Specific Features of the Formation of Structural Lattices in Thin Layers of Magnetic Emulsions

Abstract

The data have been presented on the formation of hexagonal and labyrinth-type structural lattices in thin layers of magnetic emulsions under the action of a magnetic field perpendicular to the plain of a layer. The character of the temperature dependence of the lattice parameters has been revealed, and it has been found that it qualitatively agrees with the dependence calculated on the basis of the known theoretical relations only in the case of the labyrinth-type lattices. It has been shown that, when using sources of laser radiation for such studies, the appearance of thermocapillary effects must be taken into account.