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. 1983 Sep-Oct;88(5):321–338. doi: 10.6028/jres.088.016

Table 5.

Results for repeated scans for one particle of 457 nm nominal radius.

Unweighted fit Weighted fit
Run Radius Refractive index Radius Refractive index n = 1.608a Radius n = 1.615 Radius
1-V 440.2 1.601 438.0 1.612 438.4 436.6
2-V 436.4 1.620 437.6 1.614 439.8 437.8
3-V 439.2 1.606 436.6 1.618 438.6 437.2
4-V 440.2 1.603 439.8 1.605 438.8 437.2
5-V 439.4 1.606 441.0 1.601 439.0 437.2
6-V 438.0 1.610 439.8 1.604 438.6 436.8
7-V 439.8 1.604 438.6 1.610 438.8 437.0
8-V 439.4 1.606 438.8 1.609 439.0 437.2
9-V 439.4 1.607 440.0 1.604 439.2 437.4
1-H 439.4 1.610 440.2 1.601 439.8 438.4
2-H 438.0 1.612 440.2 1.612 438.6 437.4
3-H 438.4 1.614 436.4 1.620 439.4 438.2
Average 439.0 1.608 438.9 1.609 439.0 437.4
σ 1.10 0.0053 1.50 0.0063 0.47 0.53
a

The last two columns correspond to values of the radii obtained for a fixed value of the refractive index (unweighted fit). The first value is obtained for the best fit to all particles of this size, and the second one is the published bulk value.