User Manual

There are many different Matlab commands within Libisis. These include basic commands, such as taking the exponential of a dataset, through to integration and plotting commands. The following is an online user manual for the matlab interface of the Libisis software.

Overview

There are many different object types within Libisis used to store experimental data. Once an object is created, functions exist to manipulate the data contained within. The most common objects for plotting and data manipulation are IXTdataset_1d and IXTdataset_2d objects. All relevant data pertaining to a run can be stored in an IXTrunfile object. Data from many different file formats may be read into these objects for manipulation. Described below are many different functions for handling data.

Data Manipulation Functions

Input and Output Functions

These functions are used for importing data into Libisis and exporting data from Libisis into file formats.

Binary Operators

Binary operators such as +, -, *, etc. are used to perform arithmetic operations between datasets and/or numbers

Elementary Functions

Elementary functions such as sin, cos and tan can be used on datasets

Data Manipulation Functions

Data may also be manipulated by scaling, flipping etc.

Rebin Functions

Data may also be manipulated to be binned differently.

High Level Functions

Some higher level functions are possible, such as integration, differentiation and smoothing.

Special Functions

Special functions are provided, mainly for internal use, to convert datasets or change the properties of a dataset.

Graphics

Plot Commands

There are many different ways to plot datasets, these are all outlined here.

Pre-Emptive Formatting

Many properties can be set before a plot is made, for instance on a line plot, the line colour may be set before a plot is made

Retrospective Formatting

Most formatting is performed after a plot is made. This includes changing limits and

Other Commands

Some other commands are contained within the graphics package to facilitate the advanced user.

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Dean Tests Out The Wiki

The follwoing is a test of Dean's ability to write a [wiki] page in this editor, since he doesn't really know exactly how it is done so will try some things

• bullet points
• for instance

But here we have another heading

Why?

So I can play with some text under new headings and see what happens

when?

Now, as I said but lets try first to do a

 pre formatted box like this and see what happens 

apparently it's the same as  this 

And new lines don't do a thing in wikis

how?

using some equals signs

But also

By doing some subheadings and stuff like that so that

who?

Me!

Section 2

Another test section to see what

 stuff will look like when 

formatted like this

and also to get a feel for

Tables, which are done quite simply like

	Col 1	Col 2
Row 1	a11	a12
Row 2	test 1	test 2

Thus it is proven Dean is awesome and he is beyond great just another test of newline

The test is now complete

 just one last thing