Principal Authors:
Fawwaz T. Ulaby
David G. Long,
Contributing Authors:
William Blackwell
Charles Elachi
Adrian Fung
Chris Ruf
Kamal Sarabandi
Jakob van Zyl
Howard Zebker
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-472-11935-6
Code Name: Mie_Rayleigh_ScatteringOfSpheres.m
Description: Code computes the absorption, scattering, extinction, and backscatter efficiencies of a dielectric sphere according to both the Mie solution and the Rayleigh approximation.
Input Variables:
εp = εp ' - jεp '': | Dielectric constant of the spherical particle (unitless) |
εb = εb ' - jεb '': | Dielectric constant of the background medium (unitless) |
f: | Frequency (GHz) |
r: | Sphere radius (m) |
Output Products:
ξa m: | Mie absorption efficiency (unitless) |
ξs m: | Mie scattering efficiency (unitless) |
ξe m: | Mie extinction efficiency (unitless) |
ξa R: | Rayleigh absorption efficiency (unitless) |
ξs R: | Rayleigh scattering efficiency (unitless) |
ξe R: | Rayleigh extinction efficiency (unitless) |
ξb m: | Mie backscattering efficiency (unitless) |
ξb R: | Rayleigh backscattering efficiency (unitless) |
Book Reference: Section 8-5
Code: module8_12.m