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Cylinder: Qabs vs Diameter
==========================

This example demonstrates how to compute and visualize the scattering efficiency (Qsca) as a function of diameter for cylindrical scatterers using PyMieSim.

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Importing the package dependencies: numpy, PyMieSim

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.. code-block:: Python

    import numpy as np
    from TypedUnit import ureg

    from PyMieSim.experiment.scatterer import Cylinder
    from PyMieSim.experiment.source import Gaussian
    from PyMieSim.experiment import Setup
    from PyOptik import Material

    source = Gaussian(
        wavelength=400 * ureg.nanometer,  # 400 nm
        polarization=0 * ureg.degree,  # Linear polarization angle in radians
        optical_power=1e-3 * ureg.watt,  # 1 milliureg.watt
        NA=0.2 * ureg.AU,  # Numerical Aperture
    )

    scatterer = Cylinder(
        diameter=np.linspace(1, 800, 300)
        * ureg.nanometer,  # Diameters ranging from 1 nm to 800 nm
        property=[
            Material.silver,
            Material.gold,
            Material.aluminium,
        ],  # Scatterer materials
        medium_property=1 * ureg.RIU,  # Refractive index of the surrounding medium
        source=source,
    )

    experiment = Setup(scatterer=scatterer, source=source)

    dataframe = experiment.get(
        "Qabs"
    )  # Assuming Qabs was intended, replace with measure.Qsca if needed

    dataframe.plot(x="scatterer:diameter")



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