Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1989
Publication Title
Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics Image Science and Vision
Abstract
The finite spatial coherence width of sunlight at the Earth imposes restrictions on the production of scattering phenomena based on the interference of light waves. With the spatial coherence properties of sunlight taken into account, the visibility of the supernumerary rainbow sequence adjacent to the primary rainbow and the radii of the water droplets that produce the optimum glory intensity were calculated. A substantial reduction was found in the contrast of all the supernumeraries beyond the first few, and the peak observability of the glory occurred for water droplets with radii between 10 and 20 µm.
Repository Citation
Lock, James A., "Observability of Atmospheric Glories and Supernumerary Rainbows" (1989). Physics Faculty Publications. 24.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/24
Original Citation
Lock, James A. "Observability of Atmospheric Glories and Supernumerary Rainbows." Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics Image Science and Vision 6 (1989): 1924-1930.
DOI
10.1364/JOSAA.6.001924
Version
Publisher's PDF
Publisher's Statement
This paper was published in Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics Image Science and Vision and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-6-12-1924. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Volume
6
Issue
12
