The discrete dipole approximation for simulation of light scattering by particles much larger than the wavelength

Details The discrete dipole approximation for simulation of light scattering by particles much larger than the wavelength The discrete dipole approximation for simulation of light scattering by particles much larger than the wavelength

2007-03-31

arxiv.org/abs/0704.0037v1

J.Quant.Spectrosc.Radiat.Transf. 106, 546-557 (2007)

Physics

Optics

13 pages, 10 figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.jqsrt.2007.01.033

In this manuscript we investigate the capabilities of the Discrete Dipole Approximation (DDA) to simulate scattering from particles that are much larger than the wavelength of the incident light, and describe an optimized publicly available DDA computer program that processes the large number of dipoles required for such simulations. Numerical simulations of light scattering by spheres with size parameters x up to 160 and 40 for refractive index m=1.05 and 2 respectively are presented and compared with exact results of the Mie theory. Errors of both integral and angle-resolved scattering quantities generally increase with m and show no systematic dependence on x. Computational times increase steeply with both x and m, reaching values of more than 2 weeks on a cluster of 64 processors. The main distinctive feature of the computer program is the ability to parallelize a single DDA simulation over a cluster of computers, which allows it to simulate light scattering by very large particles, like the ones that are considered in this manuscript. Current limitations and possible ways for improvement are discussed.

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