Mackowski and Mishchenko 1996

Mackowski, D.W., and M.I. Mishchenko, 1996: Calculation of the T matrix and the scattering matrix for ensembles of spheres. J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A, 13, 2266-2277.

We present a method for determination of the random-orientation polarimetric scattering properties of an arbitrary, non-symmetric cluster of spheres. The method is based on calculation of the cluster T matrix, from which the orientation-averaged scattering matrix and total cross sections can be analytically obtained. An efficient numerical method is developed for the T-matrix calculation, which is faster and requires less computer memory than the alternative approach based on matrix inversion. The method also allows calculation of the random-orientation scattering properties of a cluster in a fraction of the time required for numerical quadrature. Numerical results for the random-orientation scattering matrix are presented for sphere ensembles in the form of densely packed clusters and linear chains.

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Mackowski, D.W., and Mishchenko, M.I.: Calculation of the T matrix and the scattering matrix for ensembles of spheres, J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A, 13, 2266-2277, 1996.

Mackowski, D.W., and M.I. Mishchenko (1996), Calculation of the T matrix and the scattering matrix for ensembles of spheres, J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A, 13, 2266-2277.

Mackowski, D.W., and M.I. Mishchenko, 1996: Calculation of the T matrix and the scattering matrix for ensembles of spheres. J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A, 13, 2266-2277.

Mackowski, D.W., & Mishchenko, M.I. 1996, J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A, 13, 2266.

Mackowski DW, Mishchenko MI. Calculation of the T matrix and the scattering matrix for ensembles of spheres, J Opt Soc Amer A 1996;13:2266-2277.

D.W. Mackowski, M.I. Mishchenko, J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A 13, 2266-2277 (1996).