The Information Content Of Multiple Scattering Data: Monte Carlo And Laboratory Experiments

A new computer simulation methodology is developed which determines the structure factor, S(q), of concentrated suspensions accurately and subsequently calculates S(q) from the wavelength dependence of the transport mean free path , l*(λ), for the same systems. Therefore our method can test directly the validity of approximations involved in the analysis of multiple scattering data. The simulation results for l* agree closely with experimental data and explain the substantial overestimation of l* by the photon diffusion formula [1, 2] observed in some experiments. © Springer-Verlag 2001