A software package for the simulation of energy-loss magnetic chiral dichroism.

In this work, the theoretical framework for energy-loss magnetic chiral dichroism (EMCD) is reviewed and a new, fast, and easy-to-use software package is presented. This software is used to simulate the dependence of the EMCD signal on various parameters such as sample thickness and sample tilt. The results are found to be in excellent agreement with other theoretical predictions and experimental data. Furthermore, it is shown that the simulations are fast enough for the planning of experiments "on-the-fly" and for live didactic demonstrations. Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.