The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1959 · 11 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsColloid ScienceOpticsSurface ScienceColloid ChemistryColloidal DispersionsScattering AnalysisScattering ProblemsScattering ProcessesScattering TheoryBackward Scattering ModelsLight ScatteringMie ScatteringRayleigh-plesset EquationScatteringScattering By Spheres
Light scattering of nonabsorbing colloidal spheres in the direction towards the incident primary beam (backward direction) is investigated on the basis of the Mie theory. The parameters considered are α = 0.2(0.2)15.2 and m = 1.20. The data obtained are compared with those derived from the Rayleigh-Gans-Debye equation. A simple equation is derived by means of which the α values at maximal and minimal scattering can be calculated in satisfactory approximation. Data of the ``extreme dissymmetry''—i0/i180— are given.
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