Abstract
The T-matrix method, which is also known as the null field method (NFM) or extended boundary condition method (EBCM), has established itself as a well known and highly regarded method for calculating light scattering by non-spherical particles. Its biggest advantage is the possibility to obtain all information about the scattering characteristics of the particle and to store it into one matrix. This enables one to do additional investigations with low efforts. Unfortunately the standard NFM fails to converge for particles with extremely non-spherical particle shapes, like long cylinders or coin-like flat cylinders. In this paper we investigate light scattering by finite particles in the form of an oblate disc sphere, which can be described as flat cylinders with a rounded edge. We use an advanced form of the T-matrix method—the null field method with discrete sources (NFM-DS). By presenting light scattering results we would like to demonstrate the potential this advanced NFM-DS offers. It allows one to calculate particle shapes with aspect ratios (relation between radius and thickness of the particle) up to 100:1 and size parameters (relation between radius and wavelength) up to 30.
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