Mie scattering in ferroelectrics with diffuse phase transitions

A computer model of light scattering from the domain structure of Pb3MgNb3O9 (PMN) was obtained by the T-matrix method. First we discuss numerical aspects of T-matrix computations specific for ellipsoids and present results of benchmark computations for a simple ellipsoid model. Then we report results of extensive computations for poly-disperse, randomly oriented ellipsoids with the refractive index of PMN [2.15 + ki, ( k = 0.01, 0.008, 0.015)] semi-axis ratios of 1/2, 1/1.5, 1/3, 1/4 and effective size parameters ranging from 0 to 15. These computations parallel to our previous study of light scattering by poly-disperse, randomly oriented spheroids are used to compare scattering properties of two classes of particles.