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Interpreting scattering results
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These examples connect computed observables to common scattering decisions.
They separate scattering from absorption in an extinction spectrum, show how
particle size changes the angular phase function, and diagnose a sphere fit
across multiple wavelengths. Numerical convergence and isolated-particle model
assumptions remain part of each interpretation.


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="A single scattering measurement can leave diameter and refractive index ambiguous. A spectrum supplies more structure, while residuals show whether the fitted isolated-sphere model explains every channel consistently.">

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  :doc:`/gallery/interpretation/inverse_spectrum_diagnostics`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Diagnose a sphere fit across several wavelengths</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Total scattering efficiency cannot describe where the scattered power goes. This example compares normalized unpolarized phase functions for three sphere diameters at the same wavelength. As the size parameter increases, the forward lobe narrows and the angular pattern develops more structure.">

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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="A peak in extinction does not by itself say where the removed incident power goes. This wavelength scan separates Qext into Qsca and Qabs for a lossy sphere. The lower panel shows the single-scattering albedo Qsca / Qext: values near one indicate that extinction is dominated by scattering, while lower values indicate a larger absorbed fraction.">

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   /gallery/interpretation/phase_function_size_regimes
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