Effect of local molecular ordering on the temperature behavior of the relaxation time of order-parameter fluctuations in the isotropic phase of PAA nematic liquid crystal

The behavior of the relaxation time of order-parameter fluctuations in the isotropic phase of PAA nematic liquid crystal was investigated on the basis of the spectra of depolarized (inelastic) light scattering in a wide temperature range including the immediate vicinity to the temperature of the nem...

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Published inPhysics of wave phenomena Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors Bunkin, N. F., Gorelik, V. S., Sabirov, L. M., Semenov, D. I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Allerton Press, Inc 01.03.2009
Subjects
Acoustics
Optical Spectroscopy
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Optics
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Summary:The behavior of the relaxation time of order-parameter fluctuations in the isotropic phase of PAA nematic liquid crystal was investigated on the basis of the spectra of depolarized (inelastic) light scattering in a wide temperature range including the immediate vicinity to the temperature of the nematic phase transition. The experimental data were analyzed within the Landau—de Gennes theory. The temperature limits of applicability of the Landau—de Gennes theory to the isotropic-phase dynamic properties are obtained. The minimum correlation length is determined, at which the effect of local ordering on the dynamics of slow orientational motion of isotropic-phase molecules is dominant.
ISSN:1541-308X
1934-807X
DOI:10.3103/S1541308X09010014