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Light Scattering by Slightly Nonspherical Particles on Surfaces

Published

Author(s)

Thomas A. Germer

Abstract

We investigate the shape dependence of the scattering by dielectric and metallic particles on surfaces by considering particles whose free-space scattering properties are nearly identical. The scattering by metallic particles is very strongly dependent upon the shape of the particle in the region near where the particle and surface contact. The scattering by dielectric particles displays a weaker, but nonetheless significant, dependence on particle shape. These results have a significant impact on the use of light scattering to size and identify particles on surfaces.
Citation
Optics Letters
Volume
27
Issue
No. 13
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

dielectric, inpection, metal, optics, particles, scattering, spheres

Citation

Germer, T. (2002), Light Scattering by Slightly Nonspherical Particles on Surfaces, Optics Letters (Accessed April 24, 2024)

Created July 1, 2002, Updated February 17, 2017