1. SODI-COLLOID: A combination of static and dynamic light scattering on board the International Space Station.
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Mazzoni, S., Potenza, M. A. C., Alaimo, M. D., Veen, S. J., Dielissen, M., Leussink, E., Dewandel, J.-L., Minster, O., Kufner, E., Wegdam, G., and Schall, P.
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REDUCED gravity environments ,COLLOIDS ,LIGHT scattering ,LASER beams ,CLUSTERING of particles ,COHERENCE (Physics) - Abstract
Microgravity research in space is a complex activity where the often scarce resources available for the launch, accommodation, and operation of instrumentation call for a careful experiment planning and instrument development. In this paper we describe a module of the Selectable Optical Diagnostic Instrument, that has been designed as a compact optical diagnostic instrument for colloidal physics experiments. The peculiarity of the instrument is the combination of a novel light scattering technique known as near field scattering and standard microscopy with a low-coherence laser light source. We describe its main design features, as well as measurement results on colloidal aggregation taken on the International Space Station. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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