Dispersion radiation scattering

The first temi results in Rayleigh scattering which is at the same frequency as the exciting radiation. The second temi describes Raman scattering. There will be scattered light at (Vq - and (Vq -i- v ), that is at sum and difference frequencies of the excitation field and the vibrational frequency. Since a. x is about a factor of 10 smaller than a, it is necessary to have a very efficient method for dispersing the scattered light. 

Work on the structure of crystals and fibers was not the only way in which Mark made use of x-rays. With several collaborators, he reported the results of a number of significant investigations of the physics of x-rays in 1926 and 1927. With Ehrenberg he reported studies of the index of refraction of x-rays, and with Leo Szilard studies verifying the linear polarization of x-rays scattered from electrons at 90. An investigation of the width of x-ray lines was carried out by Mark and Ehrenberg, and Mark and Kallmann reported work on the properties of Compton-scattered x-radiation and on the theory of the dispersion and scattering of x-rays. 

To this point we have assumed that an atom, be it heavy or otherwise, scatters as a point source of scattering power fj having phase 0j. Although the detailed physical explanation is outside the scope of this book and involves quantum mechanical properties, it must be pointed out that this is not entirely true. An atom scatters X rays in a somewhat more complex fashion, in that its scattered radiation is composed of two components. The major component, which arises from normal Thompson scattering, and is by far the largest component, has phase 0 dependent on the atom s position as we have assumed. But there is also a minor component of the scattering that has phase 0 + jt/2. This is because the electrons of the atom also absorb a small amount of radiation due to electron resonance phenomena and re-emit it with a phase change. This second component is called the anomalous dispersion, and to be entirely correct, we should properly describe the radiation scattered by an atom as a complex number,... 

Microemulsions and most surfactants in dilute solutions and dispersions self-assemble into a variety of microstructures spherical or wormlike micelles, swollen micelles, vesicles, and liposomes. Such systems are of biological and technological importance, e.g., in detergency, drug delivery, catalysis, enhanced oil recovery, flammability control, and nanoscale particle production. The macroscopic properties—rheology, surface tension, and conductivity—of these systems depend on their microstructure. As these microstructures are small (1-1000 nm) and sometimes several microstructures can coexist in the same solution, it is difficult to determine their structure. Conventional techniques like radiation scattering, although useful, provide only indirect evidence of microstructures, and the structures deduced are model-dependent. 

Several studies have attempted to correlate the characteristics of the final products to the initial structures prior to polymerization. It must be reminded that the accurate determination of a microemulsion structure is rather difficult. In particular, when performing scattering experiments, which in principle provide the droplet size, the system must be diluted. However, the dilution procedure is not trivial because of the partitioning of the components of the microemulsion between continuous and dispersed phases. Experiments performed at finite concentration can suffer by a large error, in particular in the vicinity of a critical point where the radiation scattering probes critical fluctuations with a characteristic length much larger than the droplet radius [4]. 

Fig. 1.13 The angular d) dependence in terms of the variable k, of the radiation scattered by a dilute dispersion of homogeneously sized particles.

A AS and AFS. When part of the light coming from the lamp is scattered by small particles in the atomiser e.g. droplets or refractory solid particles) or absorbed non-specifically e.g. by undissociated molecules existing in the flame), important analytical errors will be derived if no adequate corrections are made. Scattered and dispersed radiation decrease the lamp intensity and create false analytical signals. Fortunately, both sources of false signals can be easily distinguished from the specific analyte signals which do occur at the analytical line only (and not outside it in the spectrum), and this basic differential feature can be used for correction. 

In the second broad class of spectroscopy, the electromagnetic radiation undergoes a change in amplitude, phase angle, polarization, or direction of propagation as a result of its refraction, reflection, scattering, diffraction, or dispersion by the sample. Several representative spectroscopic techniques are listed in Table 10.2. 

In outline, the method used is to pass the monochromatic radiation through the gaseous sample and disperse and detect the scattered radiation. Usually, this radiation is collected in directions normal to the incident radiation in order to avoid this incident radiation passing to the detector. 

These samples were measured non-destructively by energy-dispersive XRF with synclirotron radiation excitation (SYXRS), by g-XRF, by wavelength-dispersive XRF (WDXRS), and by Rutherford back scattering (RBS), by X-ray reflectometry (XRR) and by destructive secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) as well (both last methods were used for independant comparison). 

ZerstraUtmg, /. annihilation radiation, zerstreuen, v.t. disperse, scatter, disseminate, dissipate, diffuse divert, distract. — zer-streut, p.a. dispersed, etc. diffuse disperse abstracted, distracted, zerstreutporig, a. diffuse-porous. 

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has emerged as a powerful technique for studying species adsorbed on metal films, colloidal dispersions, and working electrodes. SERS occurs when molecules are adsorbed on certain metal surfaces, where Raman intensity enhancements of ca. 105-106 may be observed. The enhancement is primarily due to plasmon excitation at the metal surface, thus the effect is limited to Cu, Ag, and Au, and a few other metals for which surface plasmons are excited by visible radiation. 

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