title: Precision in transient electric birefringence measurements for colloids.
abstract: Electrically induced birefringence is increasingly used as a fast procedure to characterise the size, shape, polarisation and charge parameters of colloids and their interactions. By considering the optical apparatus generally used, attention is drawn to the significant errors that can arise in such experiments if optical component selection and setting are not critically considered.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, UK.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Waterman