title: Microstructural characterization using diffuse backscatter: theory and experiment.
abstract: A microstructure characterization technique is presented which utilizes the azimuthal moments of backscattered intensity to determine the Legendre moments of the microstructure's phase function. The technique is based on a late-time, diffuse approximate solution to the radiative transfer equation. Monte Carlo simulations are presented indicating that the technique is robust for the first azimuthal moment but less so for higher-order moments.
authors.affiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402, USA. burkhard@usna.edu
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burkhardt