Calculation of the optical properties of quartz ceramics based on data on its structure

The optical parameters of quartz ceramics from a previously proposed identification method and simulation using different optical models of the material are compared. The identification method is based on deliberately measuring hemispherical spectral reflectances for layers of different thicknesses and solving the inverse problem using asymptotic formulas. Mathematical models are constructed based on the Mie theory on the assumption of independent scattering of electromagnetic radiation by fragments of the material. The material is considered as a polydisperse packing of spheres, the sizes of which are determined by data on the material structure. Both a grain surrounded by gas and a pore in monolithic material are considered as a scatterer. Data on the material structure were gathered using optical microscopy, static laser scattering, and mercury porosimetry. The best agreement with the results of the identification method is demonstrated by the model of ceramics in the form of a glass monolith with spherical voids. Comparative analysis eliminates uncertainty in the form of the scattering phase function and shows that the scattering is close to isotropic.