Jul 1 – 4, 2014
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen
Europe/Zurich timezone
<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>22 - 26 August 2016 next Powder Diffraction School in Villigen</span></strong>

Computer and software


Computer

Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops, in order to take the most advantage from the practical data analysis sessions. Very few laptops (Windows, Linux) will be made available to the participants.

Software

Several programs will be demostrated during the hands-on sessions.
Participants are encouraged to pre-install them from the appropriate website before coming. The list is:

- TOPAS
COMMERCIAL
Available for : Windows
Temporary licenses are available for the participants for the duration of the school.
See
http://www.bruker.com/topas/

- FullProf
FREE
Available for :Windows, Linux, MacOSX
Download & install : see
https://www.ill.eu/sites/fullprof/php/downloads.html

- Debussy
FREE
Available for : Linux, MacOSX
This program will be installed on-site for the interested participants.
An older version (not as capable as the one that will be demonstrated) is available for download at http://debussy.sourceforge.net/

- PDFGETX3
FREE
Available for : Windows, Linux, MacOSX
Download & install : see
http://www.diffpy.org/doc/pdfgetx3/install.html#


- Fox
FREE
Available for : Windows, Linux, MacOSX
Download & install : see
http://fox.vincefn.net

- WPPM2k
FREE
Available for : Windows
Download & install : see
http://www.xrd.ing.unitn.it/pm2k/PM2K_v2.12_Installer.exe
NOTE: REGISTRATION/ACTIVATION NEEDED. You will be able to register at the school.



We recommend that the participants have the programs they are interested in already preinstalled and working on their laptops. 
Most of them are available for any OS and are free.
TOPAS is not free and only runs on Windows; temporary license dongles will be available during the school for the participants.