This is a simple description. For detailed explanations see articles: Laser Diffraction-101 and -201. Particle Size Distribution (PSD) is a multi-parameter description of how the total concentration of particles is distributed into many size fractions....
While testing a LISST-ABS in the laboratory with field samples, Dr. Benjamin van der Waal of Rhodes University in South Africa noticed an apparent instrument drift. He was using samples extracted from a river for this testing, so that the samples were...
The optical scattering function (VSF) describes how incident light on a volume of water is scattered into various directions. It is an important inherent optical property of water – a term used by optical oceanographers. The VSF at small forward angles...
Upon first impressions the LISST-200X appears to be just a smaller version of the LISST-100X. However much of what makes the LISST-200X such an improvement over the LISST-100X is what lies deep inside the instrument. Let’s explore these features in...
How LISST works! [Sequoia, April 15, 2011] 1. The Ring Detector 2. How Particle Sizes and Measurement Angles are Selected 3. Origin of the Matrix Formulation – It’s just algebra 4. Inversion of Data – the Information Content...