DEVIATION FROM LAMBERTIAN OPTICAL REFLECTION FOR SEVERAL STANDARD SURFACE MATERIALS

Abstract

In conjunction with the determination of optical cross-sections of various geometrical bodies, the investigation of the departure from Lambertian optical reflection for several standard surface materials under different angles of incidence is reported. Since the measurements of the near horizontal reflecting power which were made for standard geometrical bodies and models of actual targets did show discrepancies with values calculated according to simple laws of reflection, a more thorough investigation of the actual prevailing relations was indicated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0408794

Entities

People

  • Ronald Hodge
  • Werner Rambauske

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Collimators
  • Contracts
  • Focal Planes
  • Government Procurement
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Cross Sections
  • Optics
  • Power Supplies
  • Reflection
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Specular Reflection
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering