THE SCATTERING OF LIGHT FROM THIN POLYMER FILMS. V THEORY FOR SCATTERING FROM ORIENTED POLYMERS,

Abstract

The scattering of light from thin polymer films results principally from correlation in 6rientation of crystals over distances comparable with the wavelength of visible light. For unoriented polymers, all crystal orientations are equally likely and the orientation correlation possesses spherical symmetry. This results in a scattering pattern which is independent of the angle Omega about the incident ray and also independent of the tilt angle of the polymeric film (providing corrections are made for refraction and reflection). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 1963
Accession Number
AD0421104

Entities

People

  • Richards S. Stein
  • T. Hotta

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diffraction
  • Films
  • Macromolecules
  • Molecules
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Reflection
  • Refraction
  • Scattering
  • Symmetry
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.