Light-Scattering Multipole Solution for a Cell,

Abstract

We derive a multipole scattering solution for a system resembling a simple cell. In the model, a spherical cytoplasm is surrounded by a concentric cell membrane. Contained within the cytoplasm is a nonconcentric spherical nucleus. Because of the nature of the (multipole expansion) solution, numerical results can be acquired quite rapidly. We show that the resulting scatter is very sensitive to the system geometry and optical properties. Such a solution may also be used to calculate the scatter from fluorescing molecules within the cell.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA353794

Entities

People

  • Dat Ngo
  • Gorden W. Videen

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bessel Functions
  • Cell Membrane
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Cytoplasm
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Geometry
  • Light Scattering
  • Membranes
  • Optical Properties
  • Plane Waves
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Spherical Harmonics
  • Spherical Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Structural Dynamics.