MC Grating

Options

This topic for:Modal 1DModal CrossedC method 1DC method Crossed

Written by Nikolay M. LyndinLast revised

This documentation was written for releases up to 2018 and is being revised. Some dialogs have changed since. If something does not match what you see, write to mc@mcgrating.com.

  • If the Save Settings box is checked then all Scanning, Fields and Options parameters will be saved in the structure file in addition to the parameters from the General , Layers and Grating pages. The part of the structure text file with settings is hidden for the user but accessible with any external text redactor.
  • The check box Background calculation disables the output to the result editor window during the calculation process.
  • If the Decomposition Order Correction box is checked, then if necessary the software will automatically increase the values of Minimal Order of Field Decomposition to the adequate number of Cover and Substrate X and Y diffraction orders.
  • Check box Advanced Options is visible if the structure contains sections of Advanced Options. If the Advanced Options check box is not checked, the software ignores the Advanced Options sections in the structure.
  • If the Favor Memory Consumption box is checked the software utilizes minimum possible memory to complete calculation. This option is incompatible with the field calculation.
  • For the Field calculation and to activate the page Fields the box Field Calculation should be checked at that the page Scanning becomes inactive. The Autoselect check box allows enabling/disabling of a conformation dialog appearance while the user enters the Fields or Scanning disabled pages. The fields are calculated in two steps: calculation of the structure for the fixed parameters followed by the field distribution calculation in accordance to the page Fields settings.
  • If the Automatically Start Second Stage box is not checked, then the calculation will be stopped after the first step and the user should press Run to proceed with the second step. This option is useful to check the intermediate results in the editor window. Changes in page Fields do not activate the first step.
  • For a reasonable response of the other windows applications it is not recommended to increase the Calculation Priority greater than Idle.
  • If Profile Plot Real Position box is checked the Profile Plot displays real Z coordinates of interface otherwise coordinates correspond to the profile defined in Grating page.
  • Calculation Direction option is useful for calculation of structures with a uniform layers stack. Calculation is faster if it starts from this stack section.

From the in-application help of Chandezon Crossed, documented through 2018. If you publish results computed with MC Grating, see how to cite it.