Calculation of the T matrix and the scattering matrix for ensembles of spheres

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2266-2278

  Mackowski, Daniel W ^a   Mishchenko, Michael I ^b,c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

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EID: 0001698208     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.002266     Document Type: Article

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