Colors of transparent submicron suspensions on approaching the Rayleigh regime

Applied Optics

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2183-2191

  Magatti, Davide ^a   Ferri, Fabio ^b   Ragazzi, Paolo ^b,c   Pigazzini, Marta C ^a,b   Averchi, Alessandro ^b   Di Trapani, Paolo ^b  

^a Light in Light Srl   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; PARTICLE SIZE; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DILUTE SUSPENSIONS; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; EXTINCTION CROSS SECTION; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX MISMATCH; SCATTERING ANGLES; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES; TRANSMITTED LIGHT;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84860164749     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.51.002183     Document Type: Article

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