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The Scattering Matrix of Randomly Oriented Infinite Cylinders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

P. Stammes
P. Stammes*
Affiliation:
Space Science Department ESA/ESTEC P.O. Box 299 NL-2200 AG NoordwijkThe Netherlandsand Dept. of Physics&, Astronomy Free UniversityDe Boelelaan 1081 NL-1081 HV Amesterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract

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A method is outlined to compute the scattering matrix of an ensemble of infinite cylinders in random orientation, as an approximation to the scattering matrix of an ensemble of very long but finite cylinders. Numerical checks are presented, which show that the results for infinite cylinders agree with theoretical results for very thick and very thin cylinders, as well as with numerical data for prolate spheroids and short finite cylinders.

Type
Interplanetary Dust: Zodiacal Light and Optical Studies
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 126: Origin and Evolution of Interplanetary Dust , 1991 , pp. 207 - 210
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991

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