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ON THE DIFFUSE REFLECTION OF PARALLEL RAYS BY AN INHOMOGENEOUS FLAT LAYER AS A LIMITING PROCESS

Journal Article · · J. Math. Anal. and Appl.
The diffuse reflection of parallel rays by an inhomogeneous, plane- parallel, nonemitting, and isotropically scattering atmosphere of finite optical thickness is developed. The S-function for the standard diffuse reflection problem is derived. The standard diffuse reflection problem is considered as a limiting process of a collimated point source problem and as a limiting process of a transient diffuse reflection problem when the incident intensity is given in the form of the unit step function of time. (C.E.S.)
Research Organization:
RAND Corp., Santa Monica, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-17-039852
OSTI ID:
4650878
Journal Information:
J. Math. Anal. and Appl., Journal Name: J. Math. Anal. and Appl. Vol. Vol: 7
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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