CAX and Xsel: a software bundle to aid in automating NAA spectrum analysis

In this work, the scripting capabilities of Genie-2000 were used to develop a software (CAX) that automatically analyses all spectrum files in either Ortec's CHN or Canberra's MCA or CNF formats in a folder, generating two output files: a print-ready text file (.DAT) and a Comma-Separated...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Soares Zahn, Lucas Stano Junqueira, Frederico Antonio Genezini
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Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2019-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/565
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description In this work, the scripting capabilities of Genie-2000 were used to develop a software (CAX) that automatically analyses all spectrum files in either Ortec's CHN or Canberra's MCA or CNF formats in a folder, generating two output files: a print-ready text file (.DAT) and a Comma-Separated Values (.CSV) file which can be easily imported in any major spreadsheet software. A second tool, named Xsel, consists in an Excel spreadsheet which automatically identifies the spectrum lines associated with the elements of interest, generating a clean output sheet which can be easily imported in a general spreadsheet that calculates the concentrations; an important addition to this spreadsheet is the ability to automatically recalibrate each spectrum, increasing the reliability of the peak identification procedure. These software are already used in 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.
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spelling doaj-art-d21b749d577d424ca66ea99f7bce3a4e2025-08-20T03:27:36ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122019-02-0172A (Suppl.)10.15392/bjrs.v7i2A.565428CAX and Xsel: a software bundle to aid in automating NAA spectrum analysisGuilherme Soares Zahn0Lucas Stano Junqueira1Frederico Antonio Genezini2Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SPInstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SPInstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SPIn this work, the scripting capabilities of Genie-2000 were used to develop a software (CAX) that automatically analyses all spectrum files in either Ortec's CHN or Canberra's MCA or CNF formats in a folder, generating two output files: a print-ready text file (.DAT) and a Comma-Separated Values (.CSV) file which can be easily imported in any major spreadsheet software. A second tool, named Xsel, consists in an Excel spreadsheet which automatically identifies the spectrum lines associated with the elements of interest, generating a clean output sheet which can be easily imported in a general spreadsheet that calculates the concentrations; an important addition to this spreadsheet is the ability to automatically recalibrate each spectrum, increasing the reliability of the peak identification procedure. These software are already used in 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.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/565gamma spectrum analysisautomationnaa
spellingShingle Guilherme Soares Zahn
Lucas Stano Junqueira
Frederico Antonio Genezini
CAX and Xsel: a software bundle to aid in automating NAA spectrum analysis
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
gamma spectrum analysis
automation
naa
title CAX and Xsel: a software bundle to aid in automating NAA spectrum analysis
title_full CAX and Xsel: a software bundle to aid in automating NAA spectrum analysis
title_fullStr CAX and Xsel: a software bundle to aid in automating NAA spectrum analysis
title_full_unstemmed CAX and Xsel: a software bundle to aid in automating NAA spectrum analysis
title_short CAX and Xsel: a software bundle to aid in automating NAA spectrum analysis
title_sort cax and xsel a software bundle to aid in automating naa spectrum analysis
topic gamma spectrum analysis
automation
naa
url https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/565
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