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By analogy to the scattering phase function, one can define a scattering phase matrix as follows:
| p(ξ) = β(ξ) / b | (1) |
where β is a matrix form of the volume scattering function (Eq. 3 in Scattering matrix for a dispersion), ξ is the unit vector of a direction in space, which, for an axisymmetric scattering medium can be represented by the scattering angle, θ, and b is the scattering coefficient. The element p11 of the phase matrix is the phase function for unpolarized light, with the normalization condition expressed by Eq. 2 of Phase function.
| CITATION: Jonasz M. 2006. Scattering phase matrix (www.tpdsci.com/Tpc/ScaPhsMtx.php). In: Top. Part. Disp. Sci. (www.tpdsci.com). |
HISTORY: Published: 29-Jun-2006 Modified: 29-Jun-2006 Peer-reviewed: PENDING |
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