0. - Introduction to TOPAS and jEdit

Owned by Dean Keeble
Nov 19, 2024
1 min read

Overview

In the 'Introduction to TOPAS' talk you were shown how to run a Pawley refinement. For people who have used TOPAS previously this tutorial is probably not necessary, but if you have never used TOPAS and jEdit for Rietveld refinement before it may be useful for you to work through the steps.

Required files

  • The introduction presentation

  • NaBH4.raw

Tutorial instructions

Open the PowerPoint file 'Introduction to TOPAS and PDF refinements FINAL.pptx' and work through slides 17-42 to perform a Pawley refinement on the data NaBH4.raw.

FAQs

How can I fix jEdit if some of the menu options don't do what they should?

Occasionally, when you've set up jEdit, the locations of the macros gets confused. Click Macros > Rescan Macros in jedit and try again. 

Why does Topas tell me "No Ranges to Fit to"? 

The first time you use Topas it may start in Interface Mode. Change it to Launch Mode by clicking the rocket icon:

This only needs to be done once: topas will remember that it is being used in Launch mode.Â