Far-field scattering characteristics of rotating spherical particles

The scattering of polarized plane waves on a rotating spherical particle, especially the far-field characteristics, is studied based on the “instantaneous rest-frame” hypothesis and Minkowski’s theory. The influence of the rotating angular velocity on the scattering is emphasized and is expressed as the dimensionless parameter y. The effects of incident light polarization states and particle size parameter ka are investigated on this basis. Besides, the loss of particles is also introduced. Besides, the influence of material on the scattering characteristic of rotating particles is also a concern, and the particle loss is introduced. Related results have promising applications in the material property research and target detection fields. Furthermore, they can also be extended to planetary research and detection, which plays a vital role in exploring the mysteries of the universe.