OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF INCLUSION-CONTAINING HEMISPHERES ON A PERFECTLYREFLECTING SURFACE

The scattered intensity from an inclusion-containing hemisphere with i ts flat face on a perfectly reflecting surface is calculated within th e framework of image theory. The cases of a hemispherical inclusion, o f a spherical inclusion and of an inclusion composed of two mutually c ontacting spheres are considered with the purpose of assessing to what extent the optical properties of the host hemisphere are influenced b y the presence of inclusions. Our results show that the morphology of the inclusions has a noticeable effect on the dependence of the scatte red intensity on the angle of observation.