Eur. Phys. J. E 3, 283-290
A new approach to the problem of radiation scattering by multicomponent systems
H. Benoît1 - G. Jannink2
1 Institut Charles Sadron, 6 rue Boussingault, 67083
Strasbourg Cedex, France
2 Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, C.E.
Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, Cedex, France
benoit@ics.u-strasbg.fr
Received 7 January 2000 and Received in final form 29 May 2000
Abstract
The formulation of the scattered intensity by compressible systems,
based on the thermodynamics of the inverse correlation matrix, is
re-examined and replaced by a direct decomposition of the
correlation matrix. This approach confirms known results. It
allows the derivation of several families of contrasts and offers
new possibilities to interpret scattering experiments. It can be
easily generalized, in the frame of the random phase approximation,
to the scattering at 
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PACS
82.60.Lf Thermodynamics of solutions - 42.25.Fx Diffraction and scattering
- 83.80.Es Polymer blends
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