CRITICAL OPALESCENCE OF POLYSTYRENE IN CYCLO-HEXANE TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS

Abstract

IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRITICAL POINT, ANGULAR DISSYMMETRY OF SCATTERING IS OBSERVED. Its amount is connected with the range of molecular forces. Integrated over all angles it reveals that the total scattering is less than that calculated according to Einstein. At the same time the scattered light is less blue than anticipated according to Rayleigh. This effect was investigated on the system polystyrene-cyclohexane by measurements of the wavelength dependence of the total turbidity of the solution at its critical concentration as a function of the temperature. The interaction range as calculated from the data is in good agreement with values calculated from dissymmetry measurements. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1961
Accession Number
AD0264359

Entities

People

  • B. Chu
  • P. Debye

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Cyclohexanes
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Macromolecules
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Molecules
  • Organic Compounds
  • Plastics
  • Polystyrenes
  • Scattering
  • Turbidity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.