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Search Publications by: Thomas A. Germer (Fed)

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Polarized Light Diffusely Scattered Under Smooth and Rough Interfaces

December 1, 2003
Author(s)
Thomas A. Germer
We develop models for light scattering appropriate for glossy and matte paints. Volume scattering is treated in the single scattering regime and the diffusive scattering regime. In the single scattering regime, scattering is treated in the Rayleigh-Gans

Characterizing Surface Roughness of Thin Films by Polarized Light Scattering

November 1, 2003
Author(s)
Thomas A. Germer, Michael J. Fasolka
The polarization of light scattered by the surface of a material contains information that can be used to identify the sources of that scatter. In this paper, first order vector perturbation theory for light scattering from interfacial roughness of a

Scattering by Slightly Non-Spherical Particles on Surfaces

October 6, 2003
Author(s)
Thomas A. Germer
We investigate the shape dependence of the scattering by dielectric and metallic particles on surfaces by considering particles whose free-space scattering properties are nearly identical. The scattering by metallic particles is fund to be strongly

Cosolvent-assisted Spray Pyrolysis for the Generation of Metal Particles

July 1, 2003
Author(s)
Valeri I. Babushok, S H. Ehrman, Thomas Germer, Jae H. Kim, George W. Mulholland
A co-solvent assisted spray pyrolysis process was developed for the formation of pure metal particles from metal salt precursors without the direct addition of hydrogen or other reducing gas. Generation of pure copper and nickelparticles from aqueous

SCATMECH: Polarized Light Scattering C++Class Library (Version 4.00)

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
Thomas A. Germer
A C++ object class library has been developed to distribute bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) models for light scattering from surfaces. Emphasis has been given to those models which are physically-based and which predict the