Approximation of the scattering cross section for aggregated spherical particles

Frédéric Gruy (1, 2, 3) , Sandra Jacquier (1, 2, 3)

1 SPIN-ENSMSE - Centre Sciences des Processus Industriels et Naturels
2 GENERIC-ENSMSE - Département Géochimie, environnement, écoulement, réacteurs industriels et cristallisation
3 LPMG-EMSE - Laboratoire des Procédés en Milieux Granulaires

Exact solution for scattering cross section coming from Xu's computations is compared with different approximations.

Keywords: scattering cross section; aggregated spherical particles; Xu's computations; Mie theory; non absorbing particles; approximations

Domains: Other

Frédéric Gruy, Sandra Jacquier. Approximation of the scattering cross section for aggregated spherical particles. 9th International Conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering by Non-Spherical Particles: Theory, Measurements, and Applications,, May 2006, Saint-Petersbourgh, Germany. pp.51-54. ⟨hal-00132156⟩