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Radiative Transfer 65 (2000) 877-893 Extinction and polarization of radiation by absorbing spheroids : Shape/size effects and benchmark results. / Voshchinnikov, N. V.; Il'in, V. B.; Henning, Th; Michel, B.; Farafonov, V. G.
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T1 - Radiative Transfer 65 (2000) 877-893 Extinction and polarization of radiation by absorbing spheroids
T2 - Shape/size effects and benchmark results
AU - Voshchinnikov, N. V.
AU - Il'in, V. B.
AU - Henning, Th
AU - Michel, B.
AU - Farafonov, V. G.
PY - 2000/6/15
Y1 - 2000/6/15
N2 - We use the separation of variables and T-matrix methods to calculate the optical properties of homogeneous spheroids with refractive indices from m = 1.3 + 0.0i up to 3 + 4i. It is found that the extinction cross-sections for highly absorbing spheroids are normally 1.5-2 times larger than those for spheres of the same volume. The albedo of the non-spherical particles rather slightly depends on the particle shape and is mainly determined by the imaginary part of the refractive index. Beginning at some size, the spheroidal particles do not polarize the transmitted radiation independent of their shape. We also suggest a new approach for axisymmetric particles which would combine the strong aspects of both methods mentioned above and give several values of the cross-sections as benchmarks in tabular form.
AB - We use the separation of variables and T-matrix methods to calculate the optical properties of homogeneous spheroids with refractive indices from m = 1.3 + 0.0i up to 3 + 4i. It is found that the extinction cross-sections for highly absorbing spheroids are normally 1.5-2 times larger than those for spheres of the same volume. The albedo of the non-spherical particles rather slightly depends on the particle shape and is mainly determined by the imaginary part of the refractive index. Beginning at some size, the spheroidal particles do not polarize the transmitted radiation independent of their shape. We also suggest a new approach for axisymmetric particles which would combine the strong aspects of both methods mentioned above and give several values of the cross-sections as benchmarks in tabular form.
KW - Benchmarks
KW - Light scattering
KW - Non-spherical particles
KW - Polarization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0000401078&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0022-4073(99)00159-4
DO - 10.1016/S0022-4073(99)00159-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000401078
VL - 65
SP - 877
EP - 893
JO - Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
JF - Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
SN - 0022-4073
IS - 6
ER -
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