CASINO V2.42: a fast and easy-to-use modeling tool for scanning electron microscopy and microanalysis users.

Monte Carlo simulations have been widely used by microscopists for the last few decades. In the beginning it was a tedious and slow process, requiring a high level of computer skills from users and long computational times. Recent progress in the microelectronics industry now provides researchers with affordable desktop computers with clock rates greater than 3 GHz.