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===Serial===
 
===Serial===
 
* intel/2013
 
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===Parallel===
 
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* intel/2013
 
* intel/2013
 
* openmpi/1.6.5
 
* openmpi/1.6.5
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==System Variables==
 
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* HPC_{{#uppercase:{{#var:app}}}}_BIN - program executable directory
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{{#if: {{#var: citation}}|==Citation==
 
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If you publish research that uses {{{app}}} you have to cite it as follows:
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If you publish research that uses {{#var:app}} you have to cite it as follows:
 
* 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)  
 
* 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)  
* 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)
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* Draine, B.T., & Flatau, P.J., "Discrete-dipole approximation for periodic targets: theory and tests", J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 25, 2593-2703 (2008).  
* 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)
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* 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)  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 15 August 2022

Description

DDSCAT website  

Discrete Dipole Scattering (DDSCAT) is a Fortran code for calculating scattering and absorption of light by irregular particles and periodic arrangement of irregular particles.

Required Modules

modules documentation

Serial

  • intel/2013
  • ddscat

Parallel

  • intel/2013
  • openmpi/1.6.5
  • ddscat

System Variables

  • HPC_DDSCAT_DIR - installation directory
  • HPC_DDSCAT_BIN - program executable directory




Citation

If you publish research that uses DDSCAT you have to cite it as follows:

  • 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)
  • Draine, B.T., & Flatau, P.J., "Discrete-dipole approximation for periodic targets: theory and tests", J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 25, 2593-2703 (2008).
  • 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)