Vol. 9, issue 01, article # 6

pdf Borovoy A. G., Vagin N. I., Selivanova G. A., Pavlov A. V. Angular dependence of the coherent backscattering peak in scattering media of a limited shape. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1996. V. 9. No. 01. P. 35–39.
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Abstract:

We consider here the recent investigations into the coherent backscattering effect in discrete scattering media. The shape of the coherent backscattering peak for spherical scattering media is studied experimentally. It is shown that the peak shape for the spheres of small optical depth is adequately described by the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern, and for the case of optically dense spheres the above-mentioned peak is described by the convolution of the two functions, namely, the diffraction pattern for a sphere and the angular distribution within the peak for semi-infinite scattering medium with a plane boundary.