Techniques, Mater. Des. 234, 112308 (2023). [MaterDes]

  8. H. Salmenjoki, S. Papanikolaou, D. Shi, D. Tourret, C.M. Cepeda-Jiménez, M. T. Pérez-Prado, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Machine learning dislocation density correlations and solute effects in Mg-based alloys, Sci. Rep. 13, 11114 (2023). [Nature]

  9. E. Paakkunainen, L. Laurson, and P. Rasilo, Coupled 2-D FEM and 1-D Micromagnetic Model for Transverse Anisotropy Tape-Wound Magnetic Cores, IEEE Trans. Magn. 59, 7400604 (2023). [IEEE]

  10. S. Kaappa and L. Laurson, Barkhausen noise from formation of 360° domain walls in disordered permalloy thin films, Phys. Rev. Research 5, L022006 (2023). [arXiv][PRR]

  11. M. Mińkowski and L. Laurson, Predicting elastic and plastic properties of small iron polycrystals by machine learning, Sci. Rep. 13, 13977 (2023). [arXiv][Nature]

  12. D. Kurunczi-Papp and L. Laurson, Avalanches and rate effects in strain-controlled discrete dislocation plasticity of Al single crystals, Phys. Rev. Materials 7, 013605 (2023). [arXiv][PRM]

  13. M. Sarvilahti and L. Laurson, Bayesian optimization of discrete dislocation plasticity of two-dimensional precipitation-hardened crystals, Phys. Rev. Materials 6, 123801 (2022). [arXiv][PRM]

  14. E. Toivonen, M. Molkkari, E. Räsänen, and L. Laurson, Asymmetric roughness of elastic interfaces at the depinning threshold, Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 175701 (2022). [arXiv][PRL]

  15. J. Savolainen, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Effect of thresholding on avalanches and their clustering for interfaces with long-range elasticity, Phys. Rev. E 105, 054152 (2022). [arXiv][PRE]

  16. T. Hochrainer, L. Laurson, S. Papanikolaou, G. Po, and R. B. Sills, Characterization of dislocation ensembles: measures and complexity, Materials Theory 6, 16 (2022). [MT]

  17. T. Mäkinen, M. Ovaska, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Portevin-Le Chatelier effect: modeling the deformation bands and stress-strain curves, Materials Theory 6, 15 (2022). [MT]

  18. A. Skaugen and L. Laurson, Depinning exponents of thin film domain walls depend on disorder strength, Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 097202 (2022). [arXiv][PRL]

  19. M. Mińkowski, D. Kurunczi-Papp, and L. Laurson, Machine learning reveals strain-rate-dependent predictability of discrete dislocation plasticity, Phys. Rev. Materials 6, 023602 (2022). [arXiv][PRM]

  20. M. Honkanen, S. Santa-aho, L. Laurson, N. Eslahi, A. Foi, and M. Vippola, Mimicking Barkhausen noise measurement by in-situ transmission electron microscopy - Effect of microstructural steel features on Barkhausen noise, Acta Mater. 221, 117378 (2021). [ActaMat]

  21. D. Kurunczi-Papp and L. Laurson, Dislocation avalanches from strain-controlled loading: A discrete dislocation dynamics study, Phys. Rev. E 104, 025008 (2021). Selected as part of a PRE Spotlight on Dislocation Dynamics. [arXiv][PRE]

  22. H. Salmenjoki, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Avalanche correlations and stress-strain curves in discrete dislocation plasticity, Phys. Rev. Materials 5, 073601 (2021). [arXiv][PRM]

  23. D. Jovkovic, S. Janicevic, S. Mijatovic, L. Laurson, and D. Spasojevic, The effects of external noise on threshold induced correlations in ferromagnetic systems, Phys. Rev. E 103, 062114 (2021). [arXiv][PRE]

  24. P. K. Jana, J. Lam, R. Mangal, M. J. Alava, N. Parveen, and L. Laurson, Impurity-induced nematic-isotropic transition of liquid crystals, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 8825-8835 (2021). [PCCP]

  25. M. Sarvilahti, A. Skaugen, and L. Laurson, Machine learning depinning of dislocation pileups, APL Mater. 8 101109 (2020). [arXiv][APM]

  26. T. Mäkinen, P. Karppinen, M. Ovaska, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Propagating bands of plastic deformation in a metal alloy as critical avalanches, Sci. Adv. 6, eabc7350 (2020). [SciAdv]

