Mie Scattering Simulator

Code for simulating Mie scattering by nanoparticles.

Quick Start

To try this project out, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/bfrangi/nanoparticle-scattering.git
   

2. Navigate to the project folder:

   cd nanoparticle-scattering
   

3. Install pip. On most Linux systems, this can be done with:

   sudo apt install python3-pip
   

4. Install virtualenv and create a virtual environment:

   sudo apt install python3-venv
   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate
   

5. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

6. [Optional] If you want to use LaTeX for plotting, install the texlive package:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-extra dvipng

   Note: Using LaTeX for plotting is optional, and slows down the plotting process significantly. It is recommended only for generating publication-quality figures.

Usage

The main simulation scripts are located in the src/ folder. You can run them using Python. For example:

python src/si-intensity-interference.py

These scripts will generate plots and save them in the figures/ folder.

Cite this repository

@misc{bernat_frangi_2025_18069231,
  author       = {Bernat Frangi},
  title        = {Mie Scattering Simulator},
  month        = {Dec},
  year         = {2025},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18069231},
  howpublished = {Zenodo},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18069231},
}