Information content of scattering measurements and characterization of spheroids

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1032-1039

  Cai, Weiwei ^a   Ma, Lin ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Information content; Particle characterization; Scattering

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL METHODS; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; INFORMATION CONTENTS; MULTIPLE WAVELENGTHS; PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION; SCATTERING ANGLES; SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS; SMALL PARTICLES; SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WAVELENGTH;

ARTICLE; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

EID: 55949125002     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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