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A Yu Cherny¹, E M Anitas, V A Osipov

¹Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Moscow region, Russia. cherny@theor.jinr.ru

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Small-angle scattering reveals log-periodic oscillations in fractal structures, directly linked to their scaling factor and iteration number. This analysis provides a more comprehensive understanding of fractal properties from scattering data.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Physics
Chemistry

Background:

Small-angle scattering (SAS) is a powerful technique for characterizing the structure of materials at the nanoscale.
Fractal geometry provides a framework for describing complex, self-similar structures found in various natural and synthetic systems.
Analyzing SAS data from fractal objects often involves complex models and interpretations.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the scattering behavior of deterministic mass fractals in momentum space.
To establish a direct relationship between log-periodicity in scattering data and fractal properties.
To introduce a method for extracting detailed fractal parameters beyond fractal dimension.

Main Methods:

Analysis of small-angle scattering curves, specifically the I(q)q(D) function, in momentum space.
Investigation of the relationship between momentum space (q) and real space (r) log-periodicity.
Introduction and study of a generalized self-similar Vicsek fractal with controllable dimension.

Main Results:

The I(q)q(D) scattering curve exhibits log-periodicity in the fractal region, with the period matching the fractal's scaling factor.
The number of log-periodicity cycles corresponds to the number of fractal iterations.
Minima and maxima in scattering intensity are related to real-space pair distance distributions and are robust against polydispersity.

Conclusions:

Log-periodicity in scattering data is a direct signature of fractal scaling and iteration.
This analysis allows for the determination of fractal dimension, scaling factor, iteration number, and structural units.
The presented method offers a more complete characterization of fractal materials compared to traditional approaches.