How to download and install the Vampire code (Version 6.0)

 

The vampire code is a free code to calculate the magnetic properties of the nanostructures based on atomistic model and Monte Carlo Algorithm.

We present here how to download the code (version 6.0) and how to install it.

Major new features

New SOT implementation

Minor new features

Random seed for spin initialisation
Added hexagonal particle arrays
Added spinel crystal structure
Added full Heusler alloy crystal structure
Added fully atomistic dipole solver
Added 2D ellipse particle shape

 

Downloading

To download the source code click on the following link:

Source code (tar.gz)

Compiling

prerequisities

The code is written in c++ language and to compile it we need to install the g++ compiler using command:

sudo zypper install g++       # for opensuse

sudo apt-get install g++      # for ubuntu

To compile the code we proceed as follows:

tar -xvf vampire-6.0.tar.gz
cd vampire-6.0
/vampire-6.0> make serial     # for serial mode

 

At the end we get the vampire-serial in the root directory

We continue with compiling the vdc tool

/vampire-6.0> cd util
/vampire-6.0/util> cd vdc
/vampire-6.0/util/vdc> make

 

We get the executible vdc in the vdc directory

Now we need to add the path in the  ~/.bashrc file

#----vampire path-----------------
export VAMROOT=/home/algerien/abinitio/vampire-6.0
export PATH=$PATH:$VAMROOT
export VDC_DIR=$VAMROOT/util/vdc 
export PATH=$PATH:$VDC_DIR
export UTIL_DIR=$VAMROOT/util
export PATH=$PATH:$UTIL_DIR
#-----------------------------------

 

Run

source ~/.bashrc