  27. H. Salmenjoki, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Probing the transition from dislocation jamming to pinning by machine learning, Materials Theory 4, 5 (2020). [arXiv][MT]

  28. T. Mäkinen, J. Koivisto, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Scale-free features of temporal localisation of deformation in late stages of creep failure, Phys. Rev. Materials 4, 093606 (2020). [PRM]

  29. H. Salmenjoki, A. Lehtinen, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Plastic yielding and deformation bursts in the presence of disorder from coherent precipitates, Phys. Rev. Materials 4, 083602 (2020). [arXiv][PRM]

  30. A. Skaugen, P. Murray and L. Laurson, Analytical computation of the demagnetizing energy of thin film domain walls, Phys. Rev. B 100, 094440 (2019). [arXiv][PRB]

  31. I. Rissanen and L. Laurson, Bursty magnetic friction between polycrystalline thin films with domain walls, Phys. Rev. B 100, 144408 (2019). [arXiv][PRB]

  32. J. Hütner, T. Herranen, and L. Laurson, Multistep Bloch-line-mediated Walker breakdown in ferromagnetic strips, Phys. Rev. B 99, 174427 (2019). [arXiv][PRB]

  33. I. Rissanen and L. Laurson, Magnetic non-contact friction from domain wall dynamics actuated by oscillatory mechanical motion, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 52, 445002 (2019). [arXiv] [JPhysD]

  34. T. Herranen and L. Laurson, Barkhausen noise from precessional domain wall motion, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 117205 (2019). [arXiv][PRL]

  35. H. Salmenjoki, M. J. Alava, and L. Laurson, Machine learning plastic deformation of crystals, Nat. Commun. 9, 5307 (2018). [Nature] See also the press release at Aalto University website [Aalto], the news story at Phys.org [phys.org], as well as the related 'Behind the Paper' blog post [Nature]

  36. S. Santucci, K.-T. Tallakstad, L. Angheluta, L. Laurson, R. Toussaint, and K. J. Måløy, Avalanches and extreme value statistics in interfacial crackling dynamics, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20170394 (2018) [R. Soc.]

  37. H. Salmenjoki, M. J. Alava, and L. Laurson, Mimicking complex dislocation dynamics by interaction networks, Eur. Phys. J. B 91, 275 (2018). [arXiv][EPJB]

  38. M. A. Zaidan, V. Haapasilta, R. Relan, H. Junninen, P. P. Aalto, M. Kulmala, L. Laurson, and A. S. Foster, Predicting Atmospheric Particle Formation Days by Bayesian Classification of the Time Series Features, Tellus B 70, 1445379 (2018). [Tellus]

  39. P. K. Jana, W. Chen, M. J. Alava, and L. Laurson, Nanoscale Liquid Crystal Lubrication Controlled by Surface Structure and Film Composition, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 18737 (2018). [arXiv][PCCP].

  40. V. Honkanen, M. Ovaska, M. J. Alava, L. Laurson and A. J. Tuononen, A surface topography analysis of the curling stone curl mechanism, Sci. Rep. 8, 8123 (2018). [Nature]

  41. I. Rissanen and L. Laurson, Moving magnets in a micromagnetic finite difference framework, Phys. Rev. E 97, 053301 (2018). [PRE][arXiv] 

  42. A. Lehtinen, L. Laurson, F. Granberg, K. Nordlund, and M. J. Alava, Effects of precipitates and dislocation loops on the yield stress of irradiated iron, Sci. Rep. 8, 6914 (2018) [Nature].

  43. S. Janicevic, D. Jovkovic, L. Laurson, and D. Spasojevic, Threshold-induced correlations in the Random Field Ising Model, Sci. Rep. 8, 2571 (2018). [Nature]

  44. M. Ovaska, A. Lehtinen, M. J. Alava, L. Laurson, and S. Zapperi, Excitation spectra in crystal plasticity, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 265501 (2017). [arXiv] [PRL]

  45. T. Herranen and L. Laurson, Bloch line dynamics within moving domain walls in 3D ferromagnets, Phys. Rev. B 96, 144422 (2017). [PRB][arXiv]

  46. S. Janicevic, L. Laurson, K. J. Måløy, S. Santucci, and M. J. Alava, Janicevic et al. reply, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 188901 (2017). [PRL]

  47. V. Estevez and L. Laurson, Fast vortex wall motion in wide Permalloy strips from double switching of the vortex core, Phys. Rev. B 96, 064420 (2017). [PRB][arXiv] Part of a figure selected for PRB Kaleidoscope.

