Light Scattering by a Dense Distribution of Haze Particles on a Windowpane

Lock, James A.; Chiu, Chin-Lien

doi:10.1364/lcoa.1993.wc.1

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“…Much later it was shown by Können that at least the polarization issue -a consequence of the drastically varying Fresnel coefficient for the radial component at the internal reflection-can be corrected, while retaining the analytical elegance of the original Airy theory [21]. Furthermore, the Airy theory can be generalized to describe higher-order rainbows as well, though the minimal drop size threshold which guarantees the validity of the theory's assumptions increases with the rainbow order [22].…”

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Rainbows in nature: recent advances in observation and theory

Haußmann¹

2016

Eur. J. Phys.

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This topical review presents an overview of the common and less common observations of rainbows in natural rainfall, and the theoretical concepts that have been developed for their explanation. Mainly throughout the last 20 years, many new and intriguing effects have been photographed or documented for the first time, such as higher-order (tertiary, quaternary, etc) and twinned rainbows, as well as rainbows generated by nearby artificial light sources. In order to provide a sound explanation, the inclusion of natural non-spherical (i.e. oblate) raindrop shapes as well as natural broad polydisperse raindrop distributions into the classical rainbow theory (Lorenz–Mie and Debye scattering) is outlined. Thus, the article provides a condensed up-to-date synopsis complementing classical textbooks and earlier reviews on the physics of rainbows. It is intended to serve both active sky observers as well as physics teachers who want to keep up with current developments in the field.

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Section: Rainbow Ordermentioning

confidence: 99%