Optical studies of the smectic-Cα * phase layer structure in free-standing films

D. A. Olson; S. Pankratz; P. M. Johnson; A. Cady; H. T. Nguyen; C. C. Huang

Optical studies of the smectic-C_α ^* phase layer structure in free-standing films

D. A. Olson, S. Pankratz, P. M. Johnson, A. Cady, H. T. Nguyen, C. C. Huang

Physics and Astronomy (Twin Cities)

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Optical observations of MHPBC and 10OTBBB1M7 in the smectic -C*_α phase were carried out. In both samples, a short-pitch helical structure was found. The obtained data display characteristic oscillations as a function of temperature.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	63
Issue number	6 I
State	Published - Jun 1 2001

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Optical studies of the smectic-C_α ^* phase layer structure in free-standing films

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