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Mishchenko 1992

Mishchenko, M.I., 1992: The angular width of the coherent back-scatter opposition effect: An application to icy outer planet satellites. Astrophys. Space Sci., 194, 327-333, doi:10.1007/BF00644001.

It has been suggested recently that coherent back-scattering of light from powder-like regolithic surfaces can explain remarkable opposition brightening of some atmosphereless solar system bodies. In this paper, a dense-medium light-scattering theory is used to calculate the half-width half-maximum (HWHM) of the back-scattering peak for a number of scattering models. We demonstrate that HWHM strongly depends on the optical properties of the scattering medium and can serve as a critical test in comparing alternative models. It is shown that coherent back-scattering may be a likely explanation of the opposition effect exhibited by icy outer planet satellites.

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@article{mi04500f,
  author={Mishchenko, M. I.},
  title={The angular width of the coherent back-scatter opposition effect: An application to icy outer planet satellites},
  year={1992},
  journal={Astrophys. Space Sci.},
  volume={194},
  pages={327--333},
  doi={10.1007/BF00644001},
}

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JA  - Astrophys. Space Sci.
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