title: Mie scattering in the time domain. Part 1. The role of surface waves.
abstract: We computed the Debye series p=1 and p=2 terms of the Mie scattered intensity as a function of scattering angle and delay time for a linearly polarized plane wave pulse incident on a spherical dielectric particle and physically interpreted the resulting numerical data. Radiation shed by electromagnetic surface waves plays a prominent role in the scattered intensity. We determined the surface wave phase and damping rate and studied the structure of the p=1,2 surface wave glory in the time domain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, USA. j.lock@csuohio.edu
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lock
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laven