Fig. 4: Cluster-mass distribution and radius of gyration across the gelation transition.
From: Nonequilibrium continuous phase transition in colloidal gelation with short-range attraction
a Cluster-mass distributions in experiments at ΔT = 0.5 K at early and late stage before percolation. b Cluster-mass distribution just before and just after percolation, for experiments (closed symbols) and simulations (crosses). Lines indicate the predicted powers of −3/2 and −5/2. c Reconstruction of the largest cluster (red) and smaller clusters (different colors) in experiment just after gelation. d, e Cluster-mass distributions just before d and just after gelation e, for various attractive strength in experiments. f Cluster size versus radius of gyration in experiments at ΔT = 0.5K for three stages of growth: early stage, before percolation, and after percolation. Each point represents a cluster.
