DDSCAT

Fortran code for calculating scattering and absorption of light by irregular particles and periodic arrangement of irregular particles.

Authors

Bruce T. Draine Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, draine@astro.princeton.eduPiotr J. Flatau Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, pflatau@ucsd.edu

Link

http://ddscat.wikidot.com/

Papers

Review paper is available from J. Opt. Soc. Am. site. Draine, B.T., & Flatau, P.J., "Discrete dipole approximation for scattering calculations", J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 11, 1491-1499 (1994) (we check citations to this paper to track the overall DDSCAT use; on occasion we implement code improvements that way!)

Draine, B.T., & Flatau, P.J., "Discrete-dipole approximation for periodic targets: theory and tests", J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 25, 2593-2703 (2008). (if you use this option of the code)

P. J. Flatau and B. T. Draine, "Fast near field calculations in the discrete dipole approximation for regular rectilinear grids," Opt. Express 20, 1247-1252 (2012) (if you use this option of the code)

P. J. Flatau and B. T. Draine, "Light scattering by hexagonal columns in the discrete dipole approximation," Opt. Express 22, 21834-21846 (2014).

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