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Measurement of Particle Orientation Distribution by a Stereological Method
Author(s) -
Kanatani Kenichi
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.19850020106
Subject(s) - particle (ecology) , distribution (mathematics) , plane (geometry) , orientation (vector space) , particle number , line (geometry) , physics , materials science , optics , geometry , mathematics , mathematical analysis , geology , nuclear physics , oceanography , plasma
Practical procedures are described for a stereological method which determines the spatial distribution of particle orientation from the distribution observed on cross sections. First, the two dimensional distribution of needle‐like particles is determined by counting the number of intersections with parallel probe lines. Next, the three dimensional distribution of needle‐like particles is determined by counting the number of intersections with a cutting plane. Then, the three dimensional distribution of disklike particles is determined by counting the number of intersections with a probe line. Finally, the distribution of disklike particles is determined by measuring the total length of the cross sections on a cutting plane.