Abstract
A new method for studying the properties of adsorbed polymer molecules is proposed. If polymer molecules are adsorbed on the low refractive index side of an interface between two transparent dielectric media, they can scatter the evanescent radiation generated by total internal reflection of light incident on the interface from the high refractive index medium. Analysis of the angular distribution of the scattered light yields information about the mean extension of the polymer perpendicular to the interface and its mean extension parallel to the interface. As an example, the theory is illustrated for the case of rods, anchored at one end to the interface, and with uniform angular distribution in the half space of the low refractive index medium. Both analytical and numerical analyses are presented.
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