POLARIZATION OF THE SCATTERED-LIGHT IN THE ISOTROPIC-PHASE OF A CHOLESTERIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL

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SCHINDLER, ME
CROOKER, PP
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MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS | 1979年 / 49卷 / 10期
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10.1080/00268947908070468
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O6 [化学];
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In the only measurement to date of the ratio R//d of depolarized to polarized light scattering intensities in the isotropic phase of a cholesteric liquid crystal, Harada and Crooker reported that the value of 3/4 predicted by the order parameter fluctuation theory of de Gennes was not observed. Measurements were made of R//d in cholesteryl oleyl carbonate (COC) using a more precise rotating polarizer technique. R//d is observed to have a strong temperature dependence which can be explained by the de Gennes theory plus an additional fluctuating component as described by Courtens.
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