Abstract

The basic Mie formulas are explained and several useful scattering functions are defined, such as the angular Mie scattering coefficients i_θ and the Mie phase function p_M. Finally, the scattering pattern for the forward, sideward, and backward area is surveyed, based on data for the refractive index n=1.33.

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Scattering and Extinction Coefficients for Small Absorbing and Nonabsorbing Aerosols*

Rudolf B. Penndorf
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(8) 896-904 (1962)

Approximation Formula for Forward Scattering*

Rudolf B. Penndorf
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(7) 797-799 (1962)

Light Scattering Functions for Concentric Spheres. Total Scattering Coefficients, m₁ = 2.1050, m₂ = 1.4821*

M. Kerker, J. P. Kratohvil, and E. Matijević
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(5) 551-561 (1962)

Mie scattering by spheres in an absorbing medium*

W. C. Mundy, J. A. Roux, and A. M. Smith
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(12) 1593-1597 (1974)

New Tables of Total Mie Scattering Coefficients for Spherical Particles of Real Refractive Indexes (1.33≤n≤1.50)

Rudolf B. Penndorf
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(11) 1010-1015 (1957)