Annotation
Measurements have been made on the spectra of the depolarized component of the Rayleigh scattering in the isotropic phase for two nematic liquid crystals; the temperature dependence of the anisotropy relaxation time $\tau$ has been derived. These $\tau$ data are compared with those from other sources, and it is concluded that the main contribution to the depolarized component comes from rapid rotation in the liquid-crystal molecules around their long axes.
© 2016 Publisher M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University
Authors
G.P. Petrova, A.S. Tleubaev
Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia
Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia
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