efficiencies_mx

miepython.rayleigh.efficiencies_mx(m, x)[source]

Calculate the efficiencies for a small sphere.

Based on equations 5.7 - 5.9 in Bohren and Huffman

Parameters:

m – the complex index of refraction of the sphere
x – the size parameter of the sphere

Returns:

qext – the total extinction efficiency qsca: the scattering efficiency qback: the backscatter efficiency g: the average cosine of the scattering phase function