Monte Carlo simulation of light scattering from diatom
frustules of Gomphoneis sp.
G. A. Ahmed
- Optoelectronics and Photonics Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India.
Monte Carlo simulation of the light scattering pattern from diatom frustules of the species Gomphoneis was attempted by implementing Mie theory in conjunction with a subroutine which accounts for size distribution among the diatoms. A biotechnical procedure was followed in preparing the samples of diatom frustules which were used as samples for scattering measurements required for validating the simulations.