lamellar_hg

Random lamellar phase with Head and Tail Groups

Parameter Description Units Default value
scale Scale factor or Volume fraction None 1
background Source background cm-1 0.001
length_tail Tail thickness ( total = H+T+T+H) 15
length_head Head thickness 10
sld Tail scattering length density 10-6-2 0.4
sld_head Head scattering length density 10-6-2 3
sld_solvent Solvent scattering length density 10-6-2 6

The returned value is scaled to units of cm-1 sr-1, absolute scale.

This model provides the scattering intensity, I(q), for a lyotropic lamellar phase where a random distribution in solution are assumed. The SLD of the head region is taken to be different from the SLD of the tail region.

Definition

The scattering intensity I(q) is

I(q)=2πscale2(δH+δT)P(q)1q2

The form factor P(q) is

P(q)=4q2{ΔρH[sin[q(δH+δT) sin(qδT)]+ΔρTsin(qδT)}2

where δT is length_tail, δH is length_head, ΔρH is the head contrast (sld_head sld_solvent), and ΔρT is tail contrast (sld sld_solvent).

The total thickness of the lamellar sheet is δH+δT+δT+δH. Note that in a non aqueous solvent the chemical “head” group may be the “Tail region” and vice-versa.

The 2D scattering intensity is calculated in the same way as 1D, where the q vector is defined as

q=q2x+q2y
../../_images/lamellar_hg_autogenfig.png

Fig. 47 1D plot corresponding to the default parameters of the model.

Source

lamellar_hg.py

References

  1. F Nallet, R Laversanne, and D Roux, J. Phys. II France, 3, (1993) 487-502
  2. J Berghausen, J Zipfel, P Lindner, W Richtering, J. Phys. Chem. B, 105, (2001) 11081-11088

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  • Last Reviewed by: S King and P Butler Date April 17, 2014