Scattering of light by Gaussian-random-ellipsoid particles
K. Muinonen*,1,2 and T. Pieniluoma1
- 1 Department of Physics, P.O. box 64, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
- 2 Finnish Geodetic Institute, P.O. box 15, FI-02431 Masala, Finland.
We introduce the stochastic geometry of a Gaussian random ellipsoid (GE) and, with the discrete-dipole approximation, carry out preliminary computations for light scattering by wavelength-scale GE particles. We compare the scattering characteristics of GE particles to those of perfect ellipsoids.
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