  48. R. Kokkoniemi, A. Miksic, M. Ovaska, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Intermittent crack growth in fatigue, J. Stat. Mech. 073401 (2017). [JSTAT]

  49. M. A. Zaidan, F. F. Canova, L. Laurson, and A. S. Foster, Mixture of Clustered Bayesian Neural Networks for Modeling Friction Processes at the Nanoscale, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 13, 3–8 (2017). [JCTC]

  50. S. Janicevic, L. Laurson, K. J. Måløy, S. Santucci, and M. J. Alava, Interevent Correlations from Avalanches Hiding Below the Detection Threshold, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 230601 (2016). [PRL][arXiv] Also featured in APS Physics, and by IOP Physics World "Flash Physics". [APS][physicsworld.com]

  51. I. Rissanen and L. Laurson, Coarsening dynamics of topological defects in thin Permalloy films, Phys. Rev. B 94, 144428 (2016). [PRB][arXiv]

  52. A. Lehtinen, G. Costantini, M. J. Alava, S. Zapperi, and L. Laurson, Glassy features of crystal plasticity, Phys. Rev. B. 94, 064101 (2016). [PRB][arXiv]

  53. J. Koivisto, M. Ovaska, A. Miksic, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Predicting sample lifetimes in creep fracture of heterogeneous materials, Phys. Rev. E 94, 023002 (2016). [PRE]

  54. M. Ovaska, T. Paananen, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Collective dynamics of dislocations interacting with mobile solute atoms, J. Stat. Mech. 043204 (2016). [JSTAT]

  55. J. Leliaert, B. Van de Wiele, A. Vansteenkiste, L. Laurson, G. Durin, L. Dupre, and B. Van Waeyenberge, Creep turns linear in narrow ferromagnetic nanostrips, Sci. Rep. 6, 20472 (2016). [Nature]

  56. A. Lehtinen, F. Granberg, L. Laurson, K. Nordlund, and M. J. Alava, Multiscale modeling of dislocation-precipitate interactions in Fe: From molecular dynamics to discrete dislocations, Phys. Rev. E 93, 013309 (2016). [PRE]

  57. V. Estevez and L. Laurson, Magnetic domain-wall dynamics in wide Permalloy strips, Phys. Rev. B 93, 064403 (2016). [PRB][arXiv] Part of a figure selected for PRB Kaleidoscope.

  58. T. Herranen and L. Laurson, Domain walls within domain walls in wide ferromagnetic strips, Phys. Rev. B 92, 100405(R) (2015). [PRB][arXiv]

  59. S. Janicevic, M. Ovaska, M. J. Alava, and L. Laurson, Avalanches in 2D dislocation systems without applied stresses, J. Stat. Mech. P07016 (2015). [JSTAT]

  60. M. Ovaska, L. Laurson, and M. J. Alava, Quenched pinning and collective Dislocation Dynamics, Sci. Rep. 5, 10580 (2015). [Nature][arXiv]

  61. J. Leliaert, B. Van de Wiele, J. Vandermeulen, A. Coene, A. Vansteenkiste, L. Laurson, G. Durin, B. Van Waeyenberge, and L. Dupre, Thermal effects on transverse domain wall dynamics in magnetic nanowires, Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 202401 (2015). [APL]

  62. C. A. M. La Porta, A. Ghilardi, M. Pasini, L. Laurson, M. J. Alava, S. Zapperi, and M. Ben Amar, Osmotic stress affects functional properties of human melanoma cell lines, Eur. Phys. J. Plus 130, 64 (2015). [EPJPlus][arXiv]

  63. W. Chen, A. S. Foster, M. J. Alava, and L. Laurson, Stick-slip control in nanoscale boundary lubrication by surface wettability, Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 095502 (2015). [PRL][arXiv]

  64. V. Estevez and L. Laurson, Head-to-head domain wall structures in wide Permalloy strips, Phys. Rev. B 91, 054407 (2015). [PRB][arXiv]

