The spectral distribution of light scattered from methyl fluoride in the critical region

Abstract

The experimental data for the spectral distribution of light scattered from methyl fluoride in the critical region are collected and analysed for different polarization directions by means of a Fabry-Pérot etalon. The analysis reveals the presence of an unshifted Rayleigh line and two frequency shifted Brilllouin lines for polarized and depolarized intensities. The intensity ratio of these lines - the so-called Landau-Placzek ratio - is determined along the critical isochore and its divergence near the critical point is described by a power law expression.