Rigorous theoretical framework for particle sizing in turbid colloids using light refraction

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 19741-19756

  García Valenzuela, Augusto ^a   Barrera, Rubén G ^a   Gutierrez Reyes, Edahí ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; REFRACTION;

COLLOIDAL MEDIUM; DIELECTRIC PARTICLES; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM APPROACHES; EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; NONLOCAL; PARTICLE SIZING; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 56749092192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.019741     Document Type: Article

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