Abstract
Transparency of glass-ceramics is limited by light scattering connected with their structure [nano(micro)-size crystals distributed within the residual glass]. We digitized and analyzed graphical data on the transparency of glass-ceramics presented in the literature and demonstrated that, for most glass-ceramics, the wavelength dependence of the scattering coefficient is described by the power law with the constant exponent (). The values of are often markedly greater than the Rayleigh value of 4 and may be as much as . This conclusion is extremely important for the development of new materials and contradicts the generally accepted opinion that for glass-ceramics. Similar behavior of light scattering was observed earlier in phase-separated glasses and is known as anomalous light scattering.
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