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    • Optical Physics
    • Aerosol Science
    • Instrumentation

    Background:

    • Accurate particle-size distribution is crucial for understanding aerosols, fogs, and combustion products.
    • Traditional nephelometers often require complex and absolute calibration procedures.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a nephelometer design that bypasses the need for absolute calibration.
    • To develop and validate an inverse method for determining particle-size distribution from light-scattering data.

    Main Methods:

    • Angular static light-scattering measurements were performed.
    • An inverse procedure combining a least-squares method and numerical filtering (regularization) was employed.
    • Mie theory was used to match experimental data with theoretical scattering patterns.

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