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Introduction

It has no limitations compared with the full version except that of maximum pattern length of 1001 data points. Remark: VERZERR is not restricted for scan length!

Licence Conditions

1. Use the program at your own risk.
2. Do not use the BGMN program suite after Jun 2006.
3. Educational use of the program is encouraged.
4. Commercial use is strictly forbidden.
5. For any questions, mailto [email protected]
6. If results achieved with BGMN are to be published, please see here for a paper appropriate for citation.

For new users, I suggest using the new BGMNwin GUI. If you want to use the traditional command line version, please read the readme file as contained in the package.

Actual release of BGMN is 3.5.9
Actual release of BGMNwin is 1.8.6

Like common for shareware, you may check out the DEMO version prior to pay for the full or academic version.

An academic version of BGMN/BGMNwin is available.

You can purchase the full version of BGMN at GE Inspection Technologies GmbH & Co KG (formerly AGFA NDT Pantak Seifert resp. Rich. Seifert & Co). You can also ask for AUTOQUAN, a more commercial graphical user interface (GUI) specialized to the common task of quantitative analysis. Please send a letter (or fax) to

GE Inspection Technologies GmbH & Co KG
Abteilung Analytik
Postfach 1280
D-22902 Ahrensburg
Germany

Fax: +49 (0) 4102 807 273

or an email to [email protected].

Download area

• Programs for Windows:
  Self-extracting installer for the windowed version BGMNwin, needs Java at minimum version 1.3.0: bgmninstall.exe (2088610 bytes)
  If bgmninstall aborts: This is the second FAQ
  traditional command line version: bgmnwin32.zip (924355 bytes)

• Programs for OS/2 (which is the developer's system):
  Windowed version BGMNwin needs Java at minimum version 1.3.0: bgmnwin.zip (1871516 bytes)
  traditional command line version: bgmnos2.zip (793529 bytes)

• Data as required for all PC command line versions! Updated on Mar 13 2006:
  bgmndata.zip (71802 bytes)
  

• Programs for Linux (compiled on RedHat 8.0 as distributed):
  Windowed version BGMNwin needs Java at minimum version 1.3.0: bgmnwin.tar.gz (1355017 bytes)
  traditional command line version bgmnlinux.tar.gz (561614 bytes)

• Data for the Linux command line version. Required! Updated on Mar 13 2006:
  bgmndata.tar.gz (69232 bytes)

• 2 examples for phase analysis:

  Windows - OS/2:

  plaster.zip (26881 bytes)
  olivinequartz.zip (29641 bytes), an advanced example using tubetails.

  Linux:

  plaster.tar.gz (27165 bytes)
  olivinequartz.tar.gz (30715 bytes)

  These examples are enclosed in the GUI packages

• Smectite - an example for modelling the powder pattern of turbostratically disordered structures
  
  • Windows - OS/2: smectite.zip (80658 bytes)
  • Linux: smectite.tar.gz (83144 bytes)
• Example for determination of amorphous content:
  • PC: amorph.zip (28890 bytes)
  • UNIX: amorph.tar.gz (29686 bytes)
  This example is enclosed in the GUI packages