Optical properties of inhomogeneous materials : applications to geology, astronomy, chemistry, and engineering

Optical Properties of Inhomogeneous Materials: Applications to Geology, Astronomy, Chemistry, and Engineering reviews the results of studies of the optical properties of inhomogeneous materials and provides a guide for solving a number of related scientific and engineering problems based on these studies. Some of these studies focus on the surface and atmosphere of Mars, the earth's atmosphere, and the interstellar medium. The tools necessary for modeling the radiation scattered from diffuse surfaces are also described. Comprised of 12 chapters, this book begins with a brief introduction to the formalism for optical properties of inhomogeneous materials, followed by a description of surface scattering models in order of increasing complexity and a discussion of atmospheric scattering by particulates. The experimental approaches for the determination of the refractive and absorptive components of the optical complex indices of refraction are then considered. Subsequent chapters present actual diffuse surface modeling examples and discuss applications such as remote sensing of planetary surfaces; study of the interstellar medium; research on thermal energy collectors; analysis of coatings and paints; and remote mineral exploration. This monograph will be of interest to scientists, students, and researchers in different disciplines such as geology, optical mineralogy, astronomy, chemistry, soil mechanics, mechanical engineering, and optics. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Pages ix-x ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , Page xi CHAPTER I - MATHEMATICAL FUNDAMENTALS , Pages 1-11 CHAPTER II - THEORETICAL SCATTERING MODELS THAT INCLUDE ABSORPTION , Pages 13-51 CHAPTER III - REAL INDEX MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FROM ULTRAVIOLET TO INFRARED , Pages 53-59 CHAPTER IV - ABSORPTION AND SCATTERING MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES , Pages 61-72 CHAPTER V - OPTICAL COMPLEX INDEX OF REFRACTION BETWEEN 0.185 AND 2.6 μm , Pages 73-125 CHAPTER VI - SURFACE REFLECTANCE MODELING USING COMPLEX INDICES , Pages 127-138 CHAPTER VII - SURFACE RETROREFLECTANCE (OPPOSITION EFFECT) , Pages 139-149 CHAPTER VIII - REMOTE SENSING OF PLANETARY SURFACES , Pages 151-167 CHAPTER IX - REMOTE SENSING OF THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM , Pages 169-172 CHAPTER X - THERMAL ENERGY COLLECTORS: COATING CHARACTERISTICS , Pages 173-181 CHAPTER XI - COATINGS AND PAINTS , Pages 183-189 CHAPTER XII - REMOTE MINERAL EXPLORATION , Pages 191-197 APPENDIXES , Pages 199-220 REFERENCES , Pages 221-226 INDEX , Pages 227-235 Mathematical Fundamentals -- Theoretical Scattering Models That Include Absorption -- Real Index Measurement Techniques From Ultraviolet To Infrared -- Absorption And Scattering Measurement Techniques -- Optical Complex Index Of Refraction Between 0.185 And 2.6 [mu]m -- Surface Reflectance Modeling Using Complex Indices -- Surface Retroreflectance (opposition Effect) -- Remote Sensing Of Planetary Surfaces -- Remote Sensing Of The Interstellar Medium -- Thermal Energy Collectors: Coating Characteristics -- Coatings And Paints -- Remote Mineral Exploration. Walter G. Egan And Theodore W. Hilgeman. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 221-226.