Accession Number:
ADA300171
Title:
Adsorbed Water Layer Thickness on Quartz Fibers as a Function of Humidity as Measured By Light Scattering.
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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Report Date:
1995-09-20
Pagination or Media Count:
97.0
Abstract:
This paper applies the Mueller scattering matrix for cylindrical quartz fibers to determine the buildup of thin water sheaths on the fibers as a function of humidity. We created four quartz fibers of various sizes and used a controlled-humidity environment to establish a relationship between relative humidity and water sheath thickness. We determined the thickness by measuring a particular Mueller scattering matrix at a single angle and relating changes in polarized light scattering Sij directly to the thickness of the water layer. We report an accelerated growth of a water sheath on quartz fibers at humidities above 90 and an irregular relationship between the fiber radius and the maximum size for a water layer. MM
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Subject Categories:
- Optics