Use Off Peak Elements For MAN Fit

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Use Off Peak Elements For MAN Fit

This menu will allow the program to utilize intensity data from standards that were acquired using off-peak backgrounds, for the MAN fit calibration. This means that elements in unknown or standard samples that were acquired using the MAN background acquisition option (no off-peaks), can utilize intensity data from standards that were acquired using the off-peak background acquisition option.

This is possible because an off peak element acquisition already contains the on-peak intensity acquired along with the off-peak intensities. When this option is utilized, the off peak data for standard assigned for the MAN fit is NOT subtracted from the on peak intensities so the "uncorrected" on-peak intensity can be utilized the purposes of the MAN background assignments. Normally, only standards that have been acquired using the MAN background acquisition option are utilized for the MAN assignments.

To enable this option, one must click the Use Off Peak Elements For MAN Fit menu, then one must clear the MAN fits using the Clear All MAN Assignments menu, and then re-assign the MAN fits using the Assign MAN Fits menu.