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Address the theoretical extension of light diffraction calculations to spherical particles with diameters considerably larger than the incident wavelength.

May 1, 1914Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical CharacterOpen Access

On the diffraction of light by spheres of small relative index

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Address the theoretical extension of light diffraction calculations to spherical particles with diameters considerably larger than the incident wavelength.
Reviewed mathematical diffraction calculations previously limited to spherical circumferences of 2.25 wavelengths with a relative refractive index of 1.5.
Assessed experimental data from suspended precipitated sulphur particles measuring 6 to 10 μm in size interacting with transmitted light.
Observed an intensity minimum in transmitted light when suspended particle diameters reached 6 to 10 μm, exceeding 10 wavelengths of yellow light.
Determined that extending rigorous diffraction calculations with a relative refractive index of 1.5 to particles larger than 2.25 wavelengths rapidly increases arithmetical complexity.

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Theoretical analysis evaluates light diffraction across spherical particles larger than optical wavelengths, highlighting the need to extend scattering models to larger particle circumferences.

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John William Strutt (1914) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69decb6640ea0656795597e3 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1914.0045

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Theoretical analysis evaluates light diffraction across spherical particles larger than optical wavelengths, highlighting the need to extend scattering models to larger particle circumferences.

On the diffraction of light by spheres of small relative index

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