“…The formation of dc field-induced structures in field-controllable fluids and their effect on the properties of the suspension have been studied theoretically 14--19 and experimentally through Raman scattering, 20 birefringence and scattering dichroism measurements, 10,11,21 Faraday rotation and Faraday ellipticity, 22,23 visible light and/or x-ray scattering, 7,11,12,24,25 and optical attenuation or transmission measurements. 4,9,26 The current model for pattern *crablau@kettering.edu; phone 1 810 762-7867 formation in ferrofluids consists of a two-stage process: chain formation and column formation.…”