Attenuation of Light by Aerosols
Document ID: 21
Senior Honors Thesis
NCSU Senior Honors Report
Abstract
Due to their impact on both health and environmental issues, aerosols are the focus many studies. In this project, a diode laser system was developed to observe the attenuation of light by aerosols. Aerosols are essentially matter suspended in the atmosphere. When light travels through this suspension, the aerosols cause the light to scatter. Since the light is scattered, the amount of light which travels forward is reduced. By measuring the amount of this reduction, or attenuation, a relative density-size can be inferred.
Keywords: aerosols, lidar, optical scattering
| Citation: | M. Hampson, "Attenuation of Light by Aerosols", North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States, Senior Honors Thesis, 2009, 8 pages |