ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION OF MAGNETOOPTIC PROPERTIES OF GAMMA-FE2O3 FERROFLUID USING DIFFERENT POLARIMETRIC CRITERIA

Authors
GERLIGAND PY LEJEUNE A CARIOU J LOTRIAN J
Citation
Py. Gerligand et al., ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION OF MAGNETOOPTIC PROPERTIES OF GAMMA-FE2O3 FERROFLUID USING DIFFERENT POLARIMETRIC CRITERIA, Journal of physics. D, Applied physics, 28(5), 1995, pp. 965-977
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of physics. D, Applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223727
Volume
28
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
965 - 977
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3727(1995)28:5<965:AOTSOM>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The spatial distribution of the birefringence of a gamma-Fe2O3 ferrofl uid sample, submitted to a constant magnetic field, has been analysed by means of different polarimetric criteria, evaluated from the mil co efficients of the Mueller matrix. These criteria introduced by differe nt authors are used to control the validity and the quality of our cal culus method for the determination of the birefringence spatial distri bution. Results are compared with the phase-delay spatial distribution of a nematic liquid crystal cell obtained by the same method.