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Mantid 6.13.0 Release Notes

We are proud to announce version 6.13.0 of Mantid.

This release showcases a wide range of new algorithms and behind-the-scenes improvements, including:

• Availability of a native Apple Silicon package for macOS users. With Rosetta no longer being required, users of this new package should notice a significant performance improvement on Apple Silicon based machines. Installing via conda will automatically install the best version of the package for your machine.

• A complete overhaul of the NeXus API for loading HDF5-based files.

• A set of brand new algorithms for producing and saving multiple polarized SANS files into a single output file.

• Significant improvements to the PEARLTransFit algorithm.

• An upgrade to Python 3.11.

These are just some of the many improvements in this release, so please take a look at the release notes, which are filled with details of the important changes and improvements in many areas. The development team has put a great effort into making all of these improvements within Mantid, and we would like to thank all of our beta testers for their time and effort helping us to make this another reliable version of Mantid.

Throughout the Mantid project we put a lot of effort into ensuring Mantid is a robust and reliable product. Thank you to everyone that has reported any issues to us. Please keep on reporting any problems you have, or crashes that occur on our forum.

Installation packages can be found on our download page which now links to the assets on our GitHub release page, where you can also access the source code for the release.

Citation

Please cite any usage of Mantid as follows:

• Mantid 6.13.0: Manipulation and Analysis Toolkit for Instrument Data.; Mantid Project. doi: 10.5286/SOFTWARE/MANTID6.13

• Arnold, O. et al. Mantid-Data Analysis and Visualization Package for Neutron Scattering and mu-SR Experiments. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 764 (2014): 156-166 doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2014.07.029 (download bibtex)

Changes

• Framework

• Mantid Workbench

• Diffraction

• Muon Analysis

• Low Q

  • Reflectometry

  • SANS

• Spectroscopy

  • Direct Geometry

  • Indirect Geometry

  • Inelastic

Full Change Listings

For a full list of all issues addressed during this release please see the GitHub milestone.