MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF PHOTOCHEMICALLY INDUCED REACTIONS IN DISPERSIONS OF AROMATIC KETONES IN POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES OF POLYACRYLIC-ACID AND CATIONIC SURFACTANTS

The increase in light scattering during photolysis of benzophenone dis persions in polyelectrolyte complexes on the basis of polyacrylic acid and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide was found to be strongly affected by a magnetic field. These effects are one or two orders of magnitude stronger than the primary magnetic effects, which are measured by the influence of the held on the accumulation of the products formed durin g photochemical reduction of the ketone. Analysis of light scattering spectra and the dependence of the magnetic effect on the sample proper ties and irradiation conditions shows that a magnetic field accelerate s structural transitions in micron-sized particles, thus increasing th eir refractive index.