Mueller matrix for an ensemble of particles of arbitrary shape with an arbitrary square integrable orientation distribution function
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk (Russian Federation)
Scattering of electromagnetic radiation from the elementary volume containing particles of an arbitrary shape with an arbitrary square integrable orientation distribution function is considered. Based on the T-matrix approach and the quantum theory of angular momentum, an analytical method is suggested for estimating the Mueller matrix elements and the Stokes vector of radiation scattered from an ensemble of particles in the case of an arbituary number of incident radiation sources. The constructive existence theorem is proved for the expansion of the scattering matrix elements as a power series in Wigner functions in the elementary volume having a rotational symmetry relative to the direction of the incident radiation propagation. Corollaries of the results obtained are considered. 24 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 135618
- Journal Information:
- Optics and Spectroscopy, Vol. 77, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1994; TN: Translated from Optika i Spektroskopiya; 77: No. 6, 911-920(1994)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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