THE SCATTERING OF LIGHT FROM ASSEMBLIES OF ORIENTED RODS.

Abstract

The scattering patterns are calculated from anisotropic rods having an arbitrary orientation of the principal polarizability axis with respect to the rod axis. The effect of a distribution of orientation of the rods is explored, leading to a change in scattering patterns produced by orienting the rods upon stretching the sample. Scattering patterns are affected by the relationship between the refractive indices of the rods and that of the surroundings. The influence of the optic axis orientation angle changing upon orienting the rods is explored. Theoretical patterns are compared with experimental ones obtained upon stretching polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) films. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0676696

Entities

People

  • Marion B. Rhodes
  • Richard S. Stein

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.