Abstract
Rayleigh scattering is used frequently in Monte Carlo simulation of multiple scattering. The Rayleigh phase
function is quite simple, and one might expect that it should be simple to importance sample it efficiently.
However, there seems to be no one good way of sampling it in the literature. This paper provides the details
of several different techniques for importance sampling the Rayleigh phase function, and it includes a comparison
of their performance as well as hints toward efficient implementation.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Optical Society of America. Journal A: Optics, Image Science, and Vision |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 2436-2441 |
ISSN | 1084-7529 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |