Table 4.4.2.1

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International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. B. ch. 4.4, p. 453

P. S. Pershan^a ^*

^aDivision of Engineering and Applied Science and The Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Correspondence e-mail: pershan@deas.harvard.edu

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Summary of critical exponents from X-ray scattering studies of the nematic to smectic-A phase transition

Molecule	γ	$[\nu_{\\|}]$	$[\nu_{\perp}]$	Reference
4O.7	1.46	0.78	0.65	(a)
$[\bar{8}]$ S5	1.53	0.83	0.68	(b), (g)
CBOOA	1.30	0.70	0.62	(c), (d)
4O.8	1.31	0.70	0.57	(e)
8OCB	1.32	0.71	0.58	(d), (f)
$[\bar{9}]$ S5	1.31	0.71	0.57	(b), (g)
8CB	1.26	0.67	0.51	(h), (i)
1 $[\bar{0}]$ S5	1.10	0.61	0.51	(b), (g)
9CB	1.10	0.57	0.39	(g), (j)

References: (a) Garland et al. (1983

); (b) Brisbin et al. (1979

); (c) Djurek et al. (1974

); (d) Litster et al. (1979

); (e) Birgeneau et al. (1981

); (f) Kasting et al. (1980

); (g) Ocko et al. (1984

); (h) Thoen et al. (1982

); (i) Davidov et al. (1979

); (j) Thoen et al. (1984