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Our group initiated a systematic exploration of the scattering properties of complex systems using the microwave analogue method [1,2]. In this article, we select examples that are of interest in astronomy and discuss the angular distribution of the scattering intensity, polarization, and color. This work can be viewed as an extension to the investigation into the scattering by “Bird’s-Nest” type particles [3, 4], a model proposed by Greenberg and Gustafson to represent cometary dust.
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Gustafson, B.Å.S., Kolokolova, L., Thomas-Osip, J.E., Waldemarsson, K.W.T., Loesel, J., Xu, YL. (1999). Scattering by Complex Systems. In: Greenberg, J.M., Li, A. (eds) Formation and Evolution of Solids in Space. NATO ASI Series, vol 523. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4806-1_34
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