title: A high pressure cell for dynamic light scattering up to 2 kbars with conservation of plane of polarization.
abstract: We report on a high pressure cell with six optical windows which can be used up to 2 kbars for laser light scattering applications at scattering angles of 45 degrees , 90 degrees , and 135 degrees of liquid samples in a temperature range between -20 and 150 degrees C. The pressure transmitting medium is compressed nitrogen. The window material used is SF57 NSK, a glass with an extremely low stress optical coefficient in the order of about 10(-5) which allows thus to maintain the plane of polarization even under the action of high pressure. In order to demonstrate the functioning of the cell we show Rayleigh-Brillouin spectra of poly(methylphenylsiloxane) at different polarizations and pressures.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Solid State Research (Soft Matter), Research Center Jülich, P.O. Box 1913, 52428 Jülich, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kriegs