POLARIS: the POLArized radIation simulator for Mie scattering in optically thick dusty plasmas

POLARIS is a 3D Monte-Carlo radiative transfer code written in C++ for simulating the Mie scattering of laser light in optically thick nanodusty plasmas. Originally developed for astrophysical applications, POLARIS has been adapted to address the specific needs of the plasma physics community. To ac...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kobus, Julia (Author) , Reißl, Stefan (Author) , Lietzow-Sinjen, Moritz (Author) , Bensberg, Alexander (Author) , Petersen, Andreas (Author) , Greiner, Franko (Author) , Wolf, Sebastian (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 29 April 2025
In: Computer physics communications
Year: 2025, Volume: 313, Pages: 1-7
ISSN:1879-2944
DOI:10.1016/j.cpc.2025.109645
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2025.109645
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001046552500147X
Get full text
Author Notes:Julia Kobus, Stefan Reißl, Moritz Lietzow-Sinjen, Alexander Bensberg, Andreas Petersen, Franko Greiner, Sebastian Wolf

MARC

LEADER 00000naa a2200000 c 4500
001 1937756920
003 DE-627
005 20251006122308.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 251006s2025 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1016/j.cpc.2025.109645  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1937756920 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1937756920 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 29  |2 sdnb 
100 1 |a Kobus, Julia  |e VerfasserIn  |0 (DE-588)137827833X  |0 (DE-627)1937762580  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a POLARIS  |b the POLArized radIation simulator for Mie scattering in optically thick dusty plasmas  |c Julia Kobus, Stefan Reißl, Moritz Lietzow-Sinjen, Alexander Bensberg, Andreas Petersen, Franko Greiner, Sebastian Wolf 
264 1 |c 29 April 2025 
300 |a 7 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
500 |a Gesehen am 06.10.2025 
520 |a POLARIS is a 3D Monte-Carlo radiative transfer code written in C++ for simulating the Mie scattering of laser light in optically thick nanodusty plasmas. Originally developed for astrophysical applications, POLARIS has been adapted to address the specific needs of the plasma physics community. To achieve this, a given number of photon packages characterized by their traveling direction d→, wavelength λ, intensity, and polarization state in terms of the Stokes vector S→ is generated to mimic the emission of a laser source with a Gaussian intensity distribution. These photon packages are then tracked along their probabilistic paths through the particle cloud, with scattering processes determined stochastically based on probability density distributions derived from the optical properties of the dust particles. POLARIS allows simulations for arbitrary wavelengths and grain sizes, as long as the far-field approximation holds. This paper introduces this adapted version of POLARIS to the plasma physics community, highlighting its capabilities for modeling light scattering in dusty plasmas and serving as a comprehensive reference for its application. In doing so, POLARIS provides a powerful tool for the in-situ analysis of optically thick dusty plasmas. - Program summary - Program Title: POLARIS CPC Library link to program files: https://doi.org/10.17632/8d3jm3x29t.1 Developer's repository link: https://github.com/polaris-MCRT/POLARIS Licensing provisions: GPLv3 Programming language: C++, Python 3 Nature of problem: Simulating Mie scattering in dense dusty plasmas to enable in-situ analysis of these systems. Solution method: Tracing the random paths of photon packages through a three dimensional grid filled with dust particles making stochastic decisions on scattering processes based on probability density distributions given by the optical properties of the dust particles. 
