SUMMARY OF SAMPLES | Scattering

    r_eff(F): According to Fraunhofer's theory. For an explanation of the size distribution measurements, click here.
    r_eqV: Radius of the volume-equivalent sphere.

AEROSOLS	reff (F)	veff (F)	reff (M)	veff (M)	λ (nm)	Angle range (deg)
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 1	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 2	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 3	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 4	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 5	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 6	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 7	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,174]
Basalt	2.9 μm	15.1	6.9 μm	7.0	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Calcite	1.7 μm	7.6	3.3 μm	4.9	647.00 nm	[3,177]
Clay, Green (Amsterdam)	1.55 μm	1.4	-	-	442.00 nm	[5,173]
Clay, Green (Granada)	1.6 μm	1.6	2.3 μm	1.1	647.00 nm	[3,177]
Clay, Montmorillonite	1.8 μm	1.6	2.8 μm	1.2	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Clay, Red	1.5 μm	1.6	-	-	441.60 nm	[5,173]
Clay, White	1.6 μm	1.4	2.6 μm	0.7	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Desert Dust, Gobi	4.6 μm	2.9	7.6 μm	1.6	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Desert Dust, OSN - Sahara Sand	2.5 μm	2.5	4.0 μm	1.8	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Desert Dust, Sahara Sand	8.2 μm	4.0	-	-	441.60 nm	[5,173]
Desert Dust, Sahara Sand (Libya)	124.75 μm	0.15	-	-	632.80 nm	[4,174]
Enstatite	1.67 μm	3.53	3.71 μm	3.14	520.00 nm	[5,177]
Feldspar	1.0 μm	1.0	-	-	441.60 nm	[5,173]
Fly Ash	3.65 μm	10.9	-	-	442.00 nm	[5,173]
Forsterite Initial	1.8 μm	5.4	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,173]
Forsterite Small	1.3 μm	3.1	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,173]
Forsterite Washed	3.3 μm	4.7	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,173]
Forsterite-L	-	-	3.5 μm	0.3	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Forsterite-M	-	-	2.6 μm	0.55	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Forsterite-S	-	-	1.4 μm	1.06	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Forsterite-XL	-	-	47 μm	0.12	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Forsterite-XS	-	-	0.36 μm	0.42	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Hematite	0.4 μm	0.6	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,174]
Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon (HAC)	-	-	5.0 μm	2.3		[3,177]
Loess	3.9 μm	2.6	-	-	441.60 nm	[5,173]
Lunar analog (JSC-1A)	10.50 μm	1.69	15.85 μm	2.28	488.00 nm 647.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian Analog (JSC Mars-1 L)	-	-	16.5 μm	0.09	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian Analog (JSC Mars-1 M)	-	-	2.7 μm	0.28	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian Analog (JSC Mars-1 S)	-	-	0.4 μm	0.03	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian analog (JSC Mars-1 XL)	-	-	17.64 μm	0.08		[,]
Martian analog (JSC0)	17.2 μm	2.4	29.5 μm	1.1	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian analog (JSC200)	15.5 μm	2.8	28.1 μm	1.2	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian Analog (MGS-1 L)	-	-	17.4 μm	0.12	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian Analog (MGS-1 M)	-	-	1.6 μm	0.75	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian Analog (MGS-1 S)	-	-	0.4 μm	0.06	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian analog (MGS-1 XL)	-	-	20.78 μm	0.09		[,]
Martian Analog (MMS-2 L)	-	-	16.2 μm	0.12	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian Analog (MMS-2 M)	-	-	2.3 μm	0.28	488.00 nm	[3,177]
Martian Analog (MMS-2 S)	-	-	0.3 μm	0.18	488.00 nm	[3, 177]
Martian analog (MMS-2 XL)	-	-	18.02 μm	0.08		[,]
Martian analog (palagonite)	4.5 μm	7.3	-	-	632.80 nm	[3,174]
Meteorite Allende (Amsterdam)	0.8 μm	3.3	-	-	441.60 nm	[5,173]
Meteorite Allende (Granada)	1.25 μm	4.23	2.63 μm	3.43	520.00 nm	[5,177]
Meteorite DaG521M	3.94 μm	6.15	8.68 μm	2.44	520.00 nm	[5,177]
Meteorite DaG521S	1.86 μm	4.02	3.58 μm	1.97	520.00 nm	[5,177]
Meteorite FRO95002M	-	-	3.92 μm	2.72	520.00 nm	[5,177]
Meteorite FRO99040M	2.98 μm	6.46	5.90 μm	3.09	520.00 nm	[5,177]
Meteorite FRO99040S	2.02 μm	3.52	3.68 μm	1.73	520.00 nm	[5,177]
Olivine L	3.8 μm	3.7	-	-	442.00 nm	[5,173]
Olivine M	2.6 μm	5.0	-	-	442.00 nm	[5,173]
Olivine Medium	-	-	6.5 μm	1.4	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Olivine S	1.3 μm	1.8	3.29 μm	1.04	442.00 nm 633.00 nm	[5,173] [5,177]
Olivine Small	-	-	2.4 μm	1.0	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Olivine XL	6.3 μm	6.8	-	-	442.00 nm	[5,173]
Pollen, Cypress	11.4 μm	0.005	-	-	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Quartz	2.3 μm	2.3	-	-	441.60 nm	[5,173]
Rutile	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,173]
Spinel Medium	-	-	7.2 μm	1.3	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Spinel Small	-	-	2.6 μm	1.0	514.00 nm	[3,177]
Tholins	-	-	-	-	647.00 nm	[5,177]
Volcanic ash, El Chichón	3.2 μm	5.4	-	-	632.80 nm	[5,173]
Volcanic Ash, Eyjafjallajokull	4.0 μm	5.9	7.8 μm	2.9	488.00 nm	[4,177]
Volcanic ash, Lokon	7.1 μm	2.6	-	-	441.60 nm	[5,173]
Volcanic ash, Mount St. Helens	4.1 μm	9.5	-	-	632.80 nm	[3,173]
Volcanic ash, Pinatubo	3.0 μm	12.3	-	-	441.60 nm	[5,173]
Volcanic Ash, Puyehue	5.0 μm	4.4	8.6 μm	2.2	647.00 nm	[3,177]
Volcanic ash, Redoubt A	4.1 μm	9.7	-	-	632.80 nm	[3,173]
Volcanic ash, Redoubt B	6.4 μm	7.6	-	-	632.80 nm	[3,173]
Volcanic ash, Spurr (Anchorage)	4.8 μm	8.8	-	-	632.80 nm	[3,174]
Volcanic ash, Spurr (Ashton)	2.7 μm	4.9	-	-	632.80 nm	[3,174]
Volcanic ash, Spurr (Gunsight)	3.5 μm	8.2	-	-	632.80 nm	[3,174]
Volcanic ash, Spurr (Stop 33)	14.4 μm	6.6	-	-	632.80 nm	[3,174]

