Contents

• Kurzfassung
• Abstract
• Acknowledgment
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of MDL Examples
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Outline of the Thesis
  • 1.2 Typography
  • 1.3 Terminology
  • 1.4 Abbreviations
• 2. The Algorithm Library
  • 2.1 Object-Oriented Programming
  • 2.2 Design of the Algorithm Library
  • 2.3 Structures of the Algorithm Library
    • 2.3.1 Parameter Structure
    • 2.3.2 Model Structure
    • 2.3.3 Model Instances
    • 2.3.4 Interface Structure
    • 2.3.5 MDL Functions
  • 2.4 Definition of Model Classes in C++
  • 2.5 Definition of Model Classes in MDL
  • 2.6 Program Flow
  • 2.7 The C++ Programmer Interface
  • 2.8 The CASE Tool Interface
• 3. The Model Definition Language
  • 3.1 Basic Facilities
    • 3.1.1 Keywords
    • 3.1.2 MDL Files
    • 3.1.3 Comments
    • 3.1.4 Environment Variables
    • 3.1.5 Include Files
    • 3.1.6 Dynamic Loading of Model Extension Libraries
    • 3.1.7 Parameters and Values
    • 3.1.8 Operators
    • 3.1.9 Functions
    • 3.1.10 Controlling the Program Flow
  • 3.2 MDL Classes
    • 3.2.1 Interface Parameters
    • 3.2.2 Local Parameters
    • 3.2.3 Static Parameters
    • 3.2.4 Methods
    • 3.2.5 Sub-Model Classes
    • 3.2.6 Linkage of MDL Class Parameters
    • 3.2.7 Derived MDL Classes
    • 3.2.8 Aliased MDL Classes
  • 3.3 MDL Instance Selection
  • 3.4 Specifying Default Values for MDL Class Instances
  • 3.5 Linkage of MDL Class Instances
  • 3.6 Prefixing Model Class Names for MDL Input Decks
  • 3.7 Immediate MDL Class Instantiation and Evaluation
  • 3.8 Compiling MDL Classes
  • 3.9 Deleting MDL Definitions
  • 3.10 Accessing the Model and Parameter Information
  • 3.11 Error Recovery
• 4. PROMIS-NT
  • 4.1 Features of PROMIS-NT
  • 4.2 Supported Model Structures
    • 4.2.1 Volume Models
    • 4.2.2 Boundary Models
    • 4.2.3 Process Temperature Modeling
  • 4.3 Quantity Management and VISTA Integration
    • 4.3.1 Charge States
    • 4.3.2 The PROMIS-NT Unit System
  • 4.4 The Structure of PROMIS-NT
  • 4.5 The PROMIS-NT Input Deck
    • 4.5.1 Logical Structure of the PROMIS-NT Input Deck
    • 4.5.2 PROMIS-NT Process Flow
    • 4.5.3 PROMIS-NT Model Classes
• 5. PROMIS-NT Application Examples
  • 5.1 Analytical Implantation Simulation
  • 5.2 Five Species Phosphorus Pair-Diffusion Model
  • 5.3 Performance Considerations
• 6. Further Applications of the Algorithm Library
  • 6.1 MINIMOS-NT
  • 6.2 Levenberg-Marquardt Optimizer
  • 6.3 Amigos
• 7. Future Developments
• A. A Tiny Algorithm Library Application Example
  • A.1. VMAKE Project Definition
  • A.2. Application Body
  • A.3. MDL Function Definition
  • A.4. Parameter Definition
  • A.5. Model Definition
  • A.6. MDL Input Deck
• B. Additional MDL Functions
• C. Just in Time Compilation
• D. Coupling to TMA Suprem-4
• Bibliography
• Curriculum Vitae