Description:
Through a series of numerical simulations we explore some scatter effects due to nonspherical particles. Specifically, we examine the link between the aspect ratio of randomly oriented, prolate spheroidal particles and the resulting linear depolarization of the scattered light in the forward and backscatter directions. The particular objective is to detect the presence of randomly oriented particles that have a systematic size and aspect ratio. Calculations show that the spectral behavior of the linear depolarization reveals the aspect ratio of the scattering particles. The concept is demonstrated using the size, shape, and refractive index of the spore form of Bacillus globigii (BG).
Subject:
Remote sensing -- Aerosols
Scattering -- Physics
Backscattering -- Measurement
Optical radar
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/do/oai/?metadataPrefix=&verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:ece_fac-1128
Source:
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Repository Record Id:
oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:ece_fac-1128
Record Title:
Particle Shape as Revealed by Spectral Depolarization
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/ece_fac/129
info:doi/10.1364/AO.46.006185
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/context/ece_fac/article/1128/viewcontent/particle_shape_as_revealed.pdf