Abstract

The stochastic approach is applied to the problem of Fraunhofer diffraction by a random screen. The diffraction pattern is expressed through the random chord distribution. Two cases are considered: the sparse ensemble, where the interference between different obstacles can be neglected, and the densely packed ensemble, where this interference is to be taken into account. The solution is found for the general case and the analytical formulas are obtained for the Switzer model of a random screen, i.e., for the case of Markov statistics.

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