Estimation of the particle size distribution of colloids from multiangle dynamic light scattering measurements with particle swarm optimization

In this paper particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithms are applied to estimate the particle size distribution (PSD) of a colloidal system from the average PSD diameters, which are measured by multi-angle dynamic light scattering. The system is considered a nonlinear inverse problem, and for this...

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Autores: Bermeo Varón, Leonardo A., Caicedo, Eduardo, Clementi, Luis, Vega, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/87046
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/87046
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ingeniería Electrónica
Dynamic light scattering
Inverse problem
Particle size distribution
Particle swarm optimization algorithm
Swarm Intelligence
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Sumario:In this paper particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithms are applied to estimate the particle size distribution (PSD) of a colloidal system from the average PSD diameters, which are measured by multi-angle dynamic light scattering. The system is considered a nonlinear inverse problem, and for this reason the estimation procedure requires a Tikhonov regularization method. The inverse problem is solved through several PSO strategies. The evaluated PSOs are tested through three simulated examples corresponding to polystyrene (PS) latexes with different PSDs, and two experimental examples obtained by simply mixing 2 PS standards. In general, the evaluation results of the PSOs are excellent; and particularly, the PSO with the Trelea’s parameter set shows a better performance than other implemented PSOs.