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K. E. Torrance
Researcher at National Institute of Standards and Technology
Publications - 3
Citations - 3396
K. E. Torrance is an academic researcher from National Institute of Standards and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Geometrical optics & Specular reflection. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 3258 citations.
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Theory for off-specular reflection from roughened surfaces
K. E. Torrance,Ephraim M Sparrow +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the directional distribution of radiant flux reflected from roughened surfaces is analyzed on the basis of geometrical optics, and the analysis successfully predicts the off-specular maxima in the reflection distribution which are observed experimentally and which emerge as the incidence angle increases.
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Theory for Off-Specular Reflection From Roughened Surfaces*
K. E. Torrance,Ephraim M Sparrow +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the directional distribution of radiant flux reflected from roughened surfaces is analyzed on the basis of geometrical optics, and the analysis successfully predicts the off-specular maxima in the reflection distribution which are observed experimentally and which emerge as the incidence angle increases.
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Directional emittance of an electric nonconductor as a function of surface roughness and wavelength
K. E. Torrance,Ephraim M Sparrow +1 more
TL;DR: Directional distributions of thermal radiation emittance measured for influence of surface roughness of electric nonconductor were measured by as discussed by the authors, showing that thermal radiation can be influenced by the roughness properties of the surface of the electric non-conductor.