Abstract

Abstract Light reflectivity measurements show that the molecules of MBBA lie parallel to the nematic-isotropic interface, that their orientations in the absence of any external field are correlated in the plane of the interface over distances greater than the optical wavelength and allow a study of the dynamics of the effect of a magnetic field on these molecules. The spectrum analysis of the light scattered by the interface yields the value of the surface tension. This experimental value is used to estimate the correlation length in the isotropic phase.

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