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need to be updated whenever a counter is moved. These parameters can be updated through the
Options menu (see
).
4.
Exports and Reports
CounterMeasure allows the export of a few different data files. Most users will be interested in
the Measurement Reports, which are PDF files that can be generated by navigating to File and clicking
on “Export Measurement Report…”. A dialog (shown in Figure VI-21) will pop up, asking for a sample
name, a description, and any pertinent notes. These will show up on the report itself, allowing the user
to make each report distinct and immediately salient. After clicking “Save” on the dialog, you’ll need to
pick a filename and location to save the report. Then CounterMeasure will generate a report containing
many useful pieces of information, such as the run emissivity and error, alpha counts, date, run length,
electrode size, as well as the 3 plots on the
. An example can be seen in Figure VI-22. The
exported data responds to a selected ROI, as discussed in
. Finally, this export can be
performed upon reanalysis of a file, as discussed in
There are a few other exports available
besides the Measurement Report. To export one of
them, go to the Main Panel and navigate to File
and click on “Export”. There will be a list of five
files available for export, Alpha Spectrum, Alphas,
Alpha Time-series, Emissivity, and Analysis Results.
These will all be comma-separated (.csv) files, and
their contents are detailed in Table I.
The final export available is the fit export,
available by right-clicking the Event Traces Plot in
the
. It will export a .tar.gz file
containing 4 files, a .trs containing the raw ADC
values of the two traces, another .trs containing
the fit values for both traces, and two log files.
Exported File
Contents
Alpha Spectrum
Bin number in MeV vs. number of alphas in that bin.
Alphas
Time since start of run (in seconds) and energy (in MeV) for every alpha.
Alpha Time-series
End time of bin (in seconds) vs. number of alphas in that bin. Same as Counts
plot in Main Panel.
Emissivity
End time of bin (in seconds) vs. emissivity at that time (in α/cm
2
/h). Final bin is
the final emissivity. Same as Emissivity plot on Main Panel.
Analysis Results
Analysis results of every event in the run. Includes event number, trigger time,
event class, Anode amplitude, Anode risetime, Anode energy, and Anode timing
parameters. (All of these explained more in AAE section of the User Manual.)
Table I: Exported files and their contents.
Figure VI-21: Export Measurement Report Dialog.