A Monte Carlo ray tracing study of polarized light propagation in liquid foams

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-287

  Swamy, J N ^a   Crofcheck, Czarena ^a   Mengüç, M Pinar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble size; Cellular structures; Foam characterization; Foam diagnostics; Liquid foams; Polarized light scattering; Polydispersity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; VECTORS;

FOAM CHARACTERIZATION; FOAM DIAGNOSTICS; LIQUID FOAMS; POLARIZED LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYDISPERSITY; STOKES-MUELLER FORMALISM;

RAY TRACING;

BUBBLE; FOAM; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; RAY TRACING; STOKES FORMULA;

EID: 33750832593     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.07.022     Document Type: Article

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