Ebook: Optics of Cosmic Dust

Optics of Cosmic Dust describes what we currently know about cosmic dust, how we know it, and the research efforts undertaken to provide that knowledge. Areas treated include observational information, dust morphology and chemistry, light-scattering models, characterisation methodologies, and backscatter polarisation and dynamics. Suitable as an introductory text, the book is also a reference guide for the advanced researcher.

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Optics of Cosmic Dust describes what we currently know about cosmic dust, how we know it, and the research efforts undertaken to provide that knowledge. Areas treated include observational information, dust morphology and chemistry, light-scattering models, characterisation methodologies, and backscatter polarisation and dynamics. Suitable as an introductory text, the book is also a reference guide for the advanced researcher.

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Optics of Cosmic Dust describes what we currently know about cosmic dust, how we know it, and the research efforts undertaken to provide that knowledge. Areas treated include observational information, dust morphology and chemistry, light-scattering models, characterisation methodologies, and backscatter polarisation and dynamics. Suitable as an introductory text, the book is also a reference guide for the advanced researcher.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
In the Kitchen of Dust Modeling....Pages 1-36
Infrared Spectroscopy of Cosmic Dust....Pages 37-56
Experimental Light Scattering Matrices Relevant to Cosmic Dust....Pages 57-70
Light Scattering Tools for Cosmic Dust Modeling....Pages 71-88
Fractal Aggregates in Space....Pages 89-102
Scattering of Light by a Sphere with an Arbitrary Radially Variable Refractive Index....Pages 103-118
Calculation of Optical Fields Inside Spheroidal Particles of Cosmic Dust: Comparison of Different Methods: GMT, T - Matrix, SVM....Pages 119-130
Thermal Effects of Radiation on Dust Particles....Pages 131-142
Size Distributions of Particles Obtained by Inversion of Spectral Extinction and Scattering Measurements....Pages 143-158
Simplified Solution of the Inverse Problem for Instantaneous Cometary Dust Size Distribution....Pages 159-170
Monte Carlo Modeling of Cometary Atmospheres Including Polarization....Pages 171-182
Atmospheric Extinction Derived from Cometary Observations....Pages 183-190
Photometric and Polarimetric Opposition Phenomena Exhibited by Solar System Bodies....Pages 191-224
Experimental Modeling of Opposition Effect and Negative Polarization of Regolith-Like Surfaces....Pages 225-238
Exact Results of the Vector Theory of Coherent Backscattering from Discrete Random Media: An Overview....Pages 239-260
Numerical Techniques for Backscattering by Random Media....Pages 261-282
The Effect of Radiation on the Motion of Meteoroids....Pages 283-300
Covariant Equation of Motion for a Particle in an Electromagnetic Field....Pages 301-312
Back Matter....Pages 313-320

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Optics of Cosmic Dust describes what we currently know about cosmic dust, how we know it, and the research efforts undertaken to provide that knowledge. Areas treated include observational information, dust morphology and chemistry, light-scattering models, characterisation methodologies, and backscatter polarisation and dynamics. Suitable as an introductory text, the book is also a reference guide for the advanced researcher.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
In the Kitchen of Dust Modeling....Pages 1-36
Infrared Spectroscopy of Cosmic Dust....Pages 37-56
Experimental Light Scattering Matrices Relevant to Cosmic Dust....Pages 57-70
Light Scattering Tools for Cosmic Dust Modeling....Pages 71-88
Fractal Aggregates in Space....Pages 89-102
Scattering of Light by a Sphere with an Arbitrary Radially Variable Refractive Index....Pages 103-118
Calculation of Optical Fields Inside Spheroidal Particles of Cosmic Dust: Comparison of Different Methods: GMT, T - Matrix, SVM....Pages 119-130
Thermal Effects of Radiation on Dust Particles....Pages 131-142
Size Distributions of Particles Obtained by Inversion of Spectral Extinction and Scattering Measurements....Pages 143-158
Simplified Solution of the Inverse Problem for Instantaneous Cometary Dust Size Distribution....Pages 159-170
Monte Carlo Modeling of Cometary Atmospheres Including Polarization....Pages 171-182
Atmospheric Extinction Derived from Cometary Observations....Pages 183-190
Photometric and Polarimetric Opposition Phenomena Exhibited by Solar System Bodies....Pages 191-224
Experimental Modeling of Opposition Effect and Negative Polarization of Regolith-Like Surfaces....Pages 225-238
Exact Results of the Vector Theory of Coherent Backscattering from Discrete Random Media: An Overview....Pages 239-260
Numerical Techniques for Backscattering by Random Media....Pages 261-282
The Effect of Radiation on the Motion of Meteoroids....Pages 283-300
Covariant Equation of Motion for a Particle in an Electromagnetic Field....Pages 301-312
Back Matter....Pages 313-320
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