Software for High Resolution Electron Microscopy

 

  
  

Software Updates

Updates to MacTempasX and CrystalKit

Below are the latest versions of MacTempasX and CrystalKitX. In case you do not currently have a license for the software, these versions will not run on your computer. Click here for demonstration versions of the software.

UPDATED: Oct 11, 2011

  • Download MacTempasX Version 2.3.24 Universal Binary Read Note below ( Oct 11, 2011) NOTE:Version 2.3.24 will work with both the purple USB key and the newer black/grey USB key. Please follow the instructions for how to make the software work with the older purple key.

  • Change from version 2.3.23 (July 7 2011). Fixed a bug in saving to a text file the data in an Argand Plot.
  • Change from version 2.3.22 (July 4 2011). IMPORTANT: Fixed a serious bug in the STEM calculation regarding the position of the probe. This update is highly recommended.
  • Change from version 2.3.21 (June 25 2011). Changes made to the control window for calculating STEM images. Warning will now be made if the sampling is insufficient to cause electrons to be scattered onto the annukar detector. Associated with a given sampling of the probe, the maximum scattering angle in the calculation is now shown.
  • Change from version 2.3.20 (Apr 8 2011). Fixed a problem with the calculation of STEM images when the potential would not be sub-sliced when using the frozen phonon model. Added support for reading multi-image Digital Micrograph files. A few cosmetic changes.
  • Change from version 2.3.19 (Mar 3 2011). Fixed a problem with reading CIF files with Windows file endings
  • Change from version 2.3.18 (Feb 11 2011). Fixed a problem (introduced in version 2.18) in the optional exit wave reconstruction module. IMPORTANT: If you downloaded version 2.3.18 and you are running the optional reconstruction module, you need to download version 2.3.19
  • Change from version 2.3.17 (Dec 10 2010). Added reading of CIF files. Fixed memory leaks in the optional scripting module
  • Change from version 2.3.16 (Nov 20 2010). Improved the selection of atoms to refined when comparing calculated image to the experimental image. Added the ability to compare calculation with the reconstructed phase or amplitude of the exit wave.
  • Change from version 2.3.15 (July 16 2010).IMPORTANT Note for users of the Exit Wave Reconstruction Package. Fixes a bug when the wavelength is not updated when changing the voltage under certain conditions. This update is highly recommended.
  • Change from version 2.3.13 (June 16 2010). Fixes a bug in determining the proper angle for calculated images under certain conditions. This bug was introduced in version 2.3.13 This update is highly recommended.
  • Change from version 2.3.12 (May 19 2010). Fixes a bug in determining the proper scaling and angle for calculated images under certain conditions. This update is highly recommended.
  • Change from version 2.3.11 (May 10 2010). Fixes a bug in calculating CBED patterns when changing the x-direction from the default. Fixes a bug in the Shiske Filter Restoration in the Exit Wave Reconstruction Module. This update is highly recommended.
  • Change from version 2.3.10 (Mar 28 2010). Minor Bug Fixes
  • Change from version 2.3.9 (Mar 21 2010). IMPORTANT: Fixed an issue with the software running in demo mode on the purple key even though it was properly licensed. Also fixes an occasional problem when the potential is being subsliced for the multislice calculation.
  • Changes from version 2.3.8 (Mar 14, 2010). Fixed some issues with line-profiles for calibrated images. The 1D-graph will now be calibrated in the units of the source image.
  • Changes from version 2.3.7 (Feb 24, 2010). Fixed an issue with copying a vector map. Added some features for peaklists (see Recent changes document).
  • Changes from version 2.3.6 (Jan 21, 2010). Added an option to create an image stack from sequentially numbered images. Right Clicking on an image stack brings up a menu that allows the user to align the stack of images. This version also comes with upgraded drivers for the USB hardware key.
  • Change from version 2.3.5 (Dec 3, 2009). Fixed a bug with all negative numbers in 1D graphs.
  • Changes from version 2.3.4 (Nov 26, 2009). Minor changes. Some improvements to a few dialogs.
  • Changes from version 2.3.3 (Nov 11, 2009). Added an option to specify the maximum g-vector for which to use in showing the reciprocal space table. Made a change so that older structure files would not accidently be read as mono-layers.
  • Change from version 2.3.2 (Nov 9, 2009). Fixed a bug accidently introduced in version 2.3.2 which caused non-hexagonal structures to be treated as hexagonal structures.
  • Change sfrom version 2.3.1. Fixed an issue with the Graph Window Property Setting window. Fixed a number of other bugs that could cause the program to crash under certain conditions. Changed the window sizing method when moving between different monitor sizes.
  • Change from version 2.3.0. Fixed a small issue with the program running under the purple USB key.
  • Change from version 2.2.10. Fixed an issue that caused the to 'crash' when quitting under Snow Leopard.
  • Change from version 2.2.8. Added some support for 16 bit TIFF images.
  • Change from version 2.2.7. Fixed a problem with finding focus from an amorphous surface layer where the program would crash under certain conditions.
  • Change from version 2.2.6. Fixed a problem with calculating the potential when subslicing a structure where the unit cell is set to represent the entire specimen.
  • Change from version 2.2.5. Modified the dynamic range of the grayscale image created from a simulated diffraction pattern.
  • Changes from version 2.2.4 and 2.2.23. Fixed a problem with the program crashing when the user dragged in the main window with the pointer tool.
  • Changes from version 2.2.18. Fixed a problem with the position of line traces in the Geometric Phase Window. Fixed a problem with lines drawn in wrong positions when images are zoomed. Changed the way phase plates can be edited. Fixed a problem with inealstic absorption when Debye-Waller factor of an atoms was set to zero.
  • Changes from version 2.2.15. Fixes a problem with the calculation of a STEM image when the program would crash after completing the calculation. Fixes a problem with the CBED calculation where Higher Order reflections would not be displayed.
  • Change from version 2.2.12 Fixes as problem with the image selection when the image does not fit on the screen. Fixes a problem with the calibration of images if the calibration in x and y are different.
  • The update is recommended for all users.

 

  • Download CrystalKitX Version 1.9.8 Universal Binary Read Note below ( April. 8, 2011)NOTE: Version 1.9.8 will work with both the purple USB key and the newer black/grey USB key. Please follow the instructions for how to make the software work with the older purple key.
  • Change from version 1.9.8 (Feb 16 2011). Fixed a problem with reading CIF files with Windows file endings.
  • Change from version 1.9.6 (Mar 28 2010). Added support for CIF files. Cosmetic changes.
  • Change from version 1.9.5 (Feb 24 2010). IMPORTANT: Fixed an issue with the software running in demo mode on the purple key even though it was properly licensed. This version comes with updated drivers for the USB key.

User Manuals

The MacTempasX and CrystalKitX User Manuals are provided as an Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) files. Please note that the software is under constand development and that the user manual might not reflect some of the most recent changes.