Visibility Factor and Polydispersity of the Light Scattering from Particles on Surfaces

Abstract

We have developed an experimental method, based on the visibility factor of the light-scattering minima, to obtain size-polydispersity information from contaminants on a flat substrate. We verify this method using double-interaction-model calculations and use this technique to experimentally examine the radial variation of a micrometer-sized fiber and the size polydispersity of spherical particles on a substrate.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA372507

Entities

People

  • F. González
  • Gorden W. Videen
  • J. L. De La Pefia
  • J. M. Saiz
  • P. J. Valle

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Blood Coagulation Factors
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Far Field
  • Grazing Angles
  • Intensity
  • Light Scattering
  • Micrometers
  • Military Research
  • Numbers
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Scattering
  • Substrates
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science