How To Install bornagain on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bornagain
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is bornagain
bornagain is:
BornAgain is a software package to simulate and fit small-angle scattering at grazing incidence. It supports analysis of both X-ray (GISAXS) and neutron (GISANS) data. Calculations are carried out in the framework of the distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA). BornAgain provides a graphical user interface for interactive use as well as a generic Python and C++ framework for modeling multilayer samples with smooth or rough interfaces and with various types of embedded nanoparticles.
BornAgain supports:
Layers:
- Multilayers without any restrictions on the number of layers
- Interface roughness correlation
- Magnetic materials
Particles:
- Choice between different shapes of particles (form factors)
- Particles with inner structures
- Assemblies of particles
- Size distribution of the particles (polydispersity)
Positions of Particles:
- Decoupled implementations between vertical and planar positions
- Vertical distributions: particles at specific depth in layers or on top.
- Planar distributions:
- fully disordered systems
- short-range order distribution (paracrystals)
- two- and one-dimensional lattices
Input Beam:
- Polarized or unpolarized neutrons
- X-ray
- Divergence of the input beam (wavelength, incident angles) following different distributions
- Possible normalization of the input intensity
Detector:
- Off specular scattering
- Two-dimensional intensity matrix, function of the output angles
Use of BornAgain:
- Simulation of GISAXS and GISANS from the generated sample
- Fitting to reference data (experimental or numerical)
- Interactions via Python scripts or Graphical User Interface
If you use BornAgain in your work, please cite
C. Durniak, M. Ganeva, G. Pospelov, W. Van Herck, J. Wuttke (2015), BornAgain
— Software for simulating and fitting X-ray and neutron small-angle
scattering at grazing incidence, version
There are three methods to install bornagain
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bornagain Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bornagain
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bornagain
Install bornagain Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bornagain
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bornagain
Install bornagain Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install bornagain
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bornagain
How To Uninstall bornagain on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the bornagain
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bornagain
Uninstall bornagain And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bornagain
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bornagain
Remove bornagain Configurations and Data
To remove bornagain
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bornagain
Remove bornagain configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bornagain
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bornagain
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bornagain
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.