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Gold nanoshell simulation. Why the scattering curve is below zero?

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Hi,
I modified a model of Mie scattering off gold plasmonic nanopartical to simulate the gold nanoshell structure I found on comsol forum.

I just add a sphere inside the original particle and built a shell structure.

However, the scattering curve of this model turned to be always below zero, which is not physical.

Does anybody have ever met this problem?

In the picture I upload, the red curve is the scattering, and the blue one is the absorbency, and the green line is the extinction, which is the sum of scattering and absorbency.


2 Replies Last Post 07.01.2013, 12:38 GMT-5
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Posted: 1 decade ago 07.01.2013, 11:13 GMT-5
Can you please tell how you determined the scattering curve for me to understand the problem?
Can you please tell how you determined the scattering curve for me to understand the problem?

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Posted: 1 decade ago 07.01.2013, 12:38 GMT-5
Check the boundaries where you calculate scattering.
Check the boundaries where you calculate scattering.

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