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The states of polarisation of the central component and the Brillouin components in light scattering have been investigated for a series of four fatty acids and four other organic liquids using a Lummer plate. It has been observed that while the two Brillouin components are strongly polarised in transverse scattering, the central component showed a marked defect of polarisation for all the liquids. This imperfection of polarisation was found to depend on the temperature of investigation. These results are correlated with those already reached by a spectroscopic investigation of the depolarisation of light scattering in liquids.
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Communicated by Sir C. V. Raman,kt.,f.r.s., n.l.
In conclusion the author wishes to record her deep sense of gratitude to Professor Sir C. V. Raman, for his interest in the work. Her sincere thanks are due to Dr. C. S. Venkateswaran for the valuable help rendered by him.
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Sunanda Bai, K. Interferometric studies of light scattering in liquids: Polarisation data. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 15, 357–361 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046029
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