Published July 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Direct simulation Monte Carlo ray tracing model of light scattering by a class of real particles and comparison with PROGRA2 experimental results

  • 1. Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 4, Sofia 1113 (Bulgaria)
  • 2. Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement, CNRS, 3A Av. de la Recherche Scientifique, 45071 Orleans Cedex 02 (France)
  • 3. Service d'Aeronomie, CNRS, BP 3, 91371 Verrieres- le-Buisson Cedex (France)
  • 4. ESSC-ESF, UMR CNRS 7005, B.P. 90015, 1, Quai Lezay-Marnesia, F-67080 Strasbourg Cedex (France)

Description

The Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) model is presented for three-dimensional single scattering of natural light by suspended, randomly oriented, optically homogeneous and isotropic, rounded and stochastically rough cubic particles. The modelled particles have large size parameter that allows geometric optics approximation to be used. The proposed computational model is simple and flexible. It is tested by comparison with known geometric optics solution for a perfect cube and Lorenz-Mie solution for a sphere, as extreme cases of the class of rounded cubes. Scattering and polarization properties of particles with various geometrical and optical characteristics are examined. The experimental study of real NaCl crystals with new Progra2 instrument in microgravity conditions is conducted. The experimental and computed polarization and brightness phase curves are compared

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jqsrt.2005.11.043;
PII
S0022-4073(05)00390-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
Journal Volume
100
Journal Issue
1-3
Journal Page Range
p. 256-267
ISSN
0022-4073
CODEN
JQSRAE

Conference

Title
8. conference on electromagnetic and light scattering by nonspherical particles
Dates
16-20 May 2005
Place
Granada (Spain)

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Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.