The mean total path length traversed by a resonance4ine photon in escaping from an extremely opaque medium is discussed. Numerical results are presented for damping constants a = 4.7 x 10 - and a = 4.7 x 10- . It is shown that the numerical results can be understood in terms of nearly coherent scattering at a frequency x*. Expressions for x* for spherical and plane-parallel media are given, and an approximate expression for the therinalization length is derived. Subject headings: line formation - radiative transfer
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