Measurement and Calculation of the Stokes or Mueller Matrix for the Scattering of Electromagnetic Radiation from Irregular Particles.

Abstract

This work significantly advances the understanding of electromagnetic interactions with small particles whose dimensions are of the order of a wavelength. A joint theoretical experimental approach is used so that theoretical predictions could be provided with experimental back up and vice versa. Extensive results on electromagnetic interactions with cubes and sphere multiplets have been onbtained. Beautiful symmetry theorems for forward and backward scattering have been discovered. A major theoretical bonus has been the formulation of a new and very efficient method for obtaining electromagnetic scattering properties of an arbitrarily shaped particle which is built from smaller particles whose scattering has been determined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 14, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171502

Entities

People

  • Chia-ren Hu
  • Edward S. Fry
  • George W. Kattawar

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Far Field
  • Light Scattering
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Obscuration
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Particles
  • Physics
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Pressure
  • Raman Scattering
  • Scattering
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering