Title :

Maggi-rubinowicz integral or fraunhofer diffraction by hexagonal particles: application t o cirrus ice crystals

Author(s) :

Pujol, Olivier [Auteur]
Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique (LOA) - UMR 8518
Brogniez, Gerard [Auteur]
Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique (LOA) - UMR 8518

Journal title :

Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics and image science

Abbreviated title :

J. Opt. Soc. Am. A-Opt. Image Sci. Vis.

Volume number :

35

Publication date :

2018-10-01

ISSN :

1084-7529

HAL domain(s) :

Physique [physics]

English abstract : [en]

This paper is devoted to Fraunhofer diffraction by hexagonal ice crystals like those that can be encountered in cirrus clouds. Such crystals are important, for they are the basic building elements of crystals of more complex ...
Show more >This paper is devoted to Fraunhofer diffraction by hexagonal ice crystals like those that can be encountered in cirrus clouds. Such crystals are important, for they are the basic building elements of crystals of more complex shape. A new alternative based on the Maggi-Rubinowicz transformation is proposed. This technique, whose basic formula is a line integral version of the Kirchhoff integral, is very easy to implement and is not time consuming. Diffraction patterns of hexagonal ice crystals with (i) fixed arbitrary orientation, (ii) random orientation, and (iii) preferred orientation are given. The topic is of importance since the radiative impact of cirrus clouds, which depends directly on ice crystal optical properties, is still a challenging problem in climate research.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

CNRS
Université de Lille

Collections :

• Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique (LOA) - UMR 8518

Submission date :

2024-01-30T11:45:38Z
2024-02-26T08:43:24Z