The structure of deterministic mass and surface fractals: theory and methods of analyzing small-angle scattering data

Small-angle scattering (SAS) of X-rays, neutrons or light from ensembles of randomly oriented and placed deterministic fractal structures is studied theoretically. In the standard analysis, a very few parameters can be determined from SAS data: the fractal dimension, and the lower and upper limits o...

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Published in:Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2019-06, Vol.21 (24), p.12748-12762
Main Authors: Cherny, Alexander Yu, Anitas, Eugen M, Osipov, Vladimir A, Kuklin, Alexander I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Data analysis
Fractal analysis
Fractal geometry
Fractal models
Fractals
Scattering
Self-similarity
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Summary:Small-angle scattering (SAS) of X-rays, neutrons or light from ensembles of randomly oriented and placed deterministic fractal structures is studied theoretically. In the standard analysis, a very few parameters can be determined from SAS data: the fractal dimension, and the lower and upper limits of the fractal range. The self-similarity of deterministic structures allows one to obtain additional characteristics of their spatial structures. In the present work, we consider models that can describe accurately SAS from such structures. The developed models of deterministic fractals offer many advantages in describing fractal systems, including the possibility to extract additional structural information, an analytic description of SAS intensity, and effective computational algorithms. The generalized Cantor fractal and few of its variants are used as basic examples to illustrate the above concepts and to model physical samples with mass, surface, and multi-fractal structures. The differences between the deterministic and random fractal structures in analyzing SAS data are emphasized. Several limitations are identified in order to motivate future investigations of deterministic fractal structures. Small-angle scattering (SAS) of X-rays, neutrons or light from ensembles of randomly oriented and placed deterministic fractal structures is studied theoretically.
ISSN:1463-9076
1463-9084
DOI:10.1039/c9cp00783k