Optics of Cosmic Dust

by Videen, Gorden; Kocifaj, Miroslav

• ISBN13: 9781402008191
• ISBN10: 1402008198
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Initially this book focuses on the chemical and morphological properties of dust particles, both cosmological and terrestrial, and some of techniques used to gain information. When light or other electromagnetic radiation interacts with dust or other particles it is scattered in all directions. The scattering interaction are relevant to many fields of science: dust affects communications, dust particles affect the output of aerosol monitors, and dust particles are an important astrophysical component, making up a large part of the dark matter in the universe. The electromagnetic forces exerted on these particles may play an important role in bringing the particles together to form larger astronomical bodies.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.

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
Preface	xi
Observational Information
In the Kitchen of Dust Modeling	1	(36)
N.V. Voshchinnikov
Infrared Spectroscopy of Cosmic Dust	37	(20)
G.J. Flynn
Th. Henning
L.P. Keller
H. Mutschke
Experimental Light Scattering Matrices Relevant to Cosmic Dust	57	(14)
O. Munoz
H. Volten
J.W. Hovenier
Light Scattering Models
Light Scattering Tools for Cosmic Dust Modeling	71	(18)
V.B. Il'in
N.V. Voshchinnikov
V.G. Farafonov
Th. Henning
A. Ya. Perelman
Fractal Aggregates in Space	89	(14)
G. Wurm
M. Schnaiter
Scattering of Light by a Sphere with an Arbitrary Radially Variable Refractive Index	103	(16)
A.Y. Perelman
T.V. Zinov'eva
I.G. Mosseev
Calculation of Optical Fields Inside Spheroidal Particles of Cosmic Dust: Comparison of Different Methods: GMT, T-Matrix, SVM	119	(12)
V.A. Babenko
P.K. Petrov
Thermal Effects of Radiation on Dust Particles	131	(12)
L.G. Astafyeva
Characterization Methodologies
Size Distributions of Particles Obtained by Inversion of Spectral Extinction and Scattering Measurements	143	(16)
H. Horvath
F.J. Olmo
L. Alados Arboledas
O. Jovanovic
M. Gangl
W. Kaller
C. Sanchez
H. Sauerzopf
S. Seidl
Simplified Solution of the Inverse Problem for Instantaneous Cometary Dust Size Distribution	159	(12)
M. Kocifaj
J. Klacka
F. Kundracik
G. Videen
Monte Carlo Modeling of Cometary Atmospheres Including Polarization	171	(12)
F. Moreno
O. Munoz
A. Molina
Atmospheric Extinction Derived from Cometary Observations	183	(8)
J. Svoren
J. Ziznovsky
Z. Mikulasek
J. Tremko
Backscatter Polarization
Photometric and Polarimetric Opposition Phenomena Exhibited by Solar System Bodies	191	(34)
V. Rosenbush
N. Kiselev
V. Avramchuk
M. Mishchenko
Experimental Modeling of Opposition Effect and Negative Polarization of Regolith-Like Surfaces	225	(14)
Yu. G. Shkuratov
A.V. Ovcharenko
Exact Results of the Vector Theory of Coherent Backscattering from Discrete Random Media: An Overview	239	(22)
M. Mishchenko
V. Tishkovets
P. Litvinov
Numerical Techniques for Backscattering by Random Media	261	(22)
K. Muinonen
G. Videen
E. Zubko
Yu. Shkuratov
Dynamics
The Effect of Radiation on the Motion of Meteoroids	283	(18)
I.P. Williams
Covariant Equation of Motion for a Particle in an Electromagnetic Field	301	(12)
J. Klacka
Participants	313	(4)
Index	317