Amplitude and phase of light scattered by micro-scale aggregates of dielectric spheres: Comparison between theory and microwave analogy experiments

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 156-167

  Sabouroux, Pierre ^a,b   Stout, Brian ^a,b   Michel Geffrin, Jean ^a,b   Eyraud, Christelle ^a,b   Ayranci, Isil ^c,d   Vaillon, Rodolphe ^c   Selçuk, Nevin ^d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aggregate; DDA method; Dielectric sphere; Microwave; Microwave analogy; Scattering; T matrix method

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC SPHERES; DISCRETE DIPOLE APPROXIMATION (DDA); MICRO-SCALE AGGREGATES; MICROWAVE ANALOGY; T-MATRIX METHOD;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MICROWAVES;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROAGGREGATE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 33749682066     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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