Multiple Scattering of Light in Regolith-like Media: Geometric Optics Approximation

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We present a numerical model that allows us to calculate the contribution of a specified scattering order in the geometric optics approximation for media composed of large particles with an arbitrary phase function. It has been demonstrated that the correlated propagation of the incident and emergent rays, which is disregarded in the classical radiative-transfer theory, markedly affects the contributions of different orders of scattering, especially the first-order scattering. If the theory describing the photometric properties of regolith-like media ignores the shadowing effect, the errors of its application may reach several tens of percent even for bright surfaces. The packing density of a medium essentially influences the phase dependence of the first-order scattering, although its effect on the value and the phase curve of the higher scattering orders is relatively weak. The backscattering peaks calculated on the basis of the Hapke theory are narrower than those obtained from the numerical simulations, because the Hapke theory is an approximate approach.

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