Abstract
Light which has been scattered by a suspension of particles contains information about particle motion, number, size and shape. One characteristic of such light which is particularly sensitive to shape is its polarisation state. If the particles are moving, then this will fluctuate in time and the statistical properties of the fluctuations can be used to deduce shape parameters. In this chapter a brief review of principles underlying this technique will be given together with the results of some preliminary experimental measurements
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Jakeman, E. (2000). Polarisation Fluctuations in Light Scattered by Small Particles. In: Moreno, F., González, F. (eds) Light Scattering from Microstructures. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 534. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46614-2_10
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