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  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
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20 Pages

Light Scattering in a Turbulent Cloud: Simulations to Explore Cloud-Chamber Experiments

  • Corey D. Packard,
  • Michael L. Larsen,
  • Subin Thomas,
  • Will H. Cantrell and
  • Raymond A. Shaw

7 August 2020

Radiative transfer through clouds can be impacted by variations in particle number size distribution, but also in particle spatial distribution. Due to turbulent mixing and inertial effects, spatial correlations often exist, even on scales reaching t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
86 Citations
12,996 Views
37 Pages

29 November 2020

Scattering techniques represent non-invasive experimental approaches and powerful tools for the investigation of structure and conformation of biomaterial systems in a wide range of distances, ranging from the nanometric to micrometric scale. More sp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,280 Views
15 Pages

Precision and Accuracy Analysis of PM2.5 Light-Scattering Sensor: Field and Laboratory Experiments

  • Hisam Samae,
  • Phuchiwan Suriyawong,
  • Artit Yawootti,
  • Worradorn Phairuang and
  • Sate Sampattagul

12 January 2025

The widely used low-cost particulate matter (PM) sensors in Thailand, such as the DustBoy, require performance improvements to ensure their data align with the established standards set by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). This study e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,155 Views
23 Pages

Hydrodynamic and Polyelectrolyte Properties of Actin Filaments: Theory and Experiments

  • Ernesto Alva,
  • Annitta George,
  • Lorenzo Brancaleon and
  • Marcelo Marucho

16 June 2022

Actin filament’s polyelectrolyte and hydrodynamic properties, their interactions with the biological environment, and external force fields play an essential role in their biological activities in eukaryotic cellular processes. In this article,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,155 Views
18 Pages

Simultaneous Determination of Droplet Size, pH Value and Concentration to Evaluate the Aging Behavior of Metalworking Fluids

  • Patrick Wahrendorff,
  • Mona Stefanakis,
  • Julia C. Steinbach,
  • Dominik Allnoch,
  • Ralf Zuber,
  • Ralf Kapfhammer,
  • Marc Brecht,
  • Andreas Kandelbauer and
  • Karsten Rebner

11 December 2021

Metalworking fluids (MWFs) are widely used to cool and lubricate metal workpieces during processing to reduce heat and friction. Extending a MWF’s service life is of importance from both economical and ecological points of view. Knowledge about...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,172 Views
10 Pages

Continuous Sizing and Identification of Microplastics in Water

  • Felix Glöckler,
  • Florian Foschum and
  • Alwin Kienle

10 January 2023

The pollution of the environment with microplastics in general, and in particular, the contamination of our drinking water and other food items, has increasingly become the focus of public attention in recent years. In order to better understand the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,232 Views
16 Pages

An Advanced Sensor for Particles in Gases Using Dynamic Light Scattering in Air as Solvent

  • Dan Chicea,
  • Cristian Leca,
  • Sorin Olaru and
  • Liana Maria Chicea

28 July 2021

Dynamic Light Scattering is a technique currently used to assess the particle size and size distribution by processing the scattered light intensity. Typically, the particles to be investigated are suspended in a liquid solvent. An analysis of the pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,358 Views
42 Pages

5 November 2020

We present our efforts on estimating light scattering characteristics from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) camera lenses in order to deduce thereof a set of generic scattering parameters valid for a specific lens class (double Gauss lenses). In previ...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,822 Views
12 Pages

When light propagates in a scattering medium such as haze, it is partially scattered and absorbed, resulting in a decrease in the intensity of the light emitted by the imaging target and an increase in the intensity of the scattered light. This pheno...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,713 Views
11 Pages

28 May 2019

Structured lighting techniques have increasingly been employed in underwater imaging, where scattering effects cannot be ignored. This paper presents an approach to underwater image recovery using structured light as a scanning mode. The method tackl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,626 Views
16 Pages

26 August 2021

The small-angle optical particle counter (OPC) can detect particles with strong light absorption. At the same time, it can ignore the properties of the detected particles and detect the particle size singly and more accurately. Reasonably improving t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,983 Views
14 Pages

Rethinking of Underwater Image Restoration Based on Circularly Polarized Light

  • Chao Wang,
  • Zhiyang Wu,
  • Zexiong Han,
  • Junguang Wang,
  • Haofeng Hu and
  • Xiaobo Li

20 August 2024

Polarimetric imaging technology plays a crucial role in de-scattering, particularly in the field of underwater image restoration. Circularly polarized light (or the underlying circular polarization memory effect) has been proven to better preserve th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,961 Views
20 Pages

Solid Particle Swarm Measurement in Jet Fuel Based on Mie Scattering Theory and Extinction Method

