# Fitting various size distributions to SAXS profiles of SiO_2 nanoparticles
   
To run this script, you must install a Python (version >= 3.7.0) environment with the following packages:

- jupyter
- notebook
- matplotlib >=3.3.0
- scipy
- openpyxl
- numpy

An easy approach is using [conda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html). 
After installing the base distribution, the following commands create a run environment:

    $ conda create -n cmp_sizedistfit_methods python>3.6 jupyter notebook matplotlib scipy openpyxl numpy
    $ conda activate cmp_sizedistfit_methods
    
    # now go into the "cmp_sizedistfit_methods" directory
    
    $ jupyter notebook cmp_sizedistfit_methods.ipynb
    
This should open your default browser with the notebook page.