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The complete solution for the scattering of polarized light in a Rayleigh and isotropically scattering atmosphere

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TheF N method is used to solve, in a concise manner, the complete problem concerning the diffusion of polarized light in a plane-parallel Rayleigh and isotropically scattering atmosphere.

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  1. J. R. Maiorino

    Present address: Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares, Cidade Universitaria, São Paulo, Brasil

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  1. Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

    C. E. Siewert & J. R. Maiorino

  2. Nuclear Engineering Dept, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., U.S.A.

    J. R. Maiorino

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Siewert, C.E., Maiorino, J.R. The complete solution for the scattering of polarized light in a Rayleigh and isotropically scattering atmosphere. Astrophys Space Sci 72, 189–201 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642178

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