Model-Driven Development for scientific computing. An upgrade of the RHEEDGr program

Abstract
Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) is the software engineering discipline, which considers models as the most important element for software development, and for the maintenance and evolution of software, through model transformation. Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) is the approach for software development under the Model-Driven Engineering framework. This paper surveys the core MDA technology that was used to upgrade of the RHEEDGR program to C++0x language standards.

Title of program: RHEEDGR-09
Catalogue Id: ADUY_v3_0

Nature of problem
Reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) is a very useful technique for studying growth and surface analysis of thin epitaxial structures prepared by the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The RHEED technique can reveal, almost instantaneously, changes either in the coverage of the sample surface by adsorbates or in the surface structure of a thin film.

Versions of this program held in the CPC repository in Mendeley Data
ADUY_v1_0; RHEED; 10.1016/j.cpc.2004.12.001
ADUY_v1_1; RHEED_v2; 10.1016/j.cpc.2006.08.003
ADUY_v2_0; RHEEDGr; 10.1016/j.cpc.2005.09.004
ADUY_v3_0; RHEEDGR-09; 10.1016/j.cpc.2009.07.003
ADUY_v4_0; RHEED1DProcess; 10.1016/j.cpc.2009.11.009

This program has been imported from the CPC Program Library held at Queen's University Belfast (1969-2018)

摘要
模型驱动工程（Model-Driven Engineering, MDE）是软件工程学科，其将模型视为软件开发以及通过模型转换实现软件维护与演化的核心要素。模型驱动架构（Model-Driven Architecture, MDA）是模型驱动工程框架下的软件开发方法。本文综述了将RHEEDGR程序升级至C++0x语言标准所用到的核心MDA技术。

程序名称：RHEEDGR-09
目录编号：ADUY_v3_0

问题本质
反射高能电子衍射（Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction, RHEED）是研究分子束外延（Molecular Beam Epitaxy, MBE）制备的超薄外延结构生长与表面分析的极具实用价值的技术。该技术可近乎实时地反映吸附质对样品表面的覆盖度变化，或是薄膜表面结构的改变。

Mendeley数据平台CPC程序库中收录的本程序版本如下：
ADUY_v1_0; RHEED; 10.1016/j.cpc.2004.12.001
ADUY_v1_1; RHEED_v2; 10.1016/j.cpc.2006.08.003
ADUY_v2_0; RHEEDGr; 10.1016/j.cpc.2005.09.004
ADUY_v3_0; RHEEDGR-09; 10.1016/j.cpc.2009.07.003
ADUY_v4_0; RHEED1DProcess; 10.1016/j.cpc.2009.11.009

本程序源自贝尔法斯特女王大学维护的CPC程序库（1969-2018）