Diffraction Patterns of light from spheres and clusters of particles for modelling hydrometeors

Modeling the interaction of hydrometeors (such as raindrops, snowflakes, and ice particles) with electromagnetic fields is a complex task with several challenges: scattering and numerical complexity, orientation effects, frequency dependence. In this work, we aim to address and explore some of these issues, treating the diffraction pattern of light through a sphere, thinking that it is a starting point for modeling hydrometeors. We will begin by investigating the phenomenon of diffraction of a ray of light through a sphere using the principle of the Fourier transform, and then move on to clusters or groups of particles. This is a basis for create more applications in the Numerical EM, astronomical, microscopy and lithography fields.