Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, Vol.16, No.4, 147-159, 1999
Theory of distributions and its application to beam parametrization in light scattering
A review is presented on the theory of distributions, allowing easy access to the newcomer, and its application to beam parametrization in light scattering theories is discussed.
Keywords:LORENZ-MIE THEORY;INFINITE CYLINDER;GAUSSIAN-BEAM;LOCALIZEDAPPROXIMATION;ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING;RIGOROUSJUSTIFICATION;SEPARABILITY THEOREM;SHAPE COEFFICIENTS;ARBITRARY LOCATION;LASER-BEAMS