Influence of corrugation on light-scattering properties of capsule and finite-cylinder particles: Analytic solution using Sh-matrices

We use the Sh-matrices to derive an analytic T-matrix solution for the light scattering from capsule and finite-cylinder particles with corrugated surfaces. The solution is tested by comparison with discrete-dipole-approximation (DDA) calculations. We present results from finite circular cylinders and capsules whose diameter/length ratio is 1/2. Such particles have interest as simulants of aerosolized spores. We analyze and compare their two-dimensional scattering patterns. The effect of corrugated surfaces of relatively small amplitude is quite significant on the resulting scattering patterns.