function result = mie_abcd(m, x) % Computes a matrix of Mie coefficients, a_n, b_n, c_n, d_n, % of orders n=1 to nmax, complex refractive index m=m'+im", % and size parameter x=k0*a, where k0= wave number % in the ambient medium, a=sphere radius; % p. 100, 477 in Bohren and Huffman (1983) BEWI:TDD122 % C. Mätzler, June 2002 nmax=round(2+x+4*x.^(1/3)); n=(1:nmax); nu = (n+0.5); z=m.*x; m2=m.*m; sqx= sqrt(0.5*pi./x); sqz= sqrt(0.5*pi./z); bx = besselj(nu, x).*sqx; bz = besselj(nu, z).*sqz; yx = bessely(nu, x).*sqx; hx = bx+i*yx; b1x=[sin(x)/x, bx(1:nmax-1)]; b1z=[sin(z)/z, bz(1:nmax-1)]; y1x=[-cos(x)/x, yx(1:nmax-1)]; h1x= b1x+i*y1x; ax = x.*b1x-n.*bx; az = z.*b1z-n.*bz; ahx= x.*h1x-n.*hx; an = (m2.*bz.*ax-bx.*az)./(m2.*bz.*ahx-hx.*az); bn = (bz.*ax-bx.*az)./(bz.*ahx-hx.*az); cn = (bx.*ahx-hx.*ax)./(bz.*ahx-hx.*az); dn = m.*(bx.*ahx-hx.*ax)./(m2.*bz.*ahx-hx.*az); result=[an; bn; cn; dn];