Measurement of aerosol size distribution function using Mie scattering-Mathematical considerations

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1150-1162

  Ma, Lin ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mie scattering; Size distribution function

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WAVELENGTH;

KERNEL FUNCTIONS; MIE SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIE THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WAVELENGTH;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MIE SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION;

EID: 35348942320     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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