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nanoDDSCAT+
Combines the Discrete Dipole Scattering (DDSCAT) tool with the DDAConvert tool for a single workflow for custom shapes.
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Archive Version 1.2f
Published on 25 Feb 2015
Latest version: 2.1b. All versions
doi:10.4231/D30Z70X7X cite this
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Video Tutorial for nanoDDSCAT+
This tool creates a single workflow for creating and processing a custom shape in Draine and Flatau's DDSCAT (v7.3). The workflow is divided into three stages:
1.) The first stage of the process is to use an open source 3D graphics and animation software, Blender, in order to prepare object(s) and set incident light directions for the simulation. Blender has been modified for nanoDDSCAT+ in order to provide extra features/controls related to guaranteeing accuracy of the simulation's preparation such as: "Center Scene at Origin", "Rotate Lights", "Lock/Unlock Incident Light", and "Export .obj for DDAConvert". One unimplemented feature that is planned for future development is to provide a preview type of feature, i.e. "Draw Longest Span of System", which will help with estimating dipole population in DDAConvert.
2.) The second stage of the process is to run the DDAConvert tool within the same container. The tool automatically recognizes the latest file the user has exported from Blender for processing within their same session (when the option is selected). The DDAConvert tool populates the 3D system created in Blender with a point-in-polyhedron algorithm so that the system can be represented discretely by a number of points. Making use of the "Center Scene at Origin" feature in Blender is especially necessary for guaranteeing accuracy at this stage due to the fact that object systems being Input to DDAConvert are automatically centered before the algorithm is run. The point population created within the defined shapes is determined by a single user-input parameter defining the "Longest Dimension Span" of the System in points. This parameter is defined more specifically as the distance between the two farthest edges of the drawn system. Using too small of a value for the "Longest Dimension Span" will result in incomplete population of shapes.
3.) The third stage of the process is to run the nanoDDSCAT tool, powered by Draine and Flatau's DDSCAT (v7.3). There is an option within the selectable shape types to import the most recently designated shape from DDAConvert for the current simulation.
Users are also given full capability of saving their files at any stage of the workflow to their Nanohub storage space. These files can then be downloaded to a local desktop via the "Upload/Download" button provided at the end of the "DDA+ Tools" menu. Additionally, locally saved files can also be uploaded for use within this tool.
For more information on the Tools contained within nanoDDSCAT+ and how to use them:
Sponsored by
NanoBio Node, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
References
- "Discrete Dipole Approximation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Oct. 2013. Web. 27 Jan. 2014. (link)
- Draine, Bruce T., and Piotr J. Flatau. "Discrete-dipole Approximation for Scattering Calculations." Journal of the Optical Society of America A 11.4 (1994): 1491. Web. (pdf)
- Draine, Bruce T., and Piotr J. Flatau. User Guide for the Discrete Dipole Approximation Code DDSCAT 7.2. N.p., 2012. Web. (pdf)
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Publications
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Draine, B.T., & Flatau, P.J. 1994, "Discrete dipole approximation for scattering calculations", J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 11, 1491-1499
Draine, B.T., & Flatau, P.J. 2012, "User Guide to the Discrete Dipole Approximation Code DDSCAT 7.2"
Draine, B.T., & Flatau, P.J., "Discrete-dipole approximation for periodic targets: theory and tests", J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 25, 2593-2703 (2008)
Flatau, P.J., & Draine, B.T., "Fast near-field calculations in the discrete dipole approximation for regular rectilinear grids", Optics Express, 20, 1247-1252 (2012)