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We discuss a new form of dynamic light scattering which can be applied to very strongly scattering media. The technique is based on the use of the diffusion approximation to describe the propagation of light through the scattering medium, allowing the distribution of scattering paths to be determined and the temporal autocorrelation function of the intensity fluctuations to be calculated. The physical principles of this technique, called Diffusing-Wave Spectroscopy (DWS), are presented, and some of its applications are discussed. Emphasis is given to the unique sensitivity of DWS to particle motion on very short length scales. This sensitivity is exploited to study transient hydrodynamic interactions in concentrated colloidal suspensions. A new scaling behavior of the time evolution of the self diffusion coefficient of colloidal particles is observed.
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Weitz, D.A., Zhu, J.X., Durian, D.J., Pine, D.J. (1992). Principles and Applications of Diffusing-Wave Spectroscopy. In: Chen, SH., Huang, J.S., Tartaglia, P. (eds) Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Colloids and Supramolecular Aggregates in Solution. NATO ASI Series, vol 369. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2540-6_36
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