Generalized Tertiary Rainbow of Slightly Oblate Drops: Observations with Laser Illumination
Applied Optics, Vol. 37, Issue 9, pp. 1520-1526 (1998)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.37.001520
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Abstract
The tertiary rainbow of acoustically levitated water drops was observed in the laboratory. Nontrivial caustics were observed for relatively small values of eccentricity. The angular locations of caustics were modeled with matrix methods of generalized ray tracing. Photographs of the scattering were in general agreement with models. Possible effects on the appearance of natural tertiary bow features are discussed.
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OCIS Codes
(080.1510) Geometric optics : Propagation methods
(090.5640) Holography : Rainbow holography
(290.0290) Scattering : Scattering
Citation
Dean S. Langley and Philip L. Marston, "Generalized Tertiary Rainbow of Slightly Oblate Drops: Observations with Laser Illumination," Appl. Opt. 37, 1520-1526 (1998)
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