Improved Methods to Invert the Particle Size Distribution Function from Mie Scattering Measurements

Abstract

Two previously report methods to invert the particle size distribution function (PSDF) from Mie scattering measurements on aerosol clouds are reconsidered and improvements are made in both. One of these methods - nonlinear regression - is described in greater detail than has previously been reported. Both techniques are tested by inverting the PSDF from noisy, synthetic scattering data. Some situations which result in ambiguities in determining the PSDF are identified and analyzed with the aid of residual error contour plots.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADB080654

Entities

People

  • B. P. Curry
  • E. L. Kiech

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Data Analysis
  • Distribution Functions
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Equations
  • Light Scattering
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Measurement
  • Mie Scattering
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Scattering
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Theoretical Analysis.