. S. Gustafson, J. E. Thomas-Osip, K. W. T. Waldemarsson, Y.-l. Xu (Dept. of Astronomy, Univ. of Florida)
Light Scattering by Complex Dust Structures
B. . S. Gustafson, J. E. Thomas-Osip, K. W. T. Waldemarsson, Y.-l. Xu (Dept. of Astronomy, Univ. of Florida)
We present both experimental data and theoretical solutions to evaluate
the scattering of light and other electromagnetic radiation by complex
dust morphologies. This includes porous particles made of spherical
subparticles to represent aggregated structures that may be
relevant models of comet dust and dust in the atmospheres of Titan and
Saturn. Solid cubes represent some asteroid dust and dust in some
planetary atmospheres. The experimental data were obtained in the
microwave analogue to light scattering facility at the Laboratory for
Astrophysics, University of Florida.