These values were calculated using the interactive Mie Scattering Calculator at https://omlc.org/calc/mie_calc.html
Input Parameters
| Sphere Diameter | 1.0 | microns |
|---|---|---|
| Refractive Index of Medium | 1.0 | |
| Real Refractive Index of Sphere | 1.5 | |
| Imaginary Refractive Index of Sphere | 0 | |
| Wavelength in Vacuum | 0.6328 | microns |
| Concentration | 0.1 | spheres/micron3 |
Calculated results
| Wavelength in Medium | 0.6328 | microns |
|---|---|---|
| Size Parameter | 4.9646 | |
| Average Cosine of Phase Function | 0.7077 | |
| Scattering Efficiency | 3.8962 | |
| Extinction Efficiency | 3.8962 | |
| Backscattering Efficiency | 1.9428 | |
| Scattering Cross Section | 3.0601 | micron2 |
| Extinction Cross Section | 3.0601 | micron2 |
| Backscattering Cross Section | 1.5259 | micron2 |
| Scattering Coefficient | 306 | mm-1 |
| Total Attenuation Coefficient | 306 | mm-1 |
Graphs
Simple polar graph of the scattering pattern. Light is incident from the left on a sphere located at the center of the polar plot. Since this is a linear plot, you cannot see much unless the anisotropy is moderate.
This is like the polar graph above, except that the radial distance is plotted on a log scale. This is not quite as simple as it looks, since numbers that are smaller than 0.001 are mapped to the origin. So far, they have not complained. The nice thing about this graph is that the shape of smaller side lobes can be seen more easily.
Linear graph showing the unpolarized (natural), parallel, and perpendicular scattering as a function of angle. The magnitude has been normalized so that the peak value is one.
Log-linear graph showing the unpolarized (natural), parallel, and perpendicular scattering as a function of angle. The magnitude has been normalized so that the peak value is one.
Linear graph showing the polarization as a function of angle.