 ##  [Dynamic Light Scattering](/index.php/dynamic-light-scattering) 

  ##  [Dynamic Light Scattering](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/dynamic-light-scattering-0) 

  
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Definition

An optical technique that measures temporal fluctuations in the intensity of light scattered by particles in suspension to infer their translational diffusion coefficients and hence hydrodynamic size distributions.