  65. C. Manzato, A. S. Foster, M. J. Alava, and L. Laurson, Friction control with nematic lubricants via external fields, Phys. Rev. E 91, 012504 (2015). [PRE]

  66. M. J. Alava, L. Laurson, and S. Zapperi, Crackling noise in plasticity, Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 223, 2353 (2014). [EPJST]

  67. W. Chen, S. Kulju, A. S. Foster, M. J. Alava, and L. Laurson, Boundary lubrication with a liquid crystal monolayer, Phys. Rev. E 90, 012404 (2014). [PRE]

  68. P. D. Ispanovity, L. Laurson, M. Zaiser, I. Groma, S. Zapperi, and M. J. Alava Avalanches in 2D Dislocation Systems: Plastic Yielding Is Not Depinning, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 235501 (2014). [PRL] [arXiv]

  69. J. Leliaert, B. Van de Wiele, A. Vansteenkiste, L. Laurson, G. Durin, L. Dupre, and B. Van Waeyenberge, Current-driven domain wall mobility in polycrystalline Permalloy nanowires: A numerical study, J. Appl. Phys. 115, 233903 (2014). [JAP]

  70. L. Laurson, G. Durin, and S. Zapperi, Universality classes and crossover scaling of Barkhausen noise in thin films, Phys. Rev. B 89, 104402 (2014). [PRB] [arXiv] Fig. 1 selected for PRB Kaleidoscope.

  71. J. Leliaert, B. Van de Wiele, A. Vansteenkiste, L. Laurson, G. Durin, L. Dupre, and B. Van Waeyenberge, Influence of material defects on current-driven vortex domain wall mobility, Phys. Rev. B 89, 064419 (2014). [PRB] [arXiv]

  72. J. Leliaert, B. Van de Wiele, A. Vansteenkiste, L. Laurson, G. Durin, L. Dupre, and B. Van Waeyenberge, A numerical approach to incorporate intrinsic material defects in micromagnetic simulations, J. Appl. Phys. 115, 17D102 (2014). [JAP]

  73. B. Van de Wiele, L. Laurson, K. Franke, and S. van Dijken, Electric field driven magnetic domain wall motion in ferromagnetic-ferroelectric heterostuctures, Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 012401 (2014). [APL] [arXiv]

  74. L. Laurson, X. Illa, S. Santucci, K. T. Tallakstad, K. J. Måløy, and M. J. Alava, Evolution of the average avalanche shape with the universality class, Nat. Commun. 4, 2927 (2013). [Nature] See also the related news story on the website of Aalto University. [Aalto]

  75. B. Van de Wiele, L. Laurson and G. Durin, The role of disorder in the domain wall dynamics of magnetic nanostrips, Eur. Phys. J. B 86, 86 (2013). [EPJB]

  76. B. Van de Wiele, L. Laurson and G. Durin, Effect of disorder on transverse domain wall dynamics in magnetic nanostrips, Phys. Rev. B 86, 144415 (2012). [PRB] [arXiv]

  77. L. Laurson and M.J. Alava, Dynamic hysteresis in cyclic deformation of crystalline solids, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 155504 (2012). [PRL] [arXiv]

  78. L. Laurson, J. Rosti, J. Koivisto, A. Miksic, and M.J. Alava, Spatial fluctuations in transient creep deformation, J. Stat. Mech.: Theo. Exp., P07002 (2011). [JSTAT] [arXiv]

  79. L. Laurson, C. Serpico, G. Durin, and S. Zapperi, Thermally activated domain wall dynamics in a disordered magnetic nanostrip, J. Appl. Phys. 109, 07D345 (2011). [JAP]

  80. L. Laurson and S. Zapperi, Roughness and multiscaling of planar crack fronts, J. Stat. Mech.: Theo. Exp., P11014 (2010). [JSTAT] [arXiv]

  81. J. Rosti, J. Koivisto, L. Laurson, and M.J. Alava, Fluctuations and scaling in creep deformation, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 100601 (2010). [PRL] [arXiv] Also featured in Phys. Rev. Focus 26, story 9 [PRFocus], in the science news section of the website of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE, in Finnish) [YLE], as well as in the news section of the website of the Aalto University School of Science and Technology (in Finnish) [Aalto].

