THE PREFACTOR OF FRACTAL AGGREGATES

The prefactor k(0) of the fractal aggregate scaling relationship N = k (0)(R(g)/a)(D)f is determined for both Diffusion Limited and Diffusion Limited Cluster Aggregation processes in spatial dimensions of 2, 3, 4, and 5. For the physically relevant case of DLCA aggregates in three dimensions we find k(0) = 1.19 +/- 0.1 when D-f = 1.82 +/- 0.04. Comp arison of all aggregation types shows that the prefactor k(0) displays uniform trends with the fractal dimension D-f. Attempts to explain th ese trends are made based on either a common small N limit for all clu sters or the packing of spheres in space. (C) 1997 Academic Press.