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Publication
Physical Review Letters
Paper
Statistics of non-gaussian scattered light
Abstract
The statistical distribution of the scattered light intensity is studied theoretically and experimentally for systems where N, the average number of particles in the scattering volume, is small. An expression is obtained for the intensity distribution for the case of a uniformly illuminated scattering volume and the moments are obtained for an arbitrary illumination profile. Calculated moments are compared with those measured for dilute solutions of polystyrene spheres. © 1972 The American Physical Society.