Posted by: Peter Willendrup in software, simulation, Scandinavia, open source, neutron, Monte Carlo, McStas, Internet, denmark, computer on
Jul 18, 2010
The McStas developer team is happy to report that the 1.12b release of our software is finally out.
You can get the installer packages from our download page
McStas 1.12b is mostly a bugfix release, but some new components and example instruments have been included. McStas 1.12b will be the VERY last release in the 1.x series.
Part of the reason for McStas 1.12b and its late arrival is our delay in releasing the next major version, McStas 2.0.
McStas 2.0 will be released late 2010 / early 2011 and will introduce new features that could break ceartain backward compatibility, hence we move from the 1.x series. We are also considering a replacement of the GUI and plotting tools for McStas 2.0.
For a complete list of changes in McStas 1.12b, see our CHANGES document.
The new relase was tested on these platforms:
- Mac OS 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard (but should work on 10.4 and 10.3 also). Both 32 and 64 bit, Intel and PPC systems are supported.
- Ubuntu Linux 9.10 Karmic Koala and 10.04 Lucid Lynx, 32 and 64 bit .deb's are provided. Note: Do not expect these debs to work on earlier releases or other distributions, e.g. Debian
- Windows XP, Vista and 7, 32 and 64 bit. We only provide 32bit executables, but they are tested to run OK on 64 bit
- On other systems, feel free to try our source distributions
Posted by: Paul Reinerfelt in Untagged on
Mar 14, 2010
Today is π day (2010.03.14) of course and this was also the birthday of Albert Einstein, 131 years ago. And, as if that was not enough reason to celebrate this day, sixteen years ago, this day marked the release of the Linux Kernel version 1.0.0.! Have a very happy pi-day everyone!
Oh, and remember; 3.14% of all sailors are pi-rates…
The McStas and VITESS teams are happy to announce the joint
*** McStas / VITESS user training workshop 2010 ***
To take place at Backafallsbyn in the Swedish island of Ven, May 17th-21st.
The workshop is a school in order to train technical staff and instrument scientists in using Monte-Carlo code to design better neutron devices and instruments. The programme is split into sessions dedicated to different parts (optics, sample environment, detectors, ...). If you work in one of these areas, and feel like simulating it, then this school is for you, especially if you've never done so before.
If you are an attendee of the ICNS in Knoxville from next monday and interested in software and/or instrumentation, these conference sessions might be of specific interest to yo:
(direct links to relevant pages at the conference website)
- I for one am going to those sessions! :)
Also remember that the McStas team is giving a workshop on sunday - participation is completely free.
See you in Knoxville,
- Peter Willendrup
The McStas team is happy to announce that a McStas event has been arranged in connection with ICNS 2009 in Knoxville, TN.
The event will take place
May 3rd 2009, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, room 300 c/d, Knoxville convention centre.
The preliminary program is
Morning session:
| 9:00-9:05 | Welcome by the McStas team |
| 9:05-9:15 | Overview of new features expected in McStas 2.0 |
| 9:15-9:25 | Overview of recent virtual experiment studies performed |
| 9:25-10:35 | 7 x 10-minute talk/feedback inputs from McStas users |
| 10:35-10:50 | Coffee break |
| 10:50-12:00 | 7 x 10-minute talk/feedback inputs from McStas users |
Afternoon session:
| 14:00-14:10 | Brief McStas introduction for new users |
| 14:10-17:00 | Hands on session / installation help for new users |
Registration
For more information and registration for the event, see the event page.
