Photopolarimetric remote sensing is vital in fields as diverse as medical diagnostics, astrophysics, atmospheric science, environmental monitoring and military intelligence. The areas considered here include: radiative transfer; dynamic systems; backscatter polarization; biological systems; astrophysical phenomena; comets; and instrumentation. Subtopics include observational information including determining morphology and chemistry, light-scattering models, and characterization methodologies. While this introductory text highlights the latest advances in this multi-disciplinary topic, it is also a reference guide for the advanced researcher.
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General Information. - Maxwell s Equations, Electromagnetic Waves, and Stokes Parameters. - Polarized Light Scattering by Large Nonspherical Particles. - Optimization of Numerical Inversion in Photopolarimetric Remote Sensing. - Radiative Transfer. - Eigenvalue Shifting - A New Analytical-Computational Method in Radiative Transfer Theory. - Quadratic Integrals in Inverse Problems with Multiple Scattering. - Dynamic Systems. - Polarization Fluctuation Spectroscopy. - Intensity and Polarization Fluctuation Statistics of Light Scattered by Systems of Particles. - Backscatter Polarization. - Scattering Properties of Planetary Regoliths Near Opposition. - Backscattering from Particles Near Planar Surfaces. - Backscattering Effects for Discrete Random Media: Theoretical Results. - Biological Systems. - Inverse Polarimetry, and Light Scattering from Leaves. - Optical Properties and Biomedical Applications of Nanostructures Based on Gold and Silver Bioconjugates. - Astrophysical Phenomena. - Polarization of Light by Pre-Main-Sequence Stars in the Visual Wavelengths. - Infrared Polarimetry of Interstellar Dust. - Measurements of General Magnetic Fields on Stars with Vigorous Convective Zones Using High-Accuracy Spectropolarimetry. - Polarimetry and Physics of Solar System Bodies. - Disk-Integrated Polarimetry of Mercury in 2000 2002. - Comets. - Polarimetry of Dust in the Solar System: Remote Observations, In-Situ Measurements and Experimental Simulations. - Polarimetry of Comets: Progress and Problems. - Characterization of Dust Particles Using Photopolarimetric Data: Example of Cometary Dust. - Photopolarimetry Instrumentation. - Invitation to Spectropolarimetry. - Astronomical Polarimeters and Features of Polarimetric Observations.