  • Limin He,
  • Heng Wu,
  • Jifeng Li,
  • Bingqiang Li,
  • Yulai Sun,
  • Peng Jiang,
  • Xiaoxu Wang and
  • Guanyu Lin

5 March 2023

To overcome the disadvantages of small and random samples in static detection, this paper presents a study on dynamic measurements of solid particles in jet fuel using large samples. In this paper, the Mie scattering theory and Lambert-Beer law are u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
942 Views
18 Pages

27 June 2025

Scattered light makes up a significant amount of recorded intensities during tomographic imaging, thereby leading to severe misinterpretation and artifacts in the reconstructed volume images. Correcting artificial intensities that stem from scattered...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,766 Views
13 Pages

14 April 2022

The method of moments (MoM) is an efficient electromagnetic numerical method for the accurate prediction of light scattering from plasmonic nanostructures. In practice, the light-scattering properties in different incident directions are often concer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,508 Views
16 Pages

30 March 2023

Particle mass and particulate size are two important parameters used to characterize the aerosol. Currently, there are a few methods for measuring particle mass concentration and particle size. However, the existing methods have their own shortcoming...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,839 Views
19 Pages

24 October 2023

The classical transillumination technique has been revitalized through recent advancements in optical technology, enhancing its applicability in the realm of biomedical research. With a new perspective on near-axis scattered light, we have harnessed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
9,735 Views
15 Pages

4 May 2017

Meteorological parameters such as relative humidity have a significant impact on the precision of PM2.5 measurement instruments based on light scattering. Instead of adding meteorological sensors or dehumidification devices used widely in commercial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,273 Views
11 Pages

Multiple Light Scattering Measurements for Online Monitoring of Milk Fermentation

  • Mohsen Ramezani,
  • Giovanna Ferrentino,
  • Ksenia Morozova and
  • Matteo Scampicchio

7 July 2021

The present paper investigates the use of multiple light scattering for the monitoring of milk fermentation. The experiments were performed on milk fermented with different starter concentrations (0.05% to 4.5% (w/w) at temperatures from 36 to 44 °C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,480 Views
17 Pages

18 March 2025

To address the current issues with diesel vehicle exhaust after-treatment system particulate sensors—such as low accuracy and inability to perform continuous measurements of particulate mass concentration—a new sensor based on the light s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,469 Views
13 Pages

Measurement of Submicron Particle Size Using Scattering Angle-Corrected Polarization Difference with High Angular Resolution

  • Chaoyi Shi,
  • Zuwei Zhu,
  • Gaofang Yin,
  • Xianhe Gao,
  • Zhongma Wang,
  • Sheng Zhang,
  • Zehua Zhou and
  • Xueyou Hu

19 November 2023

The particle size of submicron particles significantly affects their properties; thus, the accurate measurement of submicron particle size is essential to ensure its excellent properties. Polarized light scattering is an important tool for measuring...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,473 Views
12 Pages

Study of the Optical Properties of Multi-Particle Phosphors by the FDTD and Ray Tracing Combined Method

  • Xinrui Ding,
  • Changkun Shao,
  • Shudong Yu,
  • Binhai Yu,
  • Zongtao Li and
  • Yong Tang

6 December 2020

It is well known that the optical properties of multi-particle phosphor are crucial to the light performance of white light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Note that the optical properties including scattering or absorption properties for a single particle a...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,605 Views
13 Pages

Light Scattering through a Drying Coating

  • Riccardo Antonelli and
  • Thomas E. Kodger

31 October 2023

Drying coatings undergo internal dynamic densification and rearrangement, which are challenging to discern with optical techniques due to their multiple scatterings of light. Experiments such as diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS) and laser speckle ima...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,796 Views
11 Pages

22 February 2023

This paper investigates the underwater optical image restoration method under the background of underwater target detection based on optical vision in AUVs. The light source used for AUV detection is different when the AUV operates in different depth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,794 Views
15 Pages

The Use of Silica Microparticles to Improve the Efficiency of Optical Hyperthermia (OH)

  • O. Casanova-Carvajal,
  • M. Zeinoun,
  • A. L. Urbano-Bojorge,
  • F. Bacha,
  • J. Solera Livi,
  • E. Agudo,
  • G. Vargas,
  • M. Ramos,
  • R. Martínez-Murillo and
  • J. J. Serrano-Olmedo

Although optical hyperthermia could be a promising anticancer therapy, the need for high concentrations of light-absorbing metal nanoparticles and high-intensity lasers, or large exposure times, could discourage its use due to the toxicity that they...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,238 Views
21 Pages

