CAX a software for automated spectrum analysis

Abstract

In this work, the scripting capabilities of Genie-2000 were used to develop a software that automatically analyses all spectrum les in either Ortec's CHN or Canberra's MCA or CNF formats in a folder, generating two output les: a print-ready text le (.DAT) and a Comma-Separated Values (.CSV) le which can be easily imported in any major spreadsheet software. This software, named CAX (\Convert and Analyse for eXcel"), uses Genie-2000's functions to import spectrum les into Genie's native CNF format and analyze the converted spectra. The software can also, if requested, import energy and FWHM calibrations from a stored calibrated spectrum. The print-ready output le (.DAT) is generated by Genie-2000 using a customized script, and the CSV le is generated by a custom-built DAT2CSV software which generates a CSV le that complies to the Brazilian standards, with commas as a decimal indicator and semicolons as eld separators. This software is already used in the daily routines in IPEN's Neutron Activation Laboratory, greatly reducing the time required for sample analyses, as well as reducing the possibility of transcription errors.