Bruggeman_Effective_Medium is a collection of C++ codes for the computation of an effective complex index of refraction based on the approximate formulae published by Bruggeman (1935).
The first step consists of the computation of the Bruggeman effective refractive index using ./get_index_exec. The second step is the computation of a real part of the refractive index that fulfills the Kramers-Kronig relation by executing ./KK_analysis_exe.
The code requires boost, version 1.63.0 or higher and the GNU Scientific Library.
The code for the effective medium calculations is compiled using the makefile file, while the subsequent code for the Kramers-Kronig integral is compiled using makefile_KK.
The compilation has been tested with LLVM clang++ and gcc version 9.1.0.
You may need to update the compiler and the library include directories in the provided makefiles prior to a successful compilation.
- If you are using the code, please cite the corresponding paper by Stegmann and Yang, (2017) in any publication (journal paper, presentation, poster,...) where you are using the code's results.
- If you plan to develop or modify the code, please create a
featurebranch fromdevelopor fork the repository.
Please see the file LICENSE.txt for details
P. G. Stegmann, and P. Yang, (2017). A regional, size-dependent, and causal effective medium model for Asian and Saharan mineral dust refractive index spectra, J. Aer. Sci. 114, pp. 327-341.
Bruggeman, D. A. G., (1935). Berechnung verschiedener physikalischer Konstanten von heterogenen Substanzen: 1. Dielektrizitätskonstanten und Wärmeleitfähigkeiten der Mischkörper aus isotropen Substanzen, Annalen der Physik, 5. Folge, Band 24, pp. 636-664. Transl.: Calculation of various physical constants of heterogeneous substances: 1. Dielectric permittivities and heat conductivities of mixed bodies made out of isotropic substances.