----------------------------------------------------------------------- SEMINAR OF THE LABORATORY FOR COMPUTER DESIGN OF MATERIALS Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics CSI 929 (http://science.gmu.edu/physics) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SPATIAL ORDERING AND STRUCTURE FACTOR SCALING IN THE SIMULATIONS OF COLLOID AGGREGATION Agustin E. Gonzalez Institut of Physics, Universidad nacional Autonoma de Mexico The observation of spatial ordering of clusters that leads to a spinodal-type scaling of the structure factor S(q), in the 3D simulations of diffusion-limited colloid aggregation, is repor- ted. We unambiguosly identify the peak in S(q) as arising from the correlation between particles belonging to nearest neighbor clusters. The S(q) has a terminal shape that corresponds to a close-packing of the clusters after gelation, in a concentration range larger than the one suggested in recent experiments. A finite-q peak in S(q) from the simulations of reaction-limited colloid aggregation is also found. Monday , March 11 1996 5:00 pm Room 206, Science & Tech. I ------------------------------------------------------------------- Date is correct!! First day of Spring break. There will not be seminar on March 18