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J. Phys. II France
Volume 4, Numéro 1, January 1994
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| Page(s) | 163 - 168 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1994121 | |
DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1994121
J. Phys. II France 4 (1994) 163-168
1 Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Leiden University, Gorlaeus Laboratories, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
2 Unilever Research Laboratory, O. van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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J. Phys. II France 4 (1994) 163-168
Negative Kerr effect in water/BHDC/benzene microemulsions: another explanation
G.J.M. Koper1, C. Román Vas1 and E. Van der Linden21 Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Leiden University, Gorlaeus Laboratories, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
2 Unilever Research Laboratory, O. van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
(Received 10 August 1993, accepted 15 October 1993)
Abstract
Recently Cazabat has explained the negative Kerr effect in water/Benzyl-Hexadecyl-Dimethyl ammonium Chloride (BHDC)/benzene
microemulsions in terms of a model proposed by Mayer. In this paper we present an alternative interpretation that has already
been proven succesful in explaining the Kerr effect of water/AOT/alkane microemulsions. Furthermore we report on experiments
that we have performed on the benzene system to demonstrate the validity of our interpretation.
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