title: Optical absorption by randomly oriented carbon spheroids.
abstract: The optical properties of carbon spheroids are compared with those of carbon spheres for all size regimes. In general, the absorption cross section/unit volume is increased by axial elongation, particularly away from the resonance region. The results are specific to carbon since the effect of shape change in a given size regime can depend crucially on the value of the refractive index.
authors.affiliation: General Motors Research Laboratories, Physics Department, Warren, Michigan 48090, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Roessler
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kerker