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Exact Calculations of Scattering from Moderately-Nonspherical Tn-Particles: Comparisons with Equivalent Spheres

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Light Scattering by Irregularly Shaped Particles

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We study extinction efficiency, absorption efficiency, and forward and backscatter efficiency for rotationally symmetric particles of the form r(θ) = ro[l +εTn(cos θ)]. Using the Extended Boundary Condition Method, as embodied in a computer code from Dr. Peter Barber, we have compared the various efficiencies, for T2- and T4-particles and 0 < ε ≤ 0.2, with the corresponding results for equal-volume and equal-projected-area spheres. A range of 0 to 10 in equivalent Mie size parameter x was considered, and results are given for nose-on incidence, for random orientation, and for random orientation plus a running mean over a size interval Δx = 1.

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Wiscombe, W., Mugnai, A. (1980). Exact Calculations of Scattering from Moderately-Nonspherical Tn-Particles: Comparisons with Equivalent Spheres. In: Schuerman, D.W. (eds) Light Scattering by Irregularly Shaped Particles. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3704-1_17

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