| Cross-sections and albedo for homogeneous infinitely long cylinders | 
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| 1. Dielectric materials | 
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| 1.1. The dependence on the size parameter x
  for different refractive indices m=n+ki | 
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| Qext (x) | Qsca (x) | Qabs (x) | albedo (x) | Qpol (x) | 
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| Parameters:
  n  = 1.3;
  k = 0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.1, 0.3;
  x  = 0--20. 
 
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| Parameters:
 n = 1.3, 1.5, 1.7;
 k = 0;           x  = 0--20. Notes:
  Qabs=0, albedo=1, when k=0.
 
 
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| 2. Highly absorbing materials | 
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| 2.1. The dependence on the size parameter x
  for different refractive indices m=n+ki | 
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| Qext (x) | Qsca (x) | Qabs (x) | albedo (x) | Qpol (x) | 
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| Parameters:
 n = 2.5;
 k = 0.5, 1.5, 2.5;
 x = 0--7. 
 
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| Parameters:
 n = 1.5, 2.5, 3.5;
 k = 1.5;
 x = 0--7. 
 
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