Multiple-scattering effects on differential absorption for the transmission of a plane-parallel beam in a homogeneous medium

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1386-1398

  Ben David, Avishai ^a  

^a SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Dial; Multiple scattering; Radiative transfer; Transmission

Indexed keywords

RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SCATTERING; TRACE GAS;

EID: 0031402341     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.001386     Document Type: Article

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