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Scattering Polarization Due To Light Source Anisotropy Ii. Envelope Of Arbitrary Shape., Richard Ignace, M. Al-Malki, J. Simmons, J. Brown, D. Clarke, J. Carson
Scattering Polarization Due To Light Source Anisotropy Ii. Envelope Of Arbitrary Shape., Richard Ignace, M. Al-Malki, J. Simmons, J. Brown, D. Clarke, J. Carson
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Aims. We consider the polarization arising from scattering in an envelope illuminated by a central anisotropic source. This work extends the theory introduced in a previous paper (Al-Malki et al. 1999) in which scattering polarization from a spherically symmetric envelope illuminated by an anisotropic point source was considered. Here we generalize to account for the more realistic expectation of a non-spherical envelope shape. Methods. Spherical harmonics are used to describe both the light source anisotropy and the envelope density distribution functions of the scattering particles. This framework demonstrates how the net resultant polarization arises from a superposition of three basic …