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Optics of Cosmic Dust

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Gorden Videen

    1. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, USA

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  2. Miroslav Kocifaj

    1. Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (NAII, volume 79)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Observational Information

    1. In the Kitchen of Dust Modeling

      • N. V. Voshchinnikov
      Pages 1-36

    2. Infrared Spectroscopy of Cosmic Dust

      • G. J. Flynn, Th. Henning, L. P. Keller, H. Mutschke
      Pages 37-56

    3. Experimental Light Scattering Matrices Relevant to Cosmic Dust

      • O. Muñoz, H. Volten, J. W. Hovenier
      Pages 57-70

  3. Light Scattering Models

    1. Light Scattering Tools for Cosmic Dust Modeling

      • V. B. Il’in, N. V. Voshchinnikov, V. G. Farafonov, Th. Henning, A. Ya. Perelman
      Pages 71-88

    2. Fractal Aggregates in Space

      • Gerhard Wurm, Martin Schnaiter
      Pages 89-102

    3. Scattering of Light by a Sphere with an Arbitrary Radially Variable Refractive Index

      • A. Y. Perelman, T. V. Zinov’eva, I. G. Mosseev
      Pages 103-118

    4. Calculation of Optical Fields Inside Spheroidal Particles of Cosmic Dust: Comparison of Different Methods: GMT, T - Matrix, SVM

      • V. A. Babenko, P. K. Petrov
      Pages 119-130

    5. Thermal Effects of Radiation on Dust Particles

      • Liudmila G. Astafyeva
      Pages 131-142

  4. Characterization Methodologies

    1. Size Distributions of Particles Obtained by Inversion of Spectral Extinction and Scattering Measurements

      • H. Horvath, F. J. Olmo, L. Alados Arboledas, O. Jovanovic, M. Gangl, W. Kaller et al.
      Pages 143-158

    2. Simplified Solution of the Inverse Problem for Instantaneous Cometary Dust Size Distribution

      • M. Kocifaj, J. Klačka, F. Kundracík, G. Videen
      Pages 159-170

    3. Monte Carlo Modeling of Cometary Atmospheres Including Polarization

      • F. Moreno, O. Muñoz, A. Molina
      Pages 171-182

    4. Atmospheric Extinction Derived from Cometary Observations

      • J. Svoreň, J. Žižňovský, Z. Mikulášek, J. Tremko
      Pages 183-190

  5. Backscatter Polarization

    1. Photometric and Polarimetric Opposition Phenomena Exhibited by Solar System Bodies

      • Vera Rosenbush, Nikolai Kiselev, Victor Avramchuk, Michael Mishchenko
      Pages 191-224

    2. Experimental Modeling of Opposition Effect and Negative Polarization of Regolith-Like Surfaces

      • Yu. G. Shkuratov, A. V. Ovcharenko
      Pages 225-238

    3. Exact Results of the Vector Theory of Coherent Backscattering from Discrete Random Media: An Overview

      • Michael Mishchenko, Victor Tishkovets, Pavel Litvinov
      Pages 239-260

    4. Numerical Techniques for Backscattering by Random Media

      • K. Muinonen, G. Videen, E. Zubko, Yu. Shkuratov
      Pages 261-282

  7. 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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, USA

    Gorden Videen

  • Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    Miroslav Kocifaj

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