Optics of Cosmic Dust

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Gorden Videen, Miroslav Kocifaj
Springer Science & Business Media, 2002 - Mathematics - 320 pages
Dedication. Preface. Observational Information. In the Kitchen of Dust Modeling; N.V. Voshchinnikov. Infrared Spectroscopy of Cosmic Dust; G.J. Flynn, et al. Experimental Light Scattering Matrices Between to Cosmic Dust; O. Muñoz, et al. Light Scattering Models. Light Scattering Tools for Cosmic Dust Modeling; V.B. Il'In, et al. Fractal Aggregates in Space; G. Wurm, M. Schnaiter. Scattering of Light by a Sphere with an Arbitrary Radially Variable Refractive Index; A.Y. Perelman, et al. Calculation of Optical Fields Inside Spheroidal Particles of Cosmic Dust: Comparison of Different Methods: GMT, T-Matrix, SVM; V.A. Babenko, P.K. Petrov. Thermal Effects of Radiation on Dust Particles; L.G. Astafyeva. Characterization Methodologies. Size Distributions of Particles Obtained by Inversion of Spectral Extinction and Scattering Measurements; H. Horvath, et al. Simplified Solution of the Inverse Problem for Instantaneous Cometary Dust Size Distribution; M. Kocifaj, et al. Monte Carlo Modeling of Cometary Atmospheres Including Polarization; F. Moreno, et al. Atmospheric Extinction Derived from Cometary Observations; J. Svoren, et al. Backscatter Polarization. Photometric and Polarimetric Opposition Phenomena Exhibited by Solar System Bodies; V. Rosenbush, et al. Experimental Modeling of Opposition Effect and Negative Polarization of Regolith-Like Surfaces; Y.G. Shkuratov, A.V. Ovcharenko. Exact Results of the Vector Theory of Coherent Backscattering from Discrete Random Media: An Overview; M. Mishchenko, et al. Numerical Techniques for Backscattering by Random Media; K. Muinonen, et al. Dynamics. The Effect of Radiation on the Motion of Meteoroids; I.P. Williams. Covariant Equation of Motion for a Particle in anElectromagnetic Field; J. Klačka. Participants. Index.
 

Contents

IN THE KITCHEN OF DUST MODELING
1
INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF COSMIC DUST
37
EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SCATTERING MATRICES RELEVANT TO COSMIC DUST
57
LIGHT SCATTERING TOOLS FOR COSMIC DUST MODELING
71
FRACTAL AGGREGATES IN SPACE
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SCATTERING OF LIGHT BY A SPHERE WITH AN ARBITRARY RADIALLY VARIABLE REFRACTIVE INDEX
103
COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT METHODS GMT T MATRIX SVM
119
THERMAL EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON DUST PARTICLES
131
ATMOSPHERIC EXTINCTION DERIVED FROM COMETARY OBSERVATIONS
183
PHOTOMETRIC AND POLARIMETRIC OPPOSITION PHENOMENA EXHIBITED BY SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES
191
EXPERIMENTAL MODELING OF OPPOSITION EFFECT AND NEGATIVE POLARIZATION OF REGOLITHLIKE SURFACES
225
AN OVERVIEW
239
NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES FOR BACKSCATTERING BY RANDOM MEDIA
261
THE EFFECT OF RADIATION ON THE MOTION OF METEOROIDS
283
COVARIANT EQUATION OF MOTION FOR A PARTICLE IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD
301
Participants
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SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PARTICLES OBTAINED BY INVERSION OF SPECTRAL EXTINCTION AND SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS
143
SIMPLIFIED SOLUTION OF THE INVERSE PROBLEM FOR INSTANTANEOUS COMETARY DUST SIZE DISTRIBUTION
159
MONTE CARLO MODELING OF COMETARY ATMOSPHERES INCLUDING POLARIZATION
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