Mie scattering

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The @S05487@ of electromagnetic radiation by spherical particles of any size \(r\), relative to the @W06659@, \(\lambda \). Since the cases \(r\ll \lambda \) and \(r\gg \lambda \) are covered by Rayleigh (dipole) @S05487@ and geometric @S05487@ theories, respectively, Mie @S05487@ often refers to the case of \(r\approx \lambda \).
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2202 [Terms] [Paper]