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Optical anisotropy of absorbing particles: Light scattering depolarization, electric- and flow birefringence and dichroism of suspensions of carbon blacks

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The use of a rather: elongated spheroid, the compacity of which decreases with its weight, equivalent to the aggregates allows to explain the effects of depolarized light scattering and of birefringence. In particular, a very unusual negative macroform birefringence has been found. Moreover the theoretical expressions concerning the absorbing particles which simultaneously exhibit an electric dichroism and birefringence have been written. They were tested by means of suspensions of carbon blacks.

Résumé

Les effets de dépolarisation de la lumiére diffusée et de la biréfringence d'écoulement peuvent être expliqués á l'aide de modéles d'ellipsoídes de révolution équivalents relativement allongés. En particulier, on a mis en évidence l'existence d'un phénoméne tout-á-fait inhabituel: celui d'une biréfringence de macroforme négative. De plus, on a développé des relations théoriques concernant des suspensions de particules absorbantes, présentant à la fois de la biréfringence et du dichroisme. Ces expressions ont été vérifiées á l'aide de suspensions de noirs de carbone.

Zusammenfassung

Die Effekte der Depolarisation von Streulicht und der Strömungsdoppelbrechung können mit Hilfe des Modells von relativ gestreckten Rotationsellipsoiden erklärt werden. Insbesondere wurde die Existenz eines ganz ungewöhnlichen Phänomens wahrscheinlich gemacht, nämlich eine negative Formdoppelbrechung. Weiter wurden theoretische Beziehungen entwickelt, die Suspensionen von absorbierenden Teilchen betreffen, die zugleich Doppelbrechung und Dichroismus zeigen. Diese Gleichungen werden anhand von Ruß-Suspensionen verifiziert.

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Ravey, J.C. Optical anisotropy of absorbing particles: Light scattering depolarization, electric- and flow birefringence and dichroism of suspensions of carbon blacks. Colloid & Polymer Sci 253, 292–305 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02352078

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