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To compare three common methods for calculating scattering anisotropy factors in rod-like particle suspensions and evaluate limitations caused by instrumentation and polydispersity.

May 9, 2023Journal of Applied Crystallography

Anisotropy factors in small-angle scattering for dilute rigid-rod suspensions

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JRJack RooksUniversity of Delaware PGP. H. GilbertNational Institute of Standards and Technology LPLionel PorcarInstitut Langevin

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Theoretical and experimental analysis demonstrates discrepancies among anisotropy factor calculation methods in rod-like suspensions, highlighting the impact of scattering vector selection.

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To compare three common methods for calculating scattering anisotropy factors in rod-like particle suspensions and evaluate limitations caused by instrumentation and polydispersity.
Modeled theoretical two-dimensional scattering patterns for oriented cylindrical particles to evaluate three standard anisotropy factor calculation equations.
Analyzed the sensitivity of anisotropy factors to scattering vector (q) range selection and azimuthal data binning.
Tested theoretical predictions against experimental small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements of a sheared wormlike micelle solution.
The theoretical maximum anisotropy factor of 1 is restricted to specific scattering vector (q) ranges rather than the full scattering domain.
Different calculation formulas produce distinct quantitative values of anisotropy when applied to the same experimental micelle shear data.
Appropriate q-range selection and data binning protocols resolve numerical discrepancies and mitigate artifacts from instrument non-idealities.

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Rooks et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa20ac557affa4c5d46edc7 https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600576723002182

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Theoretical and experimental analysis demonstrates discrepancies among anisotropy factor calculation methods in rod-like suspensions, highlighting the impact of scattering vector selection.

Anisotropy factors in small-angle scattering for dilute rigid-rod suspensions

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Anisotropy factors in small-angle scattering for dilute rigid-rod suspensions

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