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An in-depth analysis of scattering by a sphere using the mie series solution. It covers the theory behind the solution, the backscattered field representation, and the behavior of the legendre functions. The document also includes formulas for evaluating the bessel functions and the total field.
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Prof. David R. Jackson
z
y
x
a
i H
PEC
PW
i E
0
0
i^
i
jkz^
jkz
η
−^
−
Let
s
r^
r^
r i^
s
r^
r^
r
(^ )
(^
)^
(^
)
(^
)^
(^
)
2
1
0
0
(2)^
1
0
0
s^
n
r^
n^
n
n
s^
n
r^
n^
n
n
φ
θ
φ
θ
η
∞ = ∞ =
∑ ∑
where Examine the field components to determine the boundary conditions. 4
For example,
2
θ^
ε^
θ^
φ^
ωμε
θ
r^
r
r^
S^
S
The exact solution to scattering by spherical particles is called theMie †^ Gustav Adolf Feodor Wilhelm Ludwig Mie (Sept. 29, 1869 – Feb. 13, 1957) was aGerman physicist.He was the first to publish the solution toscattering by a dielectric sphere.
†^ series solution (first published in 1908).
z
(^
)^
^
(^
)
,^
,^
,^
,
s^
s x
E^
r^
x E
r
π^
φ
π φ
=
Fromsymmetry,
y
x
a
PEC
θ^
scattered
incident
( l
( l )
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
cos
cos
sin 1
cos
sin
cos
s^
n n^
n
n
n n^
n
n
E
e H
kr^
r
d k H
kr^
j^
r
θ
φ
θ
ε^
θ η
φ
θ
θ
ωμε
∞ = ∞ =
∑ ∑
2
θ^
ε^
θ^
φ^
ωμε
θ
r^
r
From the handout:
( l
( l )
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
cos
cos
sin 1
cos
sin
cos
s^
n n^
n
n
n n^
n
n
E
e H
kr^
r
d k H
kr^
j^
r
θ
φ
θ
ε^
θ η
φ
θ
θ
ωμε
∞ = ∞ =
∑ ∑
0
0
λ^
→ a Let
Keep the dominant term in theseries, which is the
n^
= 1 term
(^
) (^
)
1 0
0
P^
x^
=
See the formulas for
d^ n^
and
e^ n^
to verify that lower terms are more dominant.
(^ )
(^
)
(^ )
(^
)
(^ )
(^
)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1 1 1
2
2
1 1
1
1
2 2 1
1 d
P^
x^
x^
P^
x dx d
P^
x^
x^
x^
x
dx x^
x
P^
x^
x^
x
= −
− = −
−^
= −
−
−^
−
′^
=^
= −^
− (^
)
1 1
2 cos
cos
cot
1
cos
P
′^
=^
=
−
(^
)
1 cos 1
sin
P
( = − )
(^
)^
(^
)
/ 2 2
1
1
m m
m
m n^
n d m
P^
x^
x^
P^
x
dx
=^
−^
−
Next, evaluate the Legendre functions:
so
Hence 13
Hence,
0
1
0
1
cos
sin
sin 1
cos
sin
cot
s^
jkr jkr
e^
e
r
d k
je
j^
r
θ
− −
0
1 0
1
s^
jkr
jkr
θ
φ
ε^
η^
θ^
φ
ωμε
−
−
or
Next, examine the Bessel function terms as
ka
→
0 :
l^
(^
)^
(^
)
(^
)
1
1
3/ 2
3/ 2
3/ 2
x^
x j
x x^
x
x
x
x^
x
Also l^
(2)^
2
1
1
(2)3/ 2 3/ 2
3/ 2
2 ~^
(^22)
2
cos sin
2
H^
x^
x h^
x x^
H^
x x x^
jY^
x
x x^
j^
J^
x
x
x^
j
x^
j^
x
x^
x^
x^
x
π π π π^
− π
= =
−⎡
⎤
⎣^
⎦
=^
−^
⎡^
⎤
⎣^
⎦
⎡^
⎤
⎛^
⎞
=^
−^
−^
⎢^
⎥
⎜^
⎟
⎝^
⎠
⎣^
∼ ⎦
(^
)^
(^
)
3/ 2^
3/ 2
Y^
x^
J^
x − =
(^ )
(^ )
(^ )
cossin J^
x^
J^
x
Y^
x
υ
υ
υ
υπ υπ
− −
=
17
so
3
3
1
3
3
!^
!
2
2
2
2
2
4
⎛^
⎞
⎛^
⎞
=^
=^
=
⎜^
⎟
⎜^
⎟^
⎜^
⎟
⎝^
⎠^
⎝^
⎠
3
1
3 2
e^
x
or
3
1
1 1 ~
2 ω
=
e^
x^
x^
ka
Therefore
Next, considerthe
d^1
term:
(^
(^3) )
,^
0
1
jkr
S TE
r
e
ka
e
r
θ
ω
με
− ⎛^
due to
or
l^
(^
)
l^
(^
)
l^
(^
) l^
(^
) 1
1
1
(2) 1 1
1
1
J^ (2)^1
x
d^
c
H^
x J^
x
e^
c
H^
x ′
= −
′
= −
Compare with
0
1
0
1
1
~ θ
με
με
−^
−
⎛^
⎞^
⎛^
⎞
−^
⎜^
⎟^
⎜^
⎟
⎝^
⎠^
⎝^
⎠
jkr^
jkr
s^
E^
e^
e
E^
e^
E^
d
r^
r
Recall that 20