In situ light-scattering measurements of morphologically evolving flame-synthesized oxide nanoaggregates

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2686-2697

  Xing, Yangchuan ^a   Koylu, Umit O ^a,b   Rosner, Daniel E ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0001010043     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.002686     Document Type: Article

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