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Dynamic light scattering by non-ergodic media

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Part of the book series: Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science ((PROGCOLLOID,volume 91))

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The basic notions of dynamic light scattering (DLS) on non-ergodic media are presented and discussed. We present the results, obtained by DLS, for the intermediate scattering function of polystyrene latex particles that are dispersed in aqueous polyacrylamide gels. It is shown that these systems display non-ergodic features, implying that the time-averaged intensity correlation function (ICF) is not equal to the ensemble-averaged ICF.

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Joosten, J.G.H. (1993). Dynamic light scattering by non-ergodic media. In: Ewen, B., Fischer, E.W., Fytas, G. (eds) Application of Scattering Methods to the Dynamics of Polymer Systems. Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science, vol 91. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0116481

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