Optical anisotropy as a probe of structural order by stokes polarimetry

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 106, Issue 35, 2002, Pages 9004-9012

  Hore, Dennis K ^a   Natansohn, Almeria L ^a   Rochon, Paul L ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; POLARIMETERS;

STRUCTURAL ORDER;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0037026761     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp025877u     Document Type: Article

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