Light scattering Rayleigh approximation

Huffman, D. R., and C. F. Bohren, 1980. Infrared absorption spectra of non-spherical particles treated in the Rayleigh-ellipsoid approximation, in Light Scattering by Irregularly Shaped Particles, D. Schuerman (Ed.), Plenum, New York, pp. 103-111. 

The Rayleigh approximation shows that the intensity of scattered light depends on the wavelength of the light, the refractive index of the system (subject to the limitation already cited), the angle of observation, and the concentration of the solution (which is also restricted to dilute solutions). In the Rayleigh theory, the size and shape of the scatterers (M and B) enter the picture through thermodynamic rather than optical considerations. 

P. L. Frattini, and G. G. Fuller, Conservative dichroism of a sheared suspension in the Rayleigh-Gans light scattering approximation, J. Coll. Inter. Sci., 119, 335 (1987). 

T, Bancewiez. Rayleigh light scattering by liquids composed of interacting anisotropic molecules Spherical tensor approach within the second-order approximation of the DID model. Molec. Phys., 50 173-191 (1983). 

In Rayleigh-Debye s approximation, light scattering has been studied on... 

Let us define a relation between the correlation functions of the internal structure of a liquid and the phenomenon of light scattering (Skryshevsky, 1980). The total amplitude of the waves scattered by a given configuration of structural elements, each approximated by a Rayleigh particle, in the case of vertically polarized light is expressed by (Kquations 2.1 -51,-18,-d9)... 

In conclusion, we present summary tables of the most important formulae of light scattering in Rayleigh s and Rayleigh-Debye s (Rayleigh-Debye-Hans ) approximations as a supplement to the topic Light scattering (Tables 2.1-2.4). 

Light scattering by a dipole in a plane is considered. Colloidal scattering is discussed using the Rayleigh-Debye approximation, which holds for optically-soft any-form particles comparable with the wavelength. 

Light scattering in liquids within the critical region is described with the Rayleigh-Debye approximation including the correlation functions formalism. 

In the nearest vicinity of the spinodal, concentration fluctuations become correlated, and it is necessary to pass from Rayleigh-Einstein s scattering to Rayleigh-Debye .s approximation for the correct description of light scattering. 

The approaches of colloidal optics are required for analysis of light scattering on heterogeneous gels. In particular, Rayleigh-Debye s approximation with the correlation function formedism finds application (see subsection 2.1.2) (Gallacher and Betterheim, 1962 Bueche, 1970 Pokrovski et al., 1976 Volkova et al., 1987). 

H. Kuwata et al.. Resonant light scattering from metal nanoparticles practical analysis beyond rayleigh approximation. Applied Physics Letters, 83(22), 4625-4627 (2003). 

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