Abstract
A physical-optics hybrid method designed for the computation of single-scattering properties of particles with complex shapes, including surface roughness, is presented. The method applies geometric optics using a novel ray backtracing algorithm to compute the scattered field on the particle surface. A surface integral equation based on the equivalence theorem is used to compute the scattered far-field, which yields the full Mueller matrix and integrated single-scattering parameters. The accuracy is tested against the discrete dipole approximation for fixed orientation smooth and roughened compact hexagonal columns for 3 values of refractive index. The method is found to compute asymmetry parameter, and scattering and extinction efficiencies with mean errors of −1.0%, −1.4%, −1.2%, respectively, in a computation
time reduced by 3 orders of magnitude. The work represents a key step forwards for modelling
particles with physical surface roughness within the framework of physical-optics and provides a versatile tool for the fast and quantitative study of light scattering from non-spherical particles with size much larger than the wavelength.
time reduced by 3 orders of magnitude. The work represents a key step forwards for modelling
particles with physical surface roughness within the framework of physical-optics and provides a versatile tool for the fast and quantitative study of light scattering from non-spherical particles with size much larger than the wavelength.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 109054 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer |
Volume | 323 |
Early online date | 19 May 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2024 |
Keywords
- Light scattering, Physical optics, Surface roughness, Diffraction
- Diffraction
- Light scattering
- Physical optics
- Surface roughness