700 1 |a Reißl, Stefan  |e VerfasserIn  |0 (DE-588)115958043X  |0 (DE-627)102225815X  |0 (DE-576)505046938  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Lietzow-Sinjen, Moritz  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Bensberg, Alexander  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Petersen, Andreas  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Greiner, Franko  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Wolf, Sebastian  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Computer physics communications  |d [Amsterdam] : Elsevier B.V., 1969  |g 313(2025) vom: Aug., Artikel-ID 109645, Seite 1-7  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)266014453  |w (DE-600)1466511-6  |w (DE-576)074959662  |x 1879-2944  |7 nnas  |a POLARIS the POLArized radIation simulator for Mie scattering in optically thick dusty plasmas 
773 1 8 |g volume:313  |g year:2025  |g month:08  |g elocationid:109645  |g pages:1-7  |g extent:7  |a POLARIS the POLArized radIation simulator for Mie scattering in optically thick dusty plasmas 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2025.109645  |x Verlag  |x Resolving-System  |z kostenfrei  |3 Volltext 
856 4 0 |u https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001046552500147X  |x Verlag  |z kostenfrei  |3 Volltext 
951 |a AR 
992 |a 20251006 
993 |a Article 
994 |a 2025 
998 |g 115958043X  |a Reißl, Stefan  |m 115958043X:Reißl, Stefan  |d 700000  |d 714000  |d 714200  |e 700000PR115958043X  |e 714000PR115958043X  |e 714200PR115958043X  |k 0/700000/  |k 1/700000/714000/  |k 2/700000/714000/714200/  |p 2 
999 |a KXP-PPN1937756920  |e 4781215203 
BIB |a Y 
SER |a journal 
JSO |a {"name":{"displayForm":["Julia Kobus, Stefan Reißl, Moritz Lietzow-Sinjen, Alexander Bensberg, Andreas Petersen, Franko Greiner, Sebastian Wolf"]},"origin":[{"dateIssuedKey":"2025","dateIssuedDisp":"29 April 2025"}],"id":{"doi":["10.1016/j.cpc.2025.109645"],"eki":["1937756920"]},"physDesc":[{"extent":"7 S."}],"relHost":[{"id":{"zdb":["1466511-6"],"eki":["266014453"],"issn":["1879-2944"]},"origin":[{"dateIssuedDisp":"1969-","publisher":"Elsevier B.V. ; North Holland Publ. Co.","dateIssuedKey":"1969","publisherPlace":"[Amsterdam] ; Amsterdam"}],"physDesc":[{"extent":"Online-Ressource"}],"title":[{"subtitle":"an international journal for computational physics and physical chemistry","title":"Computer physics communications","title_sort":"Computer physics communications"}],"part":{"year":"2025","pages":"1-7","volume":"313","text":"313(2025) vom: Aug., Artikel-ID 109645, Seite 1-7","extent":"7"},"pubHistory":["1.1969/70 - 185.2014; Vol. 186.2015 -"],"recId":"266014453","language":["eng"],"note":["Gesehen am 31.03.25"],"type":{"bibl":"periodical","media":"Online-Ressource"},"disp":"POLARIS the POLArized radIation simulator for Mie scattering in optically thick dusty plasmasComputer physics communications"}],"person":[{"family":"Kobus","given":"Julia","display":"Kobus, Julia","roleDisplay":"VerfasserIn","role":"aut"},{"roleDisplay":"VerfasserIn","display":"Reißl, Stefan","role":"aut","family":"Reißl","given":"Stefan"},{"role":"aut","roleDisplay":"VerfasserIn","display":"Lietzow-Sinjen, Moritz","given":"Moritz","family":"Lietzow-Sinjen"},{"role":"aut","display":"Bensberg, Alexander","roleDisplay":"VerfasserIn","given":"Alexander","family":"Bensberg"},{"roleDisplay":"VerfasserIn","display":"Petersen, Andreas","role":"aut","family":"Petersen","given":"Andreas"},{"family":"Greiner","given":"Franko","roleDisplay":"VerfasserIn","display":"Greiner, Franko","role":"aut"},{"display":"Wolf, Sebastian","roleDisplay":"VerfasserIn","role":"aut","family":"Wolf","given":"Sebastian"}],"title":[{"title_sort":"POLARIS","subtitle":"the POLArized radIation simulator for Mie scattering in optically thick dusty plasmas","title":"POLARIS"}],"note":["Gesehen am 06.10.2025"],"type":{"bibl":"article-journal","media":"Online-Ressource"},"recId":"1937756920","language":["eng"]} 
SRT |a KOBUSJULIAPOLARIS2920