Scattering Selectivity

Cyvin, S. J., Rauch, J. E. and Decius, J. C. (1965) Theory of hyper-Raman effects (nonlinear inelastic light scattering) selection rules and depolarization ratios for the second-order polarizability. 

When linearly polarized light passes through a cholesteric phase having helical directors wound in a right-handed helix, RCP is scattered selectively, and the sactter-ing results in eL < eR, i.e., Ae < 0. Thus, the pitch-band CD with minus sign corresponds to a right-handed helical sense in the mesophase. 

The mechanism for impact scattering at solids is rather complex as it involves the penetration of the incident electron into the adsorbed molecule the theoretical treatment requires a quantum mechanical formalism. The transfer of energy from the incident electron to a vibrational mode occurs, within a very short time, while the electron is inside the molecule. The dipole-scattering selection mles do not apply to impact scattering. Theoretical considerations have predicted, and experimental studies have confirmed, the following propensity mles for this mechanism" (i) Impact scattering... 

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Here is the momentum transferred from the neutron and x is one of the reciprocal lattice vectors of the palladium lattice. Thus, the incoherent scattering sees all the vibration modes but the coherent scattering selects one particular phonon for a particular experimental value of Q. It is now clear that both the incoherent and coherent one-phonon scattering will depend on the shape of the optical dispersion curves and hence will be influenced by hydrogen-hydrogen interactions. Indeed, one of the first observations of inelastic scattering from a hydride [10] interpreted the shape of the optical peak in terms of a frequency distribution broadened by H-H interactions. 

Raman scattering selection rules 516 5.2. Theory of Raman scattering in ... 

The polarization dependent relative as well as absolute intensities of the above transitions can be calculated by using Eq. (2) for the oscillator strength, Eq. (17) for the stress dependent valence band wave functions and the optical and phonon scattering selection rules., 5,11,17 yhe results of this calculation for the transverse modes in Si and GaP are presented in Table IV for the electric field vector of the incident light, E, polarized parallel (U) perpendicular (-1) to X. 

The impact scattering selection rule is more complex, and can be found in Ibach and Mills. 

Micellar structure has been a subject of much discussion [104]. Early proposals for spherical [159] and lamellar [160] micelles may both have merit. A schematic of a spherical micelle and a unilamellar vesicle is shown in Fig. Xni-11. In addition to the most common spherical micelles, scattering and microscopy experiments have shown the existence of rodlike [161, 162], disklike [163], threadlike [132] and even quadmple-helix [164] structures. Lattice models (see Fig. XIII-12) by Leermakers and Scheutjens have confirmed and characterized the properties of spherical and membrane like micelles [165]. Similar analyses exist for micelles formed by diblock copolymers in a selective solvent [166]. Other shapes proposed include ellipsoidal [167] and a sphere-to-cylinder transition [168]. Fluorescence depolarization and NMR studies both point to a rather fluid micellar core consistent with the disorder implied by Fig. Xm-12. 

In a third step the S-matrix is related to state-selected reaction cross sections a., in principle observable in beam scattering experiments [28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35], by the fiindamental equation of scattering theory... 

The energies of the selective adsorption resonances are very sensitive to the details of the physisorption potential. Accurate measurement allied to computation of bound state energies can be used to obtain a very accurate quantitative fonn for the physisorption potential, as has been demonstrated for helium atom scattering. For molecules, we have... 

In SEM and STEM, all detectors record the electron current signal of tire selected interacting electrons (elastic scattering, secondary electrons) in real time. Such detectors can be designed as simple metal-plate detectors, such as the elastic dark-field detector in STEM, or as electron-sensitive PMT. For a rigorous discussion of SEM detectors see [3],... 

Perhaps the best known and most used optical spectroscopy which relies on the use of lasers is Raman spectroscopy. Because Raman spectroscopy is based on the inelastic scattering of photons, the signals are usually weak, and are often masked by fluorescence and/or Rayleigh scattering processes. The interest in usmg Raman for the vibrational characterization of surfaces arises from the fact that the teclmique can be used in situ under non-vacuum enviromnents, and also because it follows selection rules that complement those of IR spectroscopy. 

In TOF-SARS [9], a low-keV, monoenergetic, mass-selected, pulsed noble gas ion beam is focused onto a sample surface. The velocity distributions of scattered and recoiled particles are measured by standard TOF methods. A chaimel electron multiplier is used to detect fast (>800 eV) neutrals and ions. This type of detector has a small acceptance solid angle. A fixed angle is used between the pulsed ion beam and detector directions with respect to the sample as shown in figure Bl.23.4. The sample has to be rotated to measure ion scattering... 

It is difficult to observe tliese surface processes directly in CVD and MOCVD apparatus because tliey operate at pressures incompatible witli most teclmiques for surface analysis. Consequently, most fundamental studies have selected one or more of tliese steps for examination by molecular beam scattering, or in simplified model reactors from which samples can be transferred into UHV surface spectrometers witliout air exposure. Reference [4] describes many such studies. Additional tliemes and examples, illustrating botli progress achieved and remaining questions, are presented in section C2.18.4. 

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