Mie scattering efficiency of a large spherical particle embedded in an absorbing medium

Authors
Sudiarta, IW Chylek, P
Citation
Iw. Sudiarta et P. Chylek, Mie scattering efficiency of a large spherical particle embedded in an absorbing medium, J QUAN SPEC, 70(4-6), 2001, pp. 709-714
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER
ISSN journal
00224073 → ACNP
Volume
70
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
709 - 714
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4073(200108/09)70:4-6<709:MSEOAL>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The Mie scattering calculations are usually performed for non-absorbing sph erical particles embedded in a non-absorbing medium. We consider a case of an absorbing sphere placed in an absorbing medium. We find, by numerical ca lculation for large size parameter of the order of 10(4), that the scatteri ng efficiency of a spherical particle in an absorbing medium approaches the reflectance of a plane surface at perpendicular incidence. (C) 2001 Elsevi er Science Ltd. All rights reserved.