: inelastic neutron scattering simulations from force constants and visualization tools for phonon properties.

J Appl Crystallogr

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, UK.

Published: December 2022


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Interpretation of vibrational inelastic neutron scattering spectra of complex systems is frequently reliant on accompanying simulations from theoretical models. codes can routinely generate force constants, but additional steps are required for direct comparison with experimental spectra. On modern spectrometers this is a computationally expensive task due to the large data volumes collected. In addition, workflows are frequently cumbersome as the simulation software and experimental data analysis software often do not easily interface to each other. Here a new package, , is presented. is a robust, easy to use and computationally efficient tool designed to be integrated into experimental software and able to interface directly with the force constant matrix output of codes.

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