Light scattering by a cube: Accuracy limits of the discrete dipole approximation and the T-matrix method

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 176-183

  Yurkin, Maxim A ^a,b   Kahnert, Michael ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL KINETICS AND COMBUSTION   (Russian Federation)

^b NOVOSIBIRSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benchmark results; Cube; Discrete dipole approximation; Light scattering simulation; T matrix

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARK RESULTS; CUBE; DISCRETE DIPOLE APPROXIMATION; LIGHT SCATTERING SIMULATIONS; T-MATRIX;

GEOMETRY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 84876876962     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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