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Radiative Properties of Particle Clouds

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This lecture covers the radiative properties of particle clouds, including absorption, scattering, and extinction efficiencies, as well as scattering phase functions. It explains Mie theory for spherical particles, absorption and scattering by particles, and the radiative characteristics of single and multiple spheres. The lecture also delves into the calculation of absorption, scattering, and extinction efficiencies using size parameters and complex indices of refraction.

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Mie scattering

The Mie solution to Maxwell's equations (also known as the Lorenz–Mie solution, the Lorenz–Mie–Debye solution or Mie scattering) describes the scattering of an electromagnetic plane wave by a homogeneous sphere. The solution takes the form of an infinite series of spherical multipole partial waves. It is named after Gustav Mie. The term Mie solution is also used for solutions of Maxwell's equations for scattering by stratified spheres or by infinite cylinders, or other geometries where one can write separate equations for the radial and angular dependence of solutions.

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