Radiation forces in the discrete-dipole approximation

• Main Authors: Hoekstra, Alfons G., Frijlink, M., Waters, L. B. F. M., Sloot, Peter M. A.
• Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84472; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10188
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The theory of the discrete-dipole approximation (DDA) for light scattering is extended to allow for the calculation of radiation forces on each dipole in the DDA model. Starting with the theory of Draine and Weingartner [Astrophys. J. 470, 551 (1996)] we derive an expression for the radiation force...