title: Reconstruction of particle-size distributions from light-scattering patterns using three inversion methods.
abstract: By means of a numerical study we show particle-size distributions retrieved with the Chin-Shifrin, Phillips-Twomey, and singular value decomposition methods. Synthesized intensity data are generated using Mie theory, corresponding to unimodal normal, gamma, and lognormal distributions of spherical particles, covering the size parameter range from 1 to 250. Our results show the advantages and disadvantages of each method, as well as the range of applicability for the Fraunhofer approximation as compared to rigorous Mie theory.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica Optica y Electrónica, Tonantzintla Puebla, Mexico. thesis_234@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vargas-Ubera
authors.forename: J Félix
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Aguilar
authors.forename: David Michel
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gale