• Schick, D.; Bojahr, A.; Herzog, M.; Shayduk, R.; von Korff Schmising, C.; Bargheer, M.: UDKM1DSIM-A simulation toolkit for 1D ultrafast dynamics in condensed matter. Computer Physics Communications 185 (2014), p. 651-660

10.1016/j.cpc.2013.10.009
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Abstract:
The UDKM1DSIM toolbox is a collection of MATLAB (MathWorks Inc.) classes and routines to simulate the structural dynamics and the according X-ray diffraction response in one-dimensional crystalline sample structures upon an arbitrary time-dependent external stimulus, e.g. an ultrashort laser pulse. The toolbox provides the capabilities to define arbitrary layered structures on the atomic level including a rich database of corresponding element-specific physical properties. The excitation of ultrafast dynamics is represented by an N-temperature model which is commonly applied for ultrafast optical excitations. Structural dynamics due to thermal stress are calculated by a linear-chain model of masses and springs. The resulting X-ray diffraction response is computed by dynamical X-ray theory. The UDKM1DSIM toolbox is highly modular and allows for introducing user-defined results at any step in the simulation procedure.