Click OK It may take a minute or two for the Datum to complete. You will know it is done by the message in the lower left portion of the screen, which will read “Datum completed.” Turn on the detector Go to the PHA tab in the control window. Rigaku D/Max-b Make sure that the values for Line”, and HV” correspond “Base “Window”, “Detector to those posted on the monitor of the data collection computer. Click SET for all three PHA properties: Base Line, Window, and Detector HV. Close the control window after you have initialized the diffractometer. Rigaku D/Max-b Set Up the Scan Parameters Part A of these instructions (pg 10- 11) tells you how to create a new data collection program by creating a single new Scan Job in the Task List. Part B of these instructions (pg 12) gives you instructions for collecting data from additional samples by editing a previous Task List. Appendix B (pg 18-22) provides additional information about saving, editing, and using the Task List and Scan Job, as well as information about scan parameters and data collection strategies. A) Creating a New Data Collection Program Go to the menu Scan> Routine Scan … This opens the window that holds the Task List. Setup Scans Never use the option; it doesn’t work well for our instrument. Quick Scan If the Task List in the window already contains a Scan Job, delete it. Setup Scans If you want to use the existing Scan Job (for example, if running a second sample) go to part B (pg 12) for instructions. Set the field Dir:” to the folder where you want your data to be saved. “Output Browse to change the folder where your data will be saved. Set the field to data filename with” None “Append Click on the New Scan Job button. This will open the window, where you can edit scan items. New Scan Job Edit the window New Scan Job Set the filename in the field “Filename” You can provide a sample description in the field. ID” “Scan Click on the New Range button.
Click OK It may take a minute or two for the Datum to complete. You will know it is done by the message in the lower left portion of the screen, which will read “Datum completed.” Turn on the detector Go to the PHA tab in the Rigaku D/Max-b control window. Make sure that the values for “Base Line”, “Window”, and “Detector HV” correspond to those posted on the monitor of the data collection computer. Click SET for all three PHA properties: Base Line, Window, and Detector HV. Close the Rigaku D/Max-b control window after you have initialized the diffractometer. Set Up the Scan Parameters Part A of these instructions (pg 10- 11) tells you how to create a new data collection program by creating a single new Scan Job in the Task List. Part B of these instructions (pg 12) gives you instructions for collecting data from additional samples by editing a previous Task List. Appendix B (pg 18-22) provides additional information about saving, editing, and using the Task List and Scan Job, as well as information about scan parameters and data collection strategies. A) Creating a New Data Collection Program Go to the menu Scan> Routine Scan … This opens the Setup Scans window that holds the Task List. Never use the Quick Scan option; it doesn’t work well for our instrument. If the Task List in the Setup Scans window already contains a Scan Job, delete it. If you want to use the existing Scan Job (for example, if running a second sample) go to part B (pg 12) for instructions. Set the field “Output Dir:” to the folder where you want your data to be saved. Browse to change the folder where your data will be saved. Set the field “Append data filename with” to None Click on the New Scan Job button. This will open the New Scan Job window, where you can edit scan items. Edit the New Scan Job window Set the filename in the “Filename” field You can provide a sample description in the “Scan ID” field. Click on the New Range button.
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