MIE SCATTERING COEFFICIENTS FOR SELECTED AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS

Abstract

Formulas are derived for volume scattering coefficients applicable to aerosols. Different types of size distribution for the aerosol, such as normal distribution, log-normal distribution, and exponential distribution, are assumed. Nominal results obtained by the author and those published in the literature are given and discussed. The volume scattering coefficients become smooth functions. The size distribution is very wide. Hence, simpler mathematical formulation can be used than those obtained from the exact Mie theory. However, only the number of aerosol particles can be obtained from an evaluation of experimental data, but details of the size distribution cannot be extracted from experimental data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1965
Accession Number
AD0626228

Entities

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  • Rudolf Penndorf

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  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Coefficients
  • Contracts
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Experimental Data
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Literature Surveys
  • Mie Scattering
  • New York
  • Normal Distribution
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • United States

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  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis