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The Application of Laser Light Scattering to the Study of Biological Motion pp 9–30Cite as

Physical Principles of Light Scattering

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A schematic light scattering experiment is sketched in Fig.l. A monochromatic plane wave, linearly polarized, is incident upon a uniform transparent medium. An optical detector placed in the position P reveals the presence of a nonzero light intensity, usually weak, propagating in directions other than that of the reflected and refracted beam. This is what is called scattered light.

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  1. Istituto di Fisica Applicata, Università di Pavia, Via Bassi 6, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Vittorio Degiorgio

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Degiorgio, V. (1983). Physical Principles of Light Scattering. In: Earnshaw, J.C., Steer, M.W. (eds) The Application of Laser Light Scattering to the Study of Biological Motion. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 59. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4487-2_1

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