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Use of Scattering Theory to Interpret Optical Data for Enamels
Author(s) -
EPPLER R. A.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1971.tb12232.x
Subject(s) - scattering , particle (ecology) , light scattering , optics , materials science , matrix (chemical analysis) , molecular physics , mineralogy , physics , chemistry , composite material , geology , oceanography
The theory for the optical scattering caused by particles dispersed in a matrix is applied to the analysis of the reflectance spectra of a TiO 2 ‐opacified porcelain enamel. The scattering cross sections applicable to this problem are derived and tabulated. The particle sizes derived by this method correspond closely with information obtained from transmission electron micrographs when particles in close proximity are assumed to act optically as a single particle. The standard deviation of the theoretical distributions is less than that found experimentally.