Ray scattering by an arbitrarily oriented spheroid. I. Diffraction and specular reflection

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 500-514

  Lock, James A ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 6144248016     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.000500     Document Type: Article

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