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Experiments to test theoretical models of the polarization of light by rough surfacesA number of attempts have been made to provide theoretical models of the physical processes involved in the polarization of light scattered by a rough surface, such as the regolith of an atmosphereless planet. Some laboratory experiments designed to test different aspects of these models are described. It is concluded that double Fresnel reflection is usually the dominant process in producing negative polarization, but that diffraction effects may play a significant part in double events involving small-scale surface features.
Document ID
19840066421
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Geake, J. E.
(Manchester Coll. of Science and Technology United Kingdom)
Geake, M.
(University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Manchester, United Kingdom)
Zellner, B. H.
(Arizona, University Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices
Volume: 210
ISSN: 0035-8711
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
84A49208
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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