Scattering and emission of radiation by clouds of elongated particles
- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 5 (1) , L1-L4
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/5/1/101
Abstract
The absorption coefficients of clouds of elongated (prolate spheroidal) and spherical soot and graphite particles are compared. Much higher absorption coefficients are predicted for the elongated particles, leading to significant increases in emissivity.Keywords
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