Title: Mie scattering
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Mie scattering
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.M03919
Status: current

Definition
The scattering of electromagnetic radiation by spherical particles of any size \(r\), relative to the wavelength, \(\lambda \). Since the cases \(r\ll \lambda \) and \(r\gg \lambda \) are covered by Rayleigh (dipole) scattering and geometric scattering theories, respectively, Mie scattering often refers to the case of \(r\approx \lambda \).

Related Terms
- scattering: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05487
- wavelength: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/W06659

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2202 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'Mie scattering' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.M03919
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