<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> A coherent light scattering experiment was carried out on an aqueous clay suspension with an extended range of concentrations. The far field speckle was recorded as a video recording in an unconventional manner using a charged coupled device. A computer code for image processing, written for this purpose, was used to compute the average far field contrast. The variation of average contrast with particle concentration was analysed, and a possible fast procedure for assessing the particle concentration over an extended concentration range was suggested.</p></abstract>

A coherent light scattering experiment was carried out on an aqueous clay suspension with an extended range of concentrations. The far field speckle was recorded as a video recording in an unconventional manner using a charged coupled device. A computer code for image processing, written for this purpose, was used to compute the average far field contrast. The variation of average contrast with particle concentration was analysed, and a possible fast procedure for assessing the particle concentration over an extended concentration range was suggested.

Estimating Particle Concentration in Natural Water by Speckle Contrast

“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Faculty of Sciences, Dr. Ion Raţiu Street 5-7, Sibiu, Sibiu County, Romania, RO-550012

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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A coherent light scattering experiment was carried out on an aqueous clay suspension with an extended range of concentrations. The far field speckle was...

Estimating Particle Concentration in Natural Water by Speckle Contrast

Published Online: Oct 30, 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2013-0001

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