Efficient numerical orientation averaging of light scattering properties with a quasi-Monte-Carlo method

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1719-1742

  Okada, Y ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Discrete dipole approximation; Efficient calculation; Light scattering simulation; Orientation averaging; T matrix

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

DISCRETE DIPOLE APPROXIMATION; EFFICIENT CALCULATION; ORIENTATION AVERAGING; T-MATRIX;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; SIMULATION;

EID: 43149122467     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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