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Published on: January 7, 2019
Spectral attenuation and aerosol particle size distribution
Abstract:
The problem of the reconstruction of the spectrum of a dispersed system from data on its spectral attenuation is studied. The numerical algorithm for obtaining the particle size distribution by the use of the concept of regularization is thoroughly treated. The applicability of this method to the reconstruction of the particle size distribution of a typical marine aerosol is tested. A method of choosing the regularization parameter of the solution for the inverse problem based on an objective estimate of the validity of the obtained solution is proposed. Results are presented for a set of numerical experiments in which the radius interval for which the distribution function can be obtained with a satisfactory accuracy is estimated. The validity of solutions is estimated depending on the measuring spectral range for the attenuation, the radius interval, and the number and position of points within this interval. The possibility of extending the radius interval for which the distribution function can be obtained by the use of extrapolation of the distribution function tail is discussed.
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