Element Tables

AugerScan uses information stored in element tables when you acquire depth profiles and multiplexes. The elements in the AES element table are also used when you are marking an AES survey.

These element tables contain pertinent information about the elements for which you are acquiring data. The contents of the tables varies: AugerScan provides AES and XPS acquisition information, but you must provide the information for SIMS acquisitions. The information in the tables is used for all applicable acquisition types for each acquisition technique.

To add elements to the tables, remove elements from the tables, and change existing information in the tables for each acquisition technique, you must select the New Depth Profile or the New Multiplex command from the Acquisition menu. Refer to the What’s This Help in the dialog boxes associated with these commands for more information.

Note:
When you installed AugerScan, two files containing the element tables were created. The table with AES element information is named ELEM_AES.TBL and the table with XPS element information is named ELEM_XPS.TBL. If you installed AugerScan over previous versions of AugerScan, backup copies were created of the element tables you used in the earlier version. The backup files have the file extension .BAK. If you made custom changes to either of these element tables when you used older versions of AugerScan and want to continue using the edited tables, simply delete the tables installed with the current version of AugerScan and change the file extension of the backed-up files from .BAK to .TBL.

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