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Mishchenko and Mackowski 2011

Mishchenko, M.I., and D.W. Mackowski, 2011: Coherent backscattering in the cross-polarized channel. Phys. Rev. A, 83, 013829, doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.83.013829.

We analyze the asymptotic behavior of the cross-polarized enhancement factor in the framework of the standard low-packing-density theory of coherent backscattering by discrete random media composed of spherically symmetric particles. It is shown that if the particles are strongly absorbing or if the smallest optical dimension of the particulate medium (i.e., the optical thickness of a plane-parallel slab or the optical diameter of a spherically symmetric volume) approaches zero, then the cross-polarized enhancement factor tends to its upper-limit value 2. This theoretical prediction is illustrated using direct computer solutions of the Maxwell equations for spherical volumes of discrete random medium.

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@article{mi07610p,
  author={Mishchenko, M. I. and Mackowski, D. W.},
  title={Coherent backscattering in the cross-polarized channel},
  year={2011},
  journal={Physical Review A},
  volume={83},
  pages={013829},
  doi={10.1103/PhysRevA.83.013829},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - mi07610p
AU  - Mishchenko, M. I.
AU  - Mackowski, D. W.
PY  - 2011
TI  - Coherent backscattering in the cross-polarized channel
JA  - Phys. Rev. A
JO  - Physical Review A
VL  - 83
SP  - 013829
DO  - 10.1103/PhysRevA.83.013829
ER  -

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