Analysis of small-angle scattering data from micelles and microemulsions: Free-form approaches and model fitting

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 190-196

  Pedersen, Jan Skov ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Free form methods; Micelles microemulsions; Modelling indirect Fourier transformation; Small angle scattering; Square root deconvolution

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLE; MICROEMULSION; REVIEW;

EID: 0032822587     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(99)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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