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The light-scattering patterns from two-dimensional statistically arranged spherulites have been examined by using a combination model which takes into account the size distribution, truncation, and disorder effects. From the computer simulation for assemblies of truncated spherulites, it is found that the distribution of their average radii can be fit by a logarithmic Gaussian frequency function, but their scattering patterns, based upon the estimated distribution parameters, do not represent those for the assemblies of the same truncated spherulites. Refinement of the model used in the previous works is possible in order to make a more quantitative estimation of light-scattering intensity for semi-crystalline polymer films and to clarify the origin of excess Hv scattering.
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Ishikawa, T., Stein, R. Scattering of Light from Assemblies of Truncated and Disordered Spherulites. Polym J 8, 369–376 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.8.369
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