This page offers you to import some programs for Matlab libraries for softwares like:

• Matlab (version 5 or higher) provided by MathWorks (http://www.mathworks.com).
• GNU Octave 
• MIDEVA Matlab clone is also available from MathTools (30 days evaluation version at http://www.mathtools.com) essentially for Windows plaforms.
• Scilab a wonderfull Matlab clone, fast, free, with GUI and objects (figure, uicontrol, uimenu) as well as a Simulink clone. Not 100% Matlab compatible.
  

You may also use KMatPlot, an external viewer replacing GNUPlot for Octave, or default Scilab plot windows. Nice.

Note : For .tar.gz files.
Use on Unix systems gunzip [file.gz] , then tar xf [file.tar], or with Winzip on PC's, rename files from .tar.gz to .tgz.

Date : Tue Dec  5 15:43:29 CET 2006

The installation procedure is explained in the Install.txt file (containing descriptions, installation procedures and Whatsnew).

The iFit tool is the prototype to the new MFit software. It is currently only script based, an is lacking many fit functions. However, it is in principle much more powerful, resembling spec1d in design. Please visit ifit.mccode.org for more. (Feb 2011)

Here is some news about recent changes in the MFit, MView, Rescal, etc... packages. More is available in the Install.txt file (containing descriptions, installation procedures and Whatsnew).

• Added 1D convolution tool in MFit:Options menu
  
• Compatibility from Matlab 6.5 to Matlab 7 solved
• MView now displays legend on overlay plots
• MView now displays subplot overviews
• Many tooltips added (Mview, Rescal, MFit)
• A new multiple file selector for MView and MFit/Unix.
  
• Some bugs solved, color defaults changed
• MFit:Multifunction is now easier to use (selection of functions based on their real name, and not anymore on their Matlab function name)

• Standalone versions are now available for Windows and Linux
• A small fix for SPEC files, a 'mod' function conflict and ffind.dll fix in Load routines (under Windows platform)

Mfit (now v4.3.3, Aug 23rd 2005)
provides an attractive and easy to use point-and-click interface. Most operations (including guessing starting parameters for fits) can be performed via the mouse. The main object is to fit any type of (x,y) data with any fit function (even combinaisons), with various efficient algorithms. Many options are also available. A full manual is available.

Mview (now v4.2.2,  Aug 22nd 2005)
is designed in order to manipulate and display up to 20 data files. As Mfit, it is also a point-and-click application. A link with MFit permits to fit each data set.

Rescal (now v5.1)
is a specific application to compute 4D resolution ellipsoid for inelastic scattering instruments (neutrons... Popovici's and Cooper Nathan's methods). It is then possible to use it through a 4D convolution in a fit function (see "trix", which is included in archives).(note : this program is not based on "Rescal" famous code). A full manual is available (Jan. 1999).

Spec1d
is a set of commands in order to fit and manipulate data from Matlab's prompt. It requires load routines, fit functions and routines. In fact it is an MFit without the Graphical User Interface. A full manual is available (v2, Feb. 2001).

MFit/Mview Load routines (load)
enable importation of any data through "looktxt" program (down there), but also supply specific load routines (ILL, SPEC, TASCOM...). If this doesn't satisfy you, writing a new load routine is quite easy. A Mex version of looktxt is available (called "texmex")

MFit Fit functions (funcs)
provide all basic functions. Mutlifunction is also possible, combining some functions into an arbitrary expression, for instance convolution with "convlv" (coming from SpectraTools)... Writing a specific fit function is also very easy.

MFit Fit routines (nllsq)
non linear least square minimisation routines, with Gradient and Simplex methods.

Mfit was initially developped by M. Zinkin (version 0.3, 1997), and then updated by E. Farhi and D. McMorrow.(version 4.2, 1999).
The MRescal extension for triple axis spectrometers was written by A. Tennant and D. McMorrow (version 5, 1998), inspired from parts of ResTrax by J. Kulda and J. Saroun.
The SSym program was written by E. Farhi.
Mview was written by D. McMorrow. and A.R. Wildes
Spec1d was written by D. McMorrow and H. Ronnow.

All programs are available under the GNU General Public Licence terms.
The installation procedure is explained in the "Install.txt" file (containing descriptions, installation procedures and Whatsnew).

Complete archives. The whole source package is about 4 Mo.

Installation summary for Source Code: (see Install.txt for details and changes)

1. get the archive
2. extract the archive into a directory that Matlab/Octave can access (e.g./usr/local/matlab/toolbox/local)
3. Inside Matlab/Octave, launch the 'install' script (no guaranty). Under Unix systems, it is better to be 'root' so that mex generation can create MeX files.
or
4. verify the startup.m file, in order to install the pathes to these libraries (e.g. just modify the <tt>libroot</tt> variable to /usr/local/matlab/toolbox/local)
5. create the MeX files for your plateform (see Install.txt or Mfit:download page)
6. launch "matlab" and type "mfit" for instance

Installation summary for Standalone: (free, does not require Matlab) including MView, MFit and Matlab/Rescal.

1. extract the standalone archive
2. extract MCRInstaller archive inside the standalone directory (should create a v72 directory there)
3. under linux/macosx, launch 'install.csh'. [You need csh or tcsh, OR adapt the install.csh and go scripts for bash.]
   
4. launch 'startill.exe' (windows) or 'go' (linux)
5. NOTE: you may have to change the /usr/bin/csh first line in scripts install.csh and go for Linux/MacOSX (firtst lines) into /bin/csh, depending on your system.
   

Older MFit help page [ PS file 110 ko] (August 1999, version 4.2). 

In french (15/11/1997).

MFit help page (french doc.)

Other resources

Risoe Physics Department Homepage with Matlab programs (29 Aug 1997 version)

X-Ray Laboratory in Oxford Physics where were created MFit, MView and Rescal

The ResLib 2.1 program for Triple-Axis Resolution Calculation