Near-Field Single-Scattering Calculations of Aerosols: Sensitivity Studies

  • Nkongho Ayuketang Arreyndip,
  • Konrad Kandler and
  • Aryasree Sudharaj

14 June 2023

We model the effects of the photosensitive parameters of aerosols on their optical properties to provide a solid framework for further experimental and theoretical studies. A spherical dust particle is used to study the effects of the ambient medium,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
23,882 Views
21 Pages

An Overview of the Compton Scattering Calculation

  • Chen-Kai Qiao,
  • Jian-Wei Wei and
  • Lin Chen

10 May 2021

The Compton scattering process plays significant roles in atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics and material science. It could provide useful information on the electromagnetic interaction between light and matter. S...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,367 Views
23 Pages

Lasing from Micro- and Nano-Scale Photonic Disordered Structures for Biomedical Applications

  • R. Gayathri,
  • C. S. Suchand Sandeep,
  • C. Vijayan and
  • V. M. Murukeshan

31 August 2023

A disordered photonic medium is one in which scatterers are distributed randomly. Light entering such media experiences multiple scattering events, resulting in a “random walk”-like propagation. Micro- and nano-scale structured disordered...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,649 Views
10 Pages

The spin–orbit interaction of light is universal in the process of light scattering, and an important aspect is the spin Hall effect. The spin Hall effect of light also exists in a three-dimensional (3D) system. When circularly polarized light is inc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
12,389 Views
11 Pages

1 April 2008

Combining the scattered light of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and the fluorescence of dye molecules, a compound cellular imaging of laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) is obtained. The human breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-435S, BCRC 60429) is use...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,978 Views
17 Pages

16 February 2023

The Conventional Laser Absorption Scattering (C-LAS) technique is used to measure the mixture concentration and visualize the vapor phase. The former is determined by the attenuation of visible and ultraviolet light whereas the latter is achieved via...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,885 Views
12 Pages

Time Resolved Polarised Grazing Incidence Neutron Scattering from Composite Materials

  • Maximilian Wolff,
  • Apurve Saini,
  • David Simonne,
  • Franz Adlmann and
  • Andrew Nelson

7 March 2019

Neutron scattering experiments are a unique tool in material science due to their sensitivity to light elements and magnetic induction. However, for kinetic studies the low brilliance at existing sources poses challenges. In the case of periodic exci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,511 Views
15 Pages

Polarization-Based De-Scattering Imaging in Turbid Tissue-like Scattering Media

  • Shirong Zhang,
  • Jian Liang,
  • Yanru Jiang and
  • Liyong Ren

14 December 2023

In shallow tissues of the human body, pathological changes often occur, and there are several kinds of scattering media, such as mucosa, fat, and blood, present on the surface of these tissues. In such scattering environments, it is difficult to dist...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
14 Citations
12,335 Views
10 Pages

Flow Cell Coupled Dynamic Light Scattering for Real-Time Monitoring of Nanoparticle Size during Liquid Phase Bottom-Up Synthesis

  • Nicole Meulendijks,
  • Renz Van Ee,
  • Ralph Stevens,
  • Maurice Mourad,
  • Marcel Verheijen,
  • Nils Kambly,
  • Ricardo Armenta and
  • Pascal Buskens

13 January 2018

To tailor the properties of nanoparticles and nanocomposites, precise control over particle size is of vital importance. Real-time monitoring of particle size during bottom-up synthesis in liquids would allow a detailed study of particle nucleation a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,382 Views
9 Pages

29 August 2021

An organic solvent sensor of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) film is fabricated by a combination of tri-functional monomers and LCs. When the patterned PDLC film comes into contact with the organic solvent, the organic solvent will penetrat...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,467 Views
6 Pages

Nuclei that are unstable with respect to double beta decay are potentially interesting for a novel Dark Matter (DM) direct detection approach. In particular, a Majorana DM fermion inelastically scattering on a double beta unstable nucleus could stimu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,280 Views
15 Pages

Properties of Scattering Fields from Gaussian Beam Incident on Rough Cylinders

  • Shubing Ye,
  • Guobin Feng,
  • Zhejun Feng,
  • Zhenbao Wang,
  • Dahui Wang and
  • Changqing Cao

At present, most researchers focus on plane wave incident on targets, but in practical applications, most of the beams are Gaussian beam. We study the scattering fields of Gaussian beam incident on rough cylinders. Coherent and incoherent scattering...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,834 Views
15 Pages

6 December 2018

Low-threshold-voltage (Vth) and electrically switchable, polarization-selective scattering mode light shutters (PSMLSs) using polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) are demonstrated in this work. The optimized weight ratio of the nematic liquid cr...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,201 Views
9 Pages