HYDROSOLS	reff (F)	veff (F)	reff (M)	veff (M)	λ (nm)	Angle range (deg)
Anabaena Flos Aquae	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Astrionella Formosa	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Emiliania Huxleyi, No Coccoliths	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[35,145]
Emiliania Huxleyi, With Coccoliths	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[35,145]
Melosira Granulata	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Microcystis Aeruginosa Sp.	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Microcystis Aeruginosa, No Vacuoles	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Microcystis Aeruginosa, With Vacuoles	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Oscillatoria Agardhii	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Oscillatoria Amoena	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Phaeocystis	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Phaeodactylum	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Prochlorothrix Hollandica	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Selenastrum Capricornutum	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Volvox Aureus	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Westerschelde Silt, 3-5 Micron	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]
Westerschelde Silt, 5-12 Micron	-	-	-	-	632.80 nm	[20,160]

mm-SIZED SINGLE PARTICLES	reqV	veff (F)	reff (M)	veff (M)	λ (nm)	Angle range (deg)
Charcoal	2.15 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[5,170]
Dusty porous ball in fixed orientation	2.5 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[8,170]
Enstatite (mm)	3.2 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[3,170]
Etna	3.5 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[3,170]
MgFeAlSi	1.6 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[5,169]
Olivine Pebble	3.4 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[7,175]
Quartz (mm)	3.9 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[3,170]
Quartzite	1.6 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[5,168]
Spinel Pebble	3.8 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[7,175]
White porous ball in fixed orientation	2.5 mm	-	-	-	520.00 nm	[5,170]

AVERAGE SCATTERING MATRICES	reff (μm)	veff	λ (nm)	Angle range (deg)
Average Aerosol	reff between 1 and 8 micrometers		442.00 nm	[5,175]
Average Desert Dust	3.8	2.8	488.00 nm	[5,175]
Average Volcanic Ash (Amsterdam)	reff between 3 and 14 micrometers		632.80 nm	[0,180]
Average Volcanic Ash (Granada)	6.0	7.6	441.00 nm	[5,175]

TEST PARTICLES	Size	veff	λ (nm)	Angle range (deg)
BK7 mm-sized sphere			520.00 nm	[,]
Water Droplets (Granada)	The two parameters that define the lognormal SD rg and sg are chosen so that the differences between the measured and calculated values for F11 and -F12/F11 are minimized.	sg=1.5 (lognormal SD)	488.00 nm 520.00 nm 647.00 nm	[3,177]