CASINO V2.42-A Fast and Easy-to-use Modeling Tool for Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis Users

Monte Carlo simulations have been widely used by microscopists for the last few decades. In the beginning it was a tedious and slow process, requiring a high level of computer skills from users and long computational times. Recent progress in the microelectronics industry now provides researchers wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scanning 2007-05, Vol.29 (3), p.92-101
Hauptverfasser: Drouin, Dominique, Couture, Alexandre Réal, Joly, Dany, Tastet, Xavier, Aimez, Vincent, Gauvin, Raynald
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Zusammenfassung:Monte Carlo simulations have been widely used by microscopists for the last few decades. In the beginning it was a tedious and slow process, requiring a high level of computer skills from users and long computational times. Recent progress in the microelectronics industry now provides researchers with affordable desktop computers with clock rates greater than 3 GHz. With this type of computing power routinely available, Monte Carlo simulation is no longer an exclusive or long (overnight) process. The aim of this paper is to present a new user‐friendly simulation program based on the earlier CASINO Monte Carlo program. The intent of this software is to assist scanning electron microscope users in interpretation of imaging and microanalysis and also with more advanced procedures including electron‐beam lithography. This version uses a new architecture that provides results twice as quickly. This program is freely available to the scientific community and can be downloaded from the website: www.gel.usherb.ca/casino. SCANNING 29: 000‐000, 2007. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0161-0457
1932-8745
DOI:10.1002/sca.20000