NIST Hosts Micromagnetic Software Workshop
August 2000
On August 18, 2000, more than a dozen users of micromagnetic software
developed at NIST gathered at the computing facilities of MSEL's Center for
Computational and Theoretical Materials Science for a one-day workshop.
Michael Donahue and Donald Porter, both of the ITL Mathematical and
Computational Sciences Division, led the workshop for users of their
micromagnetic software, the Object-Oriented MicroMagnetic Framework
(OOMMF). Topics included advanced techniques for specifying
micromagnetic problems, using OOMMF to investigate dynamic effects in
micromagnetics, and the use of a batch system to control large numbers
of micromagnetic simulations.
Workshop participants from McGill University, University of New Orleans,
and Washington University gave presentations on how they have used OOMMF
to support their micromagnetic research work. Each presenter also
contributed ideas about how OOMMF could be improved to suit their needs
more effectively.
The workshop concluded with the first public demonstration of the OOMMF
eXtensible Solver (OXS). OXS is the first OOMMF component capable of
full three-dimensional micromagnetic calculations. OXS has been
designed to allow researchers in micromagnetics to extend OOMMF with
their own models of micromagnetic effects.
More detailed information
about the workshop is available.
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