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Contribution of High-Order Rainbows to the Scattering of a Gaussian Laser Beam by a Spherical ParticleI review the theory of the scattering of a Gaussian laser beam by a dielectric spherical particle and give the details for constructing a computer program to implement the theory. Computational results indicate that if the width of the laser beam is much less than the diameter of the particle and if the axis of the beam is incident near the edge of the particle, the fifth-, sixth-, and ninth-order rainbows should be evident in the far-field scattered intensity. I performed an experiment that yielded tentative evidence for the presence of the sixth- order rainbow.
Document ID
19970023109
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lock, James A.
(Cleveland State Univ. Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Publisher: Optical Society of America
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0740-3232
Subject Category
Optics
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:204827
NASA-CR-204827
Accession Number
97N72165
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCC3-204
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Public
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