Inversion Of Light Scattering Data By Singular System Analysis

Abstract

We consider the problem of inverting experimental data obtained in light scattering experiments described by linear theories. We discuss applications to particle sizing and we describe fast and easy -to-implement algorithms which permit the extraction, from noisy measurements, of reliable information about the particle size distribution. General setting of the data inversion problemMany light scattering experiments can be described by linear equations, at least to a good approximation. The interpretation of the data to obtain information about e.g. the size or velocity of the scattering particles requires then the solution of a linear inverse problem.