A simple proposal for Rayleigh's scaterring experiment

This work presents an alternative proposal for Rayleigh's scattering experiment presented and discussed in Krapas and Santos (2002) in this journal. Besides being simple and low-cost, the proposal suggested here is also proposing to demonstrate experimentally other physical phenomena such as po...

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Main Authors: Adriano José Ortiz, Carlos Eduardo Laburú, Osmar Henrique Moura da Silva
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 2010-03-01
Series:Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/17840
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Summary:This work presents an alternative proposal for Rayleigh's scattering experiment presented and discussed in Krapas and Santos (2002) in this journal. Besides being simple and low-cost, the proposal suggested here is also proposing to demonstrate experimentally other physical phenomena such as polarization of light from the sky, the rainbow and reflection on non-conductive surfaces, as well as determine the direction of these biases. The polarization will be observed with the aid of Polaroid obtained from liquid crystal displays taken from damaged electronic devices and the Polaroid polarization direction will be established by the observation of Brewester's angle in reflection experiment.
ISSN:1677-2334
2175-7941