The Rayleigh light scattering properties of (H2SO4)a(NH3)b and (H2SO4)a((CH3)2NH)b atmospheric molecular clusters have been investigated using a response theory approach. Using density functional theory the molecular structures and stepwise formation free energies of clusters with a and b up to 4 have been re-investigated. The Rayleigh scattering intensities are calculated from the dipole polar...

Colour images change their appearance with increasing flying height: they are affected by an increasing bluish tint. This phenomenon is primarily the result of Rayleigh scattering. Considerations concerning a correction of the atmospheric effect lead to the investigation reported herein. The chosen approach originating from the areas of reprographic technique and photographic tone reproduction....

Planar Rayleigh scattering measurements using an ArF-excimerlaser have been performed to investigate helium mixing into air atsupersonic speeds. The capability of the Rayleigh scattering technique for flowvisualization of a turbulent environment is demonstrated in a large-scale, Mach 6facility. The detection limit obtained with the present setup indicates thatplanar, quantitative measurements o...

Rayleigh-scattering cross sections and volume-scattering coefficients are computed for standard air; they incorporate the variation of the depolarization factor with wavelength. Rayleigh optical depths are then calculated for the 1962 U.S. Standard Atmosphere and for five supplementary models. Analytic formulas are derived for each of the parameters listed. The new optical depths can be 1.3% lo...

Nonresonant hyper-Raman and hyper-Rayleigh spectra excited at 1064 nm are reported for neat benzene and pyridine. The theory of Herzberg-Teller vibronic coupling in nonresonant and preresonant hyper-Raman scattering is developed. Nonresonant hyper-Raman scattering is shown to be vibronically induced by modes that efficiently couple strongly allowed onephoton and two-photon transitions. A weak a...

We report amplified, transmitted light intensity, compared to input, when photosynthetic biofilms were placed in the path of Rayleigh scattered, monochromatic light. Enhancement spectrum shows peak at around 505 nm, which corresponds to the pore wall thickness in biofilm ultra-structure, suggesting role of resonant Mie scattering. Enhancement factors differed when biofilms from different stages...

We present measurements of the dispersion of anomalous azimuthal rotation signals from dyed crystals that are at variance with our predictions based on a model of these effects predicated on the predominance of Rayleigh scattering from isolated dye molecules (Kaminsky et al. J Phys Chem A 107:2800-2807, 2003). Here, we extend our scattering model to include the effects of the absorption and ref...

The Rayleigh scattering length has been calculated for rare-gas liquids in the ultraviolet for the frequencies at which they luminesce. The calculations are based on the measured dielectric constants in the gas phase, except in the case of xenon for which measurements are available in the liquid. The scattering length may place constraints on the design of some large-scale detectors, using uv l...

Planar Rayleigh scattering measurements using an ArF-excimer laser have been performed to investigate helium mixing into air at supersonic speeds. The capability of the Rayleigh scattering technique for flow visualization of a turbulent environment is demonstrated in a large-scale, Mach 6 facility. The detection limit obtained with the present setup indicates that planar, quantitative measureme...

Planar Rayleigh scattering measurements with an argon-fluoride excimer laser are performed to investigate helium mixing into air at supersonic speeds. The capability of the Rayleigh scattering technique for flow visualization of a turbulent environment is demonstrated in a large-scale, Mach-6 facility. The detection limit obtained with the present setup indicates that planar, quantitative measu...