As opposed to the individual WDS, Images and Profiles, Calibrate and Quantify menus that would only accept files of the same kinds, the Batch panel allows any kind of panels to be bundled with others. Therefore, analysts could for instance decide to run all the four kinds of analysis, as long as the files contain the DAT extension obtained when preparing the Analysis files, as shown below.
As for the Analysis files, information on the corresponding Project, Sample and Acquisition Time is indicated in the Batch panel. The Update Quanti checkbox allows users to keep updating calibration files used in Quantification or Images & Profiles settings.
The so-called SX-SAB module for Setting, Acquisition, Batch provides the user the ability to set, acquire and launch automatically WDS spectra, images and profiles, calibrations and quantifications.
Reading Duration 33min
The analysis mode of the SX-SAB gives the users the ability to acquire data according the settings defined previously. WDS Spectra, Images & Profiles, Calibrate and Analysis are described below. The Tutorial section offer more information about step-by-step procedures for some practical cases. The general window organization is the same as in the of SX-SAB Settings mode. The properties panel is dedicated to DataSet #, Dataset # Options, and Common Options.
Reading Duration 2min
When points, lines, surface or mozaic were properly registered through the acquisition mode, analysis can be lauch with the SX-SAB Run panel. The run function is automaticaly dedicated to the current file openned in the analysis or batch windows above (see Overview part of this section for further information about SX-SAB window organization).