Mie scattering from particles

Wider application of the Rayleigh scattering technique for temperature or concentration measurements will, to some extent, rest on the ability to overcome two problem areas flame luminescence and Mie scattering from particles. Neither problem appears insurmountable. 

A more difficult problem is due to the presence of particles. The Mie scattering from these particles in room air is about equal to the Rayleigh scattering. Filtered air from a compressor was effectively free of particles and was used in this work. 

N. Felidj, J. Aubard, and G. Levi, Effects ofvarious halide ions and probe molecules on inelastic Mie scattering from SERS active surfaces Determination of particle size distributions from band shapes simulation, J. Chem. Phys. 24, 9735-9746 (1996). 

Mie scattering Light scattering from particles where the particle size is similar to the incident wavelength. 

Holland, A. C., and J. S. Draper, 1967. Analytical and experimental investigation of light scattering from polydispersions of Mie particles, Appl. Opt., 6, 511-518. 

Mie scattering (where the particles are relatively large and have a refractive index significantly different from that of the dispersion medium). 

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