30 April 2023

Current optical fire smoke detectors use scattering light intensity as an indicator of smoke concentration and trigger fire alarms when the intensity exceeds a threshold value. However, such detectors are prone to false alarms caused by non-fire aero...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,590 Views
11 Pages

Compressive Sensing Imaging Based on Modulation of Atmospheric Scattering Medium

  • Xuelin Lei,
  • Xiaoshan Ma,
  • Zhen Yang,
  • Xiaodong Peng,
  • Yun Li and
  • Wei Ni

28 June 2020

Long-distance imaging in time-varying scattering media, such as atmosphere, is a significant challenge. Light is often heavily diffused while propagating through scattering media, because of which the clear imaging of objects concealed by media becom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,207 Views
14 Pages

Nighttime Image Dehazing by Render

  • Zheyan Jin,
  • Huajun Feng,
  • Zhihai Xu and
  • Yueting Chen

Nighttime image dehazing presents unique challenges due to the unevenly distributed haze caused by the color change of artificial light sources. This results in multiple interferences, including atmospheric light, glow, and direct light, which make t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
8,899 Views
17 Pages

A Chitosan—Based Liposome Formulation Enhances the In Vitro Wound Healing Efficacy of Substance P Neuropeptide

  • Tamara Mengoni,
  • Manuela Adrian,
  • Susana Pereira,
  • Beatriz Santos-Carballal,
  • Mathias Kaiser and
  • Francisco M. Goycoolea

Currently, there is considerable interest in developing innovative biodegradable nanoformulations for controlled administration of therapeutic proteins and peptides. Substance P (SP) is a neuropeptide of 11 amino acids that belongs to the tachykinins...

  • Article
  • Open Access
963 Views
16 Pages

20 November 2025

Controlling light’s polarization through disordered media is crucial for advanced optical applications but remains challenging due to scattering and depolarization. Most existing approaches either require interferometric or multi-path measureme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,611 Views
11 Pages

18 August 2022

The properties of polarization-selective, light-guiding systems upon subwavelength nanogratings formation in the case of type II refractive index traces induced by femtosecond laser pulses in bulk fused silica were studied. Polarization-dependent sca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
11,000 Views
24 Pages

Flocculation of Clay Suspensions by Anionic and Cationic Polyelectrolytes: A Systematic Analysis

  • Ahmad Shakeel,
  • Zeinab Safar,
  • Maria Ibanez,
  • Leon van Paassen and
  • Claire Chassagne

10 November 2020

The characteristics of clayey suspensions, majorly composed of quartz microparticles, in the presence of anionic and cationic polyelectrolytes were investigated using different techniques. A wide range of clay concentrations was used, i.e., from 0.07...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,111 Views
12 Pages

A Single-Pixel Imaging Scheme with Obstacle Detection

  • Peiming Li,
  • Haixiao Zhao,
  • Wenjie Jiang,
  • Zexin Zhang and
  • Baoqing Sun

Single-pixel imaging (SPI) utilizes a second-order correlation of structured illumination light field and a single-pixel detector to form images. As the single-pixel detector provides no spatial resolution, a structured illumination light field gener...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,468 Views
22 Pages

6 September 2021

Respirable particulate matter air pollution is positively associated with SARS-CoV-2 mortality. Real-time and accurate monitoring of particle concentration changes is the first step to prevent and control air pollution from inhalable particles. In th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,165 Views
10 Pages

1 January 2017

This paper reports on efforts to enhance the photovoltaic performance of textured silicon solar cells through the application of a layer of Eu-doped silicate phosphor with particles of various dimensions using the spin-on film technique. We examined...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
951 Views
16 Pages

Automated Scattering Media Estimation in Peplography Using SVD and DCT

  • Seungwoo Song,
  • Hyun-Woo Kim,
  • Myungjin Cho and
  • Min-Chul Lee

In this paper, we propose automation of estimating scattering media information in peplography using singular value decomposition (SVD) and discrete cosine transform (DCT). Conventional scattering media-removal methods reduce light scattering in imag...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,135 Views
15 Pages

An Optical Algorithm for Relative Thickness of Each Monochrome Component in Multilayer Transparent Mixed Films

  • Meiqin Wu,
  • Zuoxiang Lu,
  • Yongrui Li,
  • Xiaofei Yan,
  • Xuefei Chen,
  • Fangmeng Zeng and
  • Chengyan Zhu

22 August 2022

A modification of the two-flux Kubelka-Munk (K-M) model was proposed to describe the energy conservation of scattered light in colored mixed material with a defined scattered photometric, which is applied for the relative quantity distribution of eac...

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