Effect of Particle Separation on the Reflectance of Semi-Infinite Diffusers

1 February 1961

journal article
Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America

Vol. 51 (2), 129-134
https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.51.000129

Abstract

It is shown experimentally that the reflectance of a semi-infinite suspension of particles in a nonabsorbing matrix is independent of particle concentration, except at high concentrations where the reflectance usually falls.

Keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT
DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE
DIFFUSION
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
REFRACTIVE INDEX
SCATTERING

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

Radiative Transfer in Discontinuous Media
Australian Journal of Physics, 1957
Reflection by Semi-infinite Diffusers
Optica Acta: International Journal of Optics, 1955

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