An analysis of scattering patterns of some hydrological particles

Abstract

The angular intensity functions for particles comprising a phytoplankton or detritus core and a microorganism coating have been examined for a range of coating thicknesses down to 0.7 μm. Particles having diameters in the range 1–72 μm are considered. These have been modeled as concentric spheres where the difference in the refractive indices of the core and coating is very small. However, it is found that coated particles can still be distinguished from homogeneous particles by their scattering pattern.

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