Save CalcZAF “Standard” Format

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Probe Menu Details > Output

Save CalcZAF “Standard” Format

This menu will export all standards in the current run to a specified file in the CalcZAF “Standard” format. This is a single line per standard format that also includes the published values of each standard for the purposes of evaluating the accuracy of standard analyses. It is essentially a numerical version of the Evaluate applet, but requires post processing in CalcZAF using the Analytical | Calculate Standard Concentrations menu.

 

The first column is "standard name" in double quotes.

The second column is the takeoff angle.

The third column is the kilovolts.

The fourth column is the oxide or elemental flag (1 = elemental, 2 = oxide).

The fifth column is the number of elements.

The next n columns are the element symbols (use double quotes).

The next n columns are the element x-ray lines (use double quotes) (leave empty for specified concentration, must be last element(s)).

The next n columns are the measured k-ratios for each element (blank for specified concentration).

The next n columns are the "published" weight percent for each element.

The next n columns are the primary standard number assignment for each element.

The next n columns are the number of cations per element.

The next n columns are the number of oxygens per element.

 

The following is an example of the output created using this menu. The first line has oxygen measured and the second line has oxygen specified using the value from the standard database

 

"Fayalite", 40.0, 15.0, 2, 3, "fe", "si", "o", "ka", "ka", "ka", .7372, .2523, 1.0086, 54.809, 13.785, 31.407, 895, 14, 895, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 0

"Fayalite", 40.0, 15.0, 2, 3, "fe", "si", "o", "ka", "ka", "", .7372, .2523, 0.0, 54.809, 13.785, 31.407, 895, 14, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 0