Match! is a program for phase identification using powder diffraction data. It compares the diffraction pattern of your sample to a database containing reference patterns in order to identify the phases which are present. You can also perform qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis (using Rietveld refinement).
You can easily setup and run Rietveld refinements from within Match!, with the actual calculations being performed automatically, using the program FullProf in the background.
v1.1 [May 18, 2010]
-A severe bug affecting the indexing of the PDF-4/Organics reference database has been fixed.
* A severe bug affecting the import of PDF-4 and PDF-2 databases has been fixed.
-Fixed a bug in the Rigaku raw data import code.
-The search-match option "use profile" has been disabled, due to its weak performance as well as sometimes causing the program to crash.
-In "Zoom/Track" mode, you can now add, mark or modify peaks, without needing to leave the mode and switch batch to the standard "Select" mode:
o If you would like to mark individual peaks or peak ranges while the "Zoom/Track" mode is active, please press the <Ctrl> button on your keyboard, then either left-click on individual peaks (to mark individual peaks), or press the left mouse button and move the mouse to the left or right (to mark peak ranges).
o In order to manually insert peaks in "Zoom/Track" mode, you can simply click the right mouse button at the corresponding position within the diffraction pattern.
o If you would like to manually modify (e.g. shift) peaks in "Zoom/Track" mode, move the mouse cursor over the corresponding peak or top of the peak, press the right mouse button, move the mouse to the left or right until the peak has reached the desired position/intensity, and finally release the right mouse button.
-Peak searching and profile fitting have been improved.
-There is a new option "automatic determination of default FWHM" for automatic raw data processing, available in the "Automatic Raw Data Processing Options" dialog (which can e.g. be opened by pressing <Ctrl Alt A>).
-The automatic determination of the default FWHM has been significantly improved.
-It is now possible to manually define the default FWHM in the "Automatic Raw Data Processsing Options" dialog: Simply remove the hook to the left of "Determ. automatically", then enter the desired value in the box to the left.
-Several bugs have been fixed:
o Bug causing "Invalid floating operation" messages
o Some diffraction data files were not recognized althouth their format is supported, due to rather high maximum intensity/count values
o Bug in logarithmic scaling code for intensity axis
o Bug causing exception and program crash when exporting non-PDF database entry data to a file
o Fixed a bug in the import code for Rigaku raw files
o Fixed a bug in the import code for PANalytical UDF files
