Physics & Astronomy ETDs

Publication Date

5-26-1965

Abstract

The construction and operation of an ultrasonic liquid droplet suspension device are described. The problem of generating intense sonic waves by matching the sonic transducer components is investigated. There is a description and analysis of a light scattering experiment performed on a suspended water droplet. The moat prominent characteristic of the scattered light was a rapid (10 to 100 cycles per second) time fluctuation in intensity. The variation in scattering cross section with droplet diameter predicted by the Mie theory and droplet shape oscillations are investigated as possible mechanisms producing the fluctuations.

Degree Name

Physics

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Physics & Astronomy

First Committee Member (Chair)

Howard Carnes Bryant

Second Committee Member

John Root Green

Third Committee Member

John Lee Howarth

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

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