Editing Markers/Endpoints
Editing markers and endpoints works much the same, regardless of the type of
acquisition data being analyzed.
For surveys, AES and SIMS markers can be placed on survey data by tracing the markers, and XPS endpoint markers can be placed on a survey data by selecting endpoints.
For survey data peaks can also be identified by loading markers from a list.
Individual markers can be removed from the list. Also, markers can be flagged
as to their use for atomic concentration calculations. Note that by default, Argon is excluded from this list.
Additionally, endpoints can be placed on the individual regions of an AES or XPS mulitplex and
profile. In the case of AES, the endpoints define the upper and lower analysis
limits for atomic concentration calculations. For XPS, the endpoints define the
baseline of the region
Surveys:
Saving a Marker/Endpoint List
To save a marker list for future use, first select a survey that has the peaks
of interest marked. For AES and SIMS surveys, choose the Markers command from
the Edit menu (for XPS surveys, choose the Endpoints command from the Edit
menu). The Edit/Remove Markers dialog will appear. You can now remove individual
markers or change the marker state before saving. Choose the Save button when
the marker list is ready. Marker files will have a ".mls" extension by default.
Loading a Marker/Endpoint List
To load a marker list, select the survey to mark. For AES and SIMS, select
Markers from the Edit menu (for XPS surveys, choose the Endpoints command from
the Edit menu). The Edit Remove Markers dialog will appear. Click the Load
button, and browse to the marker file of interest (marker files have a ".mls"
extension by default). Note that any markers in the file that fall outside the eV
range of the survey will automatically not be included.
Flagging Markers/Endpoints for Atomic Concentration
By default, when markers are entered they are flagged to be included for
atomic concentration. To select or deselect a marker, select the survey of interest
and choose Markers from the Edit menu for AES or SIMS (for XPS, select
Endpoints from the Edit menu). The Edit/Remove markers dialog will appear. Click the
checkbox next to the marker of interest. Checked markers are used in the
Atomic Concentration calculation, unchecked markers are not. Note that all markers
still appear on a survey.
For survey, multiplex and depth profile data:
Removing Markers/Endpoints
To remove all markers or an individual marker from a survey, select the survey
of interest, then choose the Markers command from the Edit menu for AES or
SIMS (for XPS, select Endpoints from the Edit menu). To remove all the markers,
click the Remove All button. To remove an individual marker, select the marker
and click the Remove button.