Desk top spectrum analyzer
First Claim
1. A spectrum analyzer system comprising:
- a spectrum analyzer;
a data interface means for porting spectra data from an x-ray acquisition system to said spectrum analyzer; and
output interface means driven by said spectrum analyzer for providing output data in a desired form;
wherein said spectrum analyzer comprises;
a microcomputer means comprising processing means for processing spectra data according to a selected one of a plurality of control modes and a controlling means for selectively configuring the processing means for processing said spectra data according to said selected control mode,operator interface means comprising keyboard/mouse means for receiving commands from an operator to set said selected control mode, and display means for displaying at least one of said selected control mode and spectra data processed according to said control mode,storage means connected to said microcomputer means for storing at least spectra data,input device means connected to said microcomputer means for receiving said data interface means, andoutput device means connected to said microcomputer means for driving said output interface means; and
wherein said display means comprises;
overlay means for forming an overlaid image from a plurality of spectra so that each spectrum of said plurality of spectra is distinguishable,annotation means for marking points in and labeling said overlaid image, anddisplay apparatus for displaying said marked and labeled overlaid image to said operator.
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Abstract
A control system emulates an X-ray spectrum generation and analyzing system on a computer by emulating the experimental apparatus, emulating the experimental geometry between elements of the experimental apparatus and emulating a material sample within the experimental apparatus including the emulated material sample'"'"'s physical properties. The control system allows an operator generate theoretical spectra of material samples based on the emulated experimental apparatus and the physical characteristics of the emulated material sample. The control system also allows the operator to compare the generated theoretical spectrum to a real spectrum acquired from the experimental system and sample which have been emulated. Thus, the operator can easily determine the sufficiency of the emulation of the experimental set-up. The control system further allows the operator to analyze the generated theoretical spectra. Thus, the operator can determine the sufficiency of the experimental set-up in determining the character and composition of the real material sample.
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22 Claims
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1. A spectrum analyzer system comprising:
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a spectrum analyzer; a data interface means for porting spectra data from an x-ray acquisition system to said spectrum analyzer; and output interface means driven by said spectrum analyzer for providing output data in a desired form; wherein said spectrum analyzer comprises; a microcomputer means comprising processing means for processing spectra data according to a selected one of a plurality of control modes and a controlling means for selectively configuring the processing means for processing said spectra data according to said selected control mode, operator interface means comprising keyboard/mouse means for receiving commands from an operator to set said selected control mode, and display means for displaying at least one of said selected control mode and spectra data processed according to said control mode, storage means connected to said microcomputer means for storing at least spectra data, input device means connected to said microcomputer means for receiving said data interface means, and output device means connected to said microcomputer means for driving said output interface means; and wherein said display means comprises; overlay means for forming an overlaid image from a plurality of spectra so that each spectrum of said plurality of spectra is distinguishable, annotation means for marking points in and labeling said overlaid image, and display apparatus for displaying said marked and labeled overlaid image to said operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A control system emulating an x-ray spectrum generation and analyzing system on a computer, the computer comprising:
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a controller; data input means for inputting data to the computer; data output means for outputting data from the computer; interface means for connecting the data input means and data output means to the controller; and memory means for storing data; wherein the controller comprises; experimental apparatus emulation means for emulating operating characteristics of an experimental apparatus, including operating characteristics of an incident exciting beam, experimental geometry emulation means for emulating geometrical relationships between elements of the emulated experimental apparatus, material sample emulation means for emulating physical properties of an experimental material sample, physics equations selecting means for emulating physical interactions of the emulated material sample and the incident exciting beam of the emulated experimental apparatus, and data generating means for generating theoretical x-ray spectrum data based on the emulated experimental apparatus, the emulated geometrical relationships and the emulated material sample and the emulated physical interactions. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for generating a theoretical x-ray spectrum, comprising the steps of:
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emulating an actual experimental apparatus; emulating geometric relationships between elements of the actual experimental apparatus; emulating an experimental sample material; generating a theoretical spectrum data based on the emulated experimental apparatus, the experimental geometric relationships, the emulated experimental material sample and first principles; and displaying the generated theoretical spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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