Mantid¶

Documentation¶

This is the documentation for Mantid 6.1.0.

Getting Started:

• Mantid Basic Course, takes you through installing and basic use of Mantid through MantidWorkbench, including loading, visualising and fitting data.
• Training, links to further self paced courses and learning resources.
• Mantid Matplotlib Plot Gallery and Examples, details of how to make pretty plots and manipulate them via Python.
• Muon Training, focuses on the reduction and analysis of muon data collected from any of the ISIS Muon spectrometers via a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

Reference Documentation:

• Algorithms, specific details for all of our algorithms including descriptions of all inputs and parameters .
• Workbench provides details on the new graphical user interface with matplotlib-based plotting.
• Concepts, deeper background information on the fundamental concepts within Mantid.
• Interfaces, descriptions of the bespoke technique interfaces available.
• Fitting Overview, details of all the supported fitting functions and minimization approaches.
• Techniques, with further information relevant to some of the specific scientific techniques.
• API’s for Python and C++.
• Release Notes, a catalog of all of the release notes since v3.5.2.

Other Help and Documentation:

• A forum, to ask for help, report issues, and discuss with other Mantid users.
• A built in error-reporter. We really encourage you to use this, as it helps us to make Mantid more stable in future.
• Developer Documentation