  82. L. Laurson, M.-Carmen Miguel, and M.J. Alava, Dynamical correlations near dislocation jamming, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 015501 (2010). [PRL] [arXiv]

  83. L. Laurson, S. Santucci, and S. Zapperi, Avalanches and clusters in planar crack front propagation, Phys. Rev. E 81, 046116 (2010). [PRE] [arXiv]

  84. L. Laurson, A. Mughal, G. Durin, and S. Zapperi, Modeling domain wall dynamics in thin magnetic strips with disorder, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 46, 262 (2010). [IEEE] [arXiv]

  85. A. Mughal, L. Laurson, G. Durin, and S. Zapperi, Effect of dipolar interactions for domain wall dynamics in magnetic thin films, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 46, 228 (2010). [IEEE] [arXiv]

  86. L. Laurson, X. Illa, and M.J. Alava, The effect of thresholding on temporal avalanche statistics, J. Stat. Mech.: Theo. Exp., P01019 (2009). [JSTAT] [arXiv]

  87. L. Laurson and M.J. Alava, A driven particle in a cloud of mobile impurities, J. Stat. Mech.: Theo. Exp., P07003 (2008). [JSTAT] [arXiv]

  88. M.-Carmen Miguel, L. Laurson, and M.J. Alava, Material yielding and irreversible deformation mediated by dislocation motion, Eur. Phys. J. B 64, 443 (2008) [EPJB].

  89. P. Moretti, L. Laurson, and M.J. Alava, Dislocation interactions mediated by grain boundaries, J. Stat. Mech.: Theo. Exp., P05010 (2008). [JSTAT] [arXiv]

  90. M.J. Alava, L. Laurson, A. Vespignani, and S. Zapperi, Comment on 'Self-organized criticality and absorbing states: Lessons from the Ising model', Phys. Rev. E 77, 048101 (2008). [PRE] [arXiv]

  91. M. Rost, L. Laurson, M. Dube, and M.J. Alava, Fluctuations in fluid invasion into disordered media, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 054502 (2007). [PRL] [arXiv] Also selected to Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 15, issue 6. [VJNANO]

  92. L. Laurson and M.J. Alava, 1/f noise and avalanche scaling in plastic deformation, Phys. Rev. E 74, 066106 (2006). [PRE] [arXiv]

  93. L. Laurson, M.J. Alava, and S. Zapperi, Power spectra of self-organized critical sandpiles, J. Stat. Mech.: Theo. Exp., L11001 (2005). [JSTAT] [arXiv]

  94. L. Laurson and M.J. Alava, Surface criticality in random field magnets, Phys. Rev. B 72, 214416 (2005). [PRB] [arXiv]

  95. L. Laurson and M.J. Alava, Local waiting times in critical systems, Eur. Phys. J. B 42, 407 (2004) [EPJB].

Other publications:

Theses:

• 1. L. Laurson, Doctoral thesis Avalanche dynamics in driven systems: From plastic deformation to fluid invasion, TKK Dissertations 134 (2008). Overview available here.

  2. L. Laurson, Surface criticality in the random field Ising model, M.Sc. thesis (2004), unpublished.

Conference proceedings: 

1. E. Paakkunainen, L. Laurson, and P. Rasilo, Coupled 2-D FEM and 1-D Micromagnetic Model for Transverse Anisotropy Tape-Wound Magnetic Cores, 2022 IEEE 20th Biennial Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC), pp. 1-2 (2022). [IEEE]

2. L. Laurson, A. Mughal, C. Serpico, G. Durin, and S. Zapperi, Modeling thermally activated domain wall dynamics in thin magnetic strips with disorder, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 292, 012008, (2011), Proceedings of the TSN2010 conference [JPhys].

3. L. Laurson, I. Corominas, M.J. Alava, and M.-Carmen Miguel, Heterogeneous dynamics and internal stress distributions near dislocation jamming, AIP Conf. Proc. 1168, 1138 (2009), International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2009, Rethymno, Crete, Greece. [AIP]

4. L. Laurson and M.J. Alava, 1/f noise and plastic deformation, Proceedings of Multiscale Materials Modelling 2006, Freiburg, Germany.

5. L. Laurson and M.J. Alava, 1/f noise and plastic deformation, International Conference on Statistical Mechanics of Plasticity and Related Instabilities, Bangalore, India, Proceedings of Science, PoS(SMPRI2005)051 (2006). [PoS]