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Point spread function due to multiple scattering of light in the atmosphere
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- arXiv, 2013.
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Abstract
- The atmospheric scattering of light has a significant influence on the results of optical observations of air showers. It causes attenuation of direct light from the shower, but also contributes a delayed signal to the observed light. The scattering of light therefore should be accounted for, both in simulations of air shower detection and reconstruction of observed events. In this work a Monte Carlo simulation of multiple scattering of light has been used to determine the contribution of the scattered light in observations of a point source of light. Results of the simulations and a parameterization of the angular distribution of the scattered light contribution to the observed signal (the point spread function) are presented.
- Subjects :
- Physics
Point spread function
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
business.industry
Point source
Attenuation
Monte Carlo method
Diffuse sky radiation
FOS: Physical sciences
Signal
Light scattering
Air shower
Optics
business
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7ed2411895842dd1b7cb29bffe27bda5
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1309.2072