Match! Basics
Match! is a program for phase analysis using powder diffraction data. By comparing the diffraction pattern of an unknown sample to patterns of known compounds stored in a database, it is able (or at least helps) to identify the phases present in the unknown sample (qualitative phase analysis). In most circumstances Match! is also able to determine the amounts of these phases (quantitative analysis).
What you can also do with Match!:
Recommended next reading: The working area
Remarks:
- Match! provides an undo/redo facility. You can undo nearly any operation until you return the new empty Match! document where you started. On the other hand, you can also return to the state before you executed the "undo" command(s) using "redo". You should use these options extensively in order to try different options !
- In addition to the menus, context menus and the toolbar buttons, you can also use a variety of keyboard shortcuts to perform the most common operations.
Once you know these shortcuts by heart, your work will become much faster and more efficient.
- If you like, you can add the following citation/reference for Match! in your paper:
Match! - Phase Analysis using Powder Diffraction, Crystal Impact - Dr. H. Putz & Dr. K. Brandenburg GbR, Kreuzherrenstr. 102, 53227 Bonn, Germany, https://www.crystalimpact.com/match