Sparse shell of nanoparticles around a spherical core

cluster_shell(N = 50, R0 = 30, d = 1, a = 1, b = 1, c = 1,
  orientation = c("radial", "flat", "random"), position = c("fibonacci",
  "hc", "random"), exclusion = 5 * N^(-1/4), seed = 123, ...)

Arguments

N
number of particles
R0
radius of core
d
distance from core
a
semi-axis along x
b
semi-axis along y
c
semi-axis along z
orientation
type of angular orientation
position
type of random coverage
exclusion
minimum exclusion distance for 'hc' positions
seed
random seed for reproducibility
...
extra arguments (ignored)

Value

list of class cluster with fields: positions, sizes, angles

Details

A cluster describing a discrete shell of nanoparticles in a spherical geometry

See also

Other user_level cluster: cluster_array, cluster_ball, cluster_chain, cluster_dimer, cluster_helix, cluster_single