2.3.3.1.9. NXapm_ranging

Status:

base class, extends NXprocess

Description:

Base class for the configuration and results of ranging definitions. ...

Base class for the configuration and results of ranging definitions.

Ranging is a data post-processing step used in the research field of atom probe during which elemental, isotopic, and/or molecular identities are assigned to mass-to-charge-state ratios within certain intervals. The documentation of these steps is based on ideas that have been described in the literature:

Symbols:

No symbol table

Groups cited:

NXatom, NXdata, NXnote, NXpeak, NXprocess, NXprogram

Structure:

PROGRAM: (optional) NXprogram

NOTE: (optional) NXnote

mass_to_charge_distribution: (optional) NXprocess

Specifies the mass-to-charge-state ratio histogram.

min_mass_to_charge: (optional) NX_FLOAT {units=NX_ANY}

Smallest :math:`{\frac{m}{q}}_{min}` mass-to-charge-state ratio value. ...

Smallest \({\frac{m}{q}}_{min}\) mass-to-charge-state ratio value.

The lower (left-hand side) inclusive bound of the interval \([{\frac{m}{q}}_{min}\), {frac{m}{q}}_{max}]`.

max_mass_to_charge: (optional) NX_FLOAT {units=NX_ANY}

Largest :math:`{\frac{m}{q}}_{max}` mass-to-charge-state ratio value. ...

Largest \({\frac{m}{q}}_{max}\) mass-to-charge-state ratio value.

The upper (right-hand side) inclusive bound of the interval \([{\frac{m}{q}}_{min}\), {frac{m}{q}}_{max}]`.

n_mass_to_charge: (optional) NX_POSINT {units=NX_UNITLESS}

The number of bins on the interval :math:`[{\frac{m}{q}}_{min}`, ...

The number of bins on the interval \([{\frac{m}{q}}_{min}\), {frac{m}{q}}_{max}]`.

PROGRAM: (optional) NXprogram

mass_spectrum: (optional) NXdata

A default histogram aka mass spectrum of ...

A default histogram aka mass spectrum of the mass-to-charge-state ratio values.

background_quantification: (optional) NXprocess

Details of the background model that was used to ...

Details of the background model that was used to correct the total counts per bin into counts.

description: (optional) NX_CHAR

Free-text field to describe how atom probers define a background model. ...

Free-text field to describe how atom probers define a background model.

Thereby, community feedback can be collected to inform an improved version of this base class in the future.

PROGRAM: (optional) NXprogram

peak_search_and_deconvolution: (optional) NXprocess

How were peaks in the mass-to-charge-state ratio histogram identified.

PROGRAM: (optional) NXprogram

PEAK: (optional) NXpeak

peak_identification: (optional) NXprocess

number_of_ion_types: (optional) NX_UINT {units=NX_UNITLESS}

How many ion types are distinguished. If no ranging was performed, each ...

How many ion types are distinguished. If no ranging was performed, each ion is of the special unknown type. The iontype ID of this unknown type is 0 representing a reserved value.

Consequently, start counting iontypes from 1.

maximum_number_of_atoms_per_molecular_ion: (optional) NX_UINT {units=NX_UNITLESS}

Assumed maximum value that suffices to store all relevant molecular ions, ...

Assumed maximum value that suffices to store all relevant molecular ions, even the most complicated ones that one can typically observe and distinguish typically. Currently, a value of 32 is used (see M. Kühbach et al. <https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927621012241>`_).

PROGRAM: (optional) NXprogram

ATOM: (optional) NXatom

Hypertext Anchors

List of hypertext anchors for all groups, fields, attributes, and links defined in this class.

NXDL Source:

https://github.com/FAIRmat-NFDI/nexus_definitions/tree/fairmat/base_classes/NXapm_ranging.nxdl.xml