On the calculation of scattering cross sections from absorption cross sections |
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Authors: | WD Barfield WF Huebner |
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Institution: | Theoritical Division, University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | A dispersion-type relation between photon scattering and absorption cross sections is derived. It is shown that the relation gives the correct scattering cross section in the low and high frequency limits, and is consistent with the Kramers-Heisenberg formula in the vicinity of a resonance. The practical application of the relation is illustrated by calculations of the scattering cross section and refractive index of He and Ne at STP and dry air at 1200°K from known absorption cross section data. The method is useful for obtaining scattering cross sections, polarizabilities, and refractive indices at elevated temperatures. |
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