title: Two software tools for plane-wave scattering on nonspherical particles in the German Aerospace Center's Virtual Laboratory.
abstract: We present the methodological background, the range of applicability, and the on-line usage of two software packages, MIESCHKA and CYL, which we have developed for light-scattering analysis on nonspherical particles. MIESCHKA solves Maxwell's equations in a rigorous way but is restricted to axisymmetric geometries, whereas CYL is an approximation for finite columns with nonspherical cross sections. We have established an easy on-line access to both of these programs through the Virtual Laboratory. Its generic software infrastructure was designed to simplify the web-based usage and to support the intercomparability of scientific software.
authors.affiliation: German Aerospace Center, Remote Sensing Technology Institute, Kalkhorstweg 53, Neustrelitz D-17235, Germany. jochen.wauer@dlr.de
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wauer
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rother
authors.forename: Thilo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hess