The albedo problem in the case of multiple synthetic scattering taking place in a plane-symmetric slab

The albedo problem for a slab in the presence of synthetic scattering as a substitute for anisotropic scattering is treated within the framework of time-independent one-velocity transport theory. The transport equation is transformed into a Boltzmann-type equation, from which expressions for the coefficients of reflection and transmission are deduced. Some interesting limiting cases are discussed. Extensive tables of R- and T-values are established for various slab thicknesses, various angles of incidence and various types of synthetic scattering both in the conservative case and in an example which is representative of the nonconservative case. (author)