ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
The importance of obtaining dependable values of molecular optical polarizability anisotropy for polymers and their oligomers lies in their subsequent use in the rotational isomeric state theory and in calculations involving the components of the optical polarizability tensor. This work describes a depolarized Rayleigh scattering photometer able to determine optical polarizability anisotropy of oligomers, melts, and polymer compounds in solution with a combination of exceptional accuracy and high sensitivity. Two separate calibration techniques are reported that ensure the accuracy and preciseness of the results obtained from the measurements. Finally, data analysis procedures are reported that show the sensitivity of the results to the internal field correction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144530
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