The
Stokes parameters of scattered light are given by the matrix equation
where the 4, 4
scattering matrix
is comprised of 16
scattering matrix elements. These matrix elements, which may originate in theory or experiment,
provide a complete description of the scattered
radiation in terms of the incident radiation.
Source:
PAC, 1983, 55, 931
(Definitions, terminology and symbols in colloid and surface chemistry. Part 1.14:
Light scattering (Provisional))
on page 934
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
