Light backscattering matrix for atmospheric crystals of an irregular shape with different refractive indices within the physical optics approximation

Abstract

The paper presents the light backscattering matrices for crystal particle of an irregular convex shape of the size of 200 micrometers with different refractive indices within the physical optics approximation. The calculation of matrices was carried out at the wavelengths of incident light of 0.532 micrometers, for the case of an arbitrary spatial orientation of particles. The matrices can be used to study mineral dust cloud particles.