Interaction of Aerosols and Droplets with Electromagnetic Radiation.

Abstract

The propagation of electromagnetic beams through the atmosphere is limited by absorption and scattering of electromagnetic waves by air molecules and by particles suspended in the air. Although the theory of electromagnetic interaction with homogeneous spherical particles is well understood, there are still outstanding problems connected to the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with composite or nonspherical particles. Scattering and absorption cross sections of hexagonal prism are derived using the anomalous diffraction approximation. The scattered field of a composite sphere is obtained by solving exactly the vector wave equation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 26, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299182

Entities

People

  • Petr Chylek

Organizations

  • State University of New York at Albany

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Abstracts
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Clouds
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Science
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Equations
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Scientists
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.