Sample-to-sample photon path length variations that arise due to multiple scattering can be removed by decoupling absorption and scattering effects using radiative transfer theory with a suitable set of measurements. For samples where particles both scatter and absorb light the extracted bulk absorption spectrum is not completely free from nonlinear particle effects since it is related to the a...

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The use of classical, or time-averaged, light scattering methods to characterize the size and size distribution of macromolecules in dilute solutions or particles in dilute dispersions is discussed. The necessary scattering relations are presented systematically, starting with three cases at infinite dilution: the scattering extrapolated to zero angle, the scattering at small angle, and the sca...

Radiative properties of optically thick ceria ceramics encountered in solar-driven thermochemical cycles are determined in the spectral range 0.352 μm by employing a novel methodology. The methodology consists of an analytical solution based on the modified twoflux approximation and the Monte Carlo ray-tracing method. The analytical solution is used to identify transport scattering albedo from...

The absorption coefficient mu(a), scattering coefficient mu(s), and anisotropy factor g of diluted and undiluted human blood (hematocrit 0.84 and 42.1%) are determined under flow conditions in the wavelength range 250 to 1100 nm, covering the absorption bands of hemoglobin. These values are obtained by high precision integrating sphere measurements in combination with an optimized inverse Monte...

We present measurements of the complete scattering matrix as a function of the scattering angle of randomly oriented irregular hematite and rutile particles. The measurements were made at a wavelength of 632.8 nm in the scattering angle range from 5–174 degrees. Apart from their astronomical interest, these two samples are extremely interesting from a theoretical point of view, because they bot...

A laser diagnostic technique useful for qualitatively locating and describing regions of vapor and liquid structures of a pressure atomized fuel spray is examined. While Mie scattering is sensitive to the liquid phase within a spray, planar laser-induced fluorescence is sensitive to both the liquid and vapor phases. Hence, a comparison of images utilizing these two techniques could be used to q...

About 25 years ago, when I became acquainted with the name Gustav Mie, I was unable to find an entry for him in such major encyclopedias as the Britannica or even in several listings of famous scientists [T. I. Williams, A Biographical Sketch of Scientists (Wiley, New York, 1967); J. Turkevich and L. Turkevich, Prominent Scientists of Continental Europe (Elsevier, New York, 1968)]. This puzzled...

Flow cytometric measurements of light scattering of polystyrene calibration beads revealed remarkable Lissajous-like loops in two-parameter scatter plots. The existence of such loops is shown to be in qualitative agreement with Lorenz-Mie scattering theory of homogeneous spheres. The occurrence of these patterns reflects the extreme particle size dependency of perpendicular light scattering of ...