Experimental simulations of pollen coronas
- A procedure to experimentally simulate pollen coronas is discussed. Observed coronas are due to pine and birch pollen having different geometries. Using computer simulations, two-dimensional projections of a large number of pollenlike objects with adjustable shapes, with or without preferential orientation and statistical or regular spatial distribution, are generated. The photograph of the printout allows samples with typical sizes between 20 and 200 µm. Their diffraction patterns can closelyA procedure to experimentally simulate pollen coronas is discussed. Observed coronas are due to pine and birch pollen having different geometries. Using computer simulations, two-dimensional projections of a large number of pollenlike objects with adjustable shapes, with or without preferential orientation and statistical or regular spatial distribution, are generated. The photograph of the printout allows samples with typical sizes between 20 and 200 µm. Their diffraction patterns can closely resemble the ones observed in nature and predicted by theory.
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Author: | Werner B. Schneider, Michael VollmerGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.44.005746 |
Parent Title (English): | In: Applied optics 44 (2005) 27, 5746-5753 |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Publishing: | 2005 |
Date of Publication (online): | 2014/01/07 |
Release Date: | 2014/01/07 |
First Page: | 5746 |
Last Page: | 5753 |
Institutes: | Fachbereich Technik |
University Bibliography: | Hochschulbibliografie |
Licence (German): | ![]() |