SCATTERING OF LIGHT BY STOCHASTICALLY ROUGH PARTICLES
Publication Date
1989
Journal or Book Title
APPLIED OPTICS
Abstract
The single particle phase function and the linear polarization for large stochastically deformed spheres have been calculated by Monte Carlo simulation using the geometrical optics approximation. The radius vector of a particle is assumed to obey a bivariate lognormal distribution with three free parameters: mean radius, its standard deviation and the coherence length of the autocorrelation function. All reflections/refractions which include sufficient energy have been included. Real and imaginary parts of the refractive index can be varied without any restrictions. Results and comparisons with some earlier less general theories are presented. Applications of this theory to the photometric properties of atmosphereless bodies and interplanetary dust are discussed.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.28.004088
Pages
4088-4095
Volume
28
Issue
19
Recommended Citation
PELTONIEMI, JI; LUMME, K; MUINONEN, K; and Irvine, William M., "SCATTERING OF LIGHT BY STOCHASTICALLY ROUGH PARTICLES" (1989). APPLIED OPTICS. 250.
https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.28.004088
Comments
The published version is located at http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-28-19-4088