SEPTEMBER 2005 ISSUE 15
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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering by Non-spherical
Particles:
Theory, Measurements, and Applications
5-9 June 2006,
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Dear Colleague,
You are cordially invited to attend the 9th International Conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering by Non-Spherical Particles at the
The conference is part of two series of
conferences started in 1995 (
This is internationally recognized conference that covers all aspects of single and multiple light scattering with special emphasis on scattering
by non-spherical and heterogeneous particles. The aim of the series of conferences is to bring together experts in
theory, computations, experiments and those working on specific applications (astronomical, geophysical, environmental, material science) to foster
collaborations.
The conference will cover:
- new theoretical developments and numerical experiments in light scattering by non-spherical particles and particles with complex
internal structure,
- laboratory experiments in light scattering by natural and artificial particles,
- single and multiple light scattering by dust grains and aerosols in terrestrial and planetary atmospheres (including exoplanets) and
various cosmic objects,
- application of light scattering methods in biology and biomedicine,
- light scattering methods to control material properties in chemical and material science experiments and in technological processes.
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The host of the Conference is Sobolev Astronomical Institute of St. Petersburg
The Chair of the Scientific Organizing
Committee is Prof. Nikolai V. Voshchinnikov (
The Chair of the Local Organizing Committee is Dr. Vladimir Il'in.
As it is traditional for the conferences of this series, the proceedings will be published as a Book of Extended Abstracts prior to the conference
followed by a Special Issue of the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer after the conference.
Practical information and call for extended (4-page) abstracts will be given in the Second Announcement (October 2005). Also, check our website
Please note that the number of participants in the Conference is limited to approximately 90.
Please, contact us by e-mail, usual mail, or fax
Light Scattering Conference
c/o Vladimir Il'in
Sobolev Astronomical Institute
Universitetskii pr., 28
fax: +7 (812) 428-7129
e-mail: ELS9@astro.spbu.ru
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New,
fully public-domain T-matrix codes are now available at
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/~crmim/t_matrix.html
They are based on the LAPACK version of the LU-factorization procedure and contain no proprietary components. We thank Cory Davis (University of
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A second electronic edition of the book
Scattering,
Absorption, and Emission of Light by Small Particles
is now available on-line in the .pdf format at
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/~crmim/books.html
The new edition incorporates numerous minor improvements and corrections.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
Mishchenko, M. I., 2006: Maxwell's equations, radiative transfer, and coherent backscattering: a general perspective, J. Quant. Spectrosc.
Radiat. Transfer (in press).
Mishchenko, M. I.,
B.
from aircraft and satellites, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 6, 73-89.
Liu, L., and M. I. Mishchenko, 2005: Effects of aggregation on scattering and radiative properties of soot aerosols, J. Geophys. Res. 110, D11211.
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