SMALL-ANGLE RAYLEIGH-SCATTERING FROM NONEQUILIBRIUM FLUCTUATIONS IN LIQUIDS AND LIQUID-MIXTURES

被引:87
作者
LI, WB [1 ]
SEGRE, PN [1 ]
GAMMON, RW [1 ]
SENGERS, JV [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV EDINBURGH,DEPT PHYS,EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
来源
PHYSICA A | 1994年 / 204卷 / 1-4期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0378-4371(94)90440-5
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have developed an improved experimental arrangement for measuring small-angle Rayleigh scattering in liquid systems subjected to a stationary temperature gradient. This improved arrangement has enabled us to measure nonequilibrium fluctuations with a simple helium-neon laser. We have used this technique to measure long-range nonequilibrium fluctuations in n-hexane and in several mixtures of n-hexane with toluene, thus complementing measurements for the equimolar mixture obtained previously. The experiments confirm that all diffusive nonequilibrium fluctuations vary with (del T)2/k4, where del T is the imposed temperature gradient and where k is the wave number of the fluctuations. A quantitative comparison of the strength of these nonequilibrium fluctuations with the theoretical predictions is also presented.
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页码:399 / 436
页数:38
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