Influence of Particle Size and Concentration on the Diffuse Backscattering of Polarized Light

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 26-31

  Hielscher, Andreas H ^a   Mourant, Judith R ^a   Bigio, Irving J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light propagation in tissues; Multiple scattering; Polarization; Scattering by particles

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE SIZE;

ANISOTROPY FACTOR; BACK-SCATTERED; LIGHT PROPAGATION IN TISSUE; MULTIPLE-SCATTERING; PARTICLES CONCENTRATION; PARTICLES SIZES; SCATTERING BY PARTICLE; TURBID MEDIA;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 85135513961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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