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SCOUT

SCOUT (as the successor of SCOUT_98) is a 32 bit software for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 which, at present, has the following features:

Simulation of optical spectra like

Reflectance (or any user-defined function of it)
Transmittance (or any user-defined function of it)
Absorbance (or any user-defined function of it)
ATR (or any user-defined function of it)
Ellipsometry
Photoluminescence

Model calculations are based on

	Optical constant models (Drude model for free carriers, harmonic oscillators, extended oscillator models (Brendel, Kim), OJL interband transition model, Campi-Coriasso interband transition model, Tauc-Lorentz interband transition model, user-defined expressions for optical constants, imported dielectric functions)
	Various effective medium concepts for inhomogeneous materials (Maxwell Garnett, Bruggeman, Looyenga, Bergman representation)
	Wave propagation in layer stacks including coherent or incoherent superposition of partial waves, easy definition of superlattices, corrections for scattering losses at rough interfaces and efficient averaging algorithm for layer thickness inhomogeneities. Easy definition of gradually changing optical properties. Certain types of anisotropic layers.

Flexible automatic or 'visual' parameter fitting to adjust simulated to measured spectra
Global master parameters to control an arbitrary number of model parameters as slaves
Simultaneous fits of several spectra like reflectance and transmittance
Unlimited number of layer stacks with unlimited number of layers
User-defined fit strategies using series of fit parameter sets
Unlimited number of user-defined views of selected spectra, optical constants or parameter values in the main window, arbitrary bitmaps and metafiles as background pictures, illustrations and explanation
Output to Windows printers, metafiles or Windows clipboard
Easy drag&drop exchange of spectra between SCOUT and other applications of M.Theiss Hard- and Software (e.g. with Data Factory, Digit, Collect, or SPRAY)
Remote control of SCOUT by OLE automation: Create automated reports and batch operations from MS Word, MS Excel, LabView or the Windows Scripting Host (WSH) or Bruker OPUS VB-Scripts
Large database of optical constants included

Useful links:

SCOUT development notes (including information for experienced SCOUT_98 users): Modifications and bugfixes

Online version of SCOUT tutorial 1

Online version of SCOUT tutorial 2

Online verson of SCOUT manual

Here you can look at SCOUT demo configurations

Short program overview as PDF document

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