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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are pleased to announce the release of
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><a href="https://mantidproject.github.io/mantidimaging/release_notes/3.1.html" data-outlook-id="ae66a17d-24f4-4df2-80af-bb6ed1ab3b12" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Mantid
Imaging 3.1.0</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, a major update that introduces significant new features and improvements.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The release is now available to download. If not already, you will soon find the newest version of Mantid Imaging installed on the
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><a href="https://isis.analysis.stfc.ac.uk/" title="https://isis.analysis.stfc.ac.uk/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="ee91c1c9-e1f8-41b3-9957-d3876d47b3a9" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>ISIS
Data Analysis as a Service (ADA)</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> platform for newly created tomography workspaces.<br>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">See
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><a href="https://mantidproject.github.io/mantidimaging/user_docs/tutorials/installation.html" title="https://mantidproject.github.io/mantidimaging/user_docs/tutorials/installation.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="a20fabf6-b6eb-4dfe-b3e4-b1925addc6ca" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>https://mantidproject.github.io/mantidimaging/user_docs/tutorials/installation.html</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for
installation instructions for Linux and Windows.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Bragg Edge Analysis:</b>
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Mantid Imaging 3.1.0 introduces the capability to perform Binned Bragg edge fitting analysis on energy-resolved neutron images, exporting the data
to a table and displaying a fitted parameter overlay mapped onto the sample image. This powerful feature enables a range of scientific techniques for measuring structural and elemental properties across samples.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>3D Viewer</b>:
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">A dedicated 3D viewer has been added to Mantid Imaging which embeds the
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CILViewer widget</a> to allow for improved viewing of 3D samples, providing a level of control to toggle which planes are visible, slice visibility and volume render visibility.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Geometry</b>:</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">A new dedicate window has been introduced into Mantid Imaging which allows for the creation and management of parallel and cone
beam geometries for loaded datasets. Now that the geometry configuration is handled independently of the reconstruction window, users have greater control over geometry parameters.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Operations</b>:
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Two new operations have been added to Mantid Imaging which allow for the appending of image stacks or the summing of them. Summing allows for the
emulation of increased exposure while appending allows various stacks which may be from the sample acquisition to be merged into one larger stack.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Outreach:</b>
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Mantid Imaging now supports the exporting of a sub-sampled image stack as an animated GIF, making it easy to share and present data visually. It's
as simple as right-clicking your sample in the main window and exporting as a GIF. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">A detailed list of changes can be found at
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white;"><a href="https://mantidproject.github.io/mantidimaging/release_notes/3.1.html" data-outlook-id="ba8d16bb-7b34-4fc8-9cd4-a28d43dcf01a" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://mantidproject.github.io/mantidimaging/release_notes/3.1.html</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We encourage you to upgrade to this latest version to take advantage of the new features and improvements.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you experience any issues, have questions, or would like to request a feature, please contact us via
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><a href="mailto:mantidimagingsupport@stfc365.onmicrosoft.com" title="mailto:mantidimagingsupport@stfc365.onmicrosoft.com" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="bf094ffa-b435-4160-8fcc-ccb2e5ff5e61" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>mantidimagingsupport@stfc365.onmicrosoft.com</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Mantid Imaging Team</span></p>
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Jack Allen (he/him)</b></span></p>
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<p class="WordSection1" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: rgb(23, 55, 94);">Mantid Imaging | Data Reduction Team | ISIS Computing Group</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(23, 55, 94);">ISIS Neutron and Muon Source</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(23, 55, 94);">R3, G-30</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(4, 74, 145);"><a href="mailto:jack.allen@stfc.ac.uk" title="mailto:jack.allen@stfc.ac.uk" data-outlook-id="7476bf37-b880-4c27-8402-7f6f14ce4a02" style="color: rgb(4, 74, 145); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">jack.allen@stfc.ac.uk</a></span></p>
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