Save Custom Analysis Format #9 (P.C.)
This menu (P.C. format) will create an output file of standard or unknown atomic, elemental and oxide weight percents, along with single point detection and analytical sensitivity and raw k-ratios, count times, beam current and x, y, z coordinates and relative distance in microns.
It will also output the formula atoms (based on the sum of 8 cations if no element basis is specified) and mineral end-members if they are specified by the user in the Calculation Options dialog (from the Analyze! window).
SAMPLE Sample name (in double quotes)
LINE Line number
El (O2) Oxide weight percent
El WT% Elemental weight percent
TOTAL Total weight percent
DAT/TIM Acquisition date and time in system defined format
X-POS X stage position
Y-POS Y stage position
Z-POS Z stage position
RELDIST Relative distance (in microns)
BEAMCUR Beam or probe current (in nA) (array if combined conditions sample)
ABSBCUR Sample or absorbed current (in nA)
El AT% Atomic percent
FORMULA Formula basis (number of atoms)
BASIS Formula element basis (if blank, then uses sum of 8 cations)
El FORMULA Formula atoms
MINERAL Mineral end-member string if specified (one of the following):
Olivine (Fo,Fa)
Feldspar (Ab,An,Or)
Pyroxene (Wo,En,Fs)
Garnet (Gro,Pyr,Alm,Sp)
Garnet (Gro,And,Uva)
END-MEMBER1 Mineral end-member abundance (%) (blank if not specified)
END-MEMBER2 Mineral end-member abundance (%) (blank if not specified)
END-MEMBER3 Mineral end-member abundance (%) (blank if not specified)
END-MEMBER4 Mineral end-member abundance (%) (blank if not specified)
El CDL99 Detection limit in elemental weight percent at 99% confidence
El %ERR Analytical error in relative percent (one sigma)
El ONTIM On-peak counting time
El HITIM High off-peak counting time
El LOTIM Low off-peak counting time
El K-RAW Elemental raw k-ratio (unk counts/standard counts)
STD_NUM Primary standard assignment number
STD_NAM Primary standard assignment name
This file format was specified by Paul Carpenter at the NASA Marshall Flight Center and cannot be modified for other applications. This is the only output format in PROBE that will export the mineral end-member fields.