labeling and printing spectra using Artax

[Vanessa Muros]

Hi everyone,

I've just started working with the Bruker Tracer 5i for qualitative analysis and am now using Artax for labeling peaks and interpreting the spectra collected (I previously have only used S1PXRF for this on older Tracers).  I've checked the help file in the Artax program to try and find the answer to the questions but haven't had much luck so I thought I would pose these to the group for help.

The first question is if there is anyway to print the labeled spectrum on your screen as a PDF in Artax, like what you can do with the S1PXRF program?  If not, what options are there for saving your labeled spectrum? I tried the "Copy Graphic" function and pasted the spectrum into Photoshop and Word, but the image is very small. When I try to make it larger in Photoshop it looks all distorted.  It doesn't look too bad in Word when made larger and cropped, but if there was a faster way to get the labeled spectra as PDF through Artax I would prefer that.

I am also curious about the Reports function on Artax. I see that it exists in the Help file and describes some of the options, like including a copy of the spectrum.  Has anyone used this for their data and has a short set of instructions on how it works.  Can't seem to figure it out.

And finally is there anyway to select which peaks you want labeled using the L or M lines rather than having those lines labeled for all the peaks?  I"m thinking there's not way to do this but thought I would just check.  I only have a few elements I need the L or M peaks labeled and all the others are K.  But since Artax seems to label all peaks with the K,L, and M lines if you select it , it makes the left side of the spectrum very messy.  The only thing I thought I could do is import the spectrum to something like Photoshop and manually add the labels for L and M lines or erase all the labels I don't need. I'm hoping someone has a better suggestion

thanks so much!

Vanessa

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Vanessa Muros

Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA

A210 Fowler Building

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1510

[Lucas Martindale Johnson]

Hi Venessa,

Perhaps you have already heard from the group. If not, I would recommend you use the copy graphic function and paste into Adobe Illustrator. I did this and pastes as a vector image meaning you can edit labels, lines, axes, etc. In Illustrator, you can add labels for the peaks you want rather than having Artax doing it.

From Illustrator you can export as a high res tiff.

Please let me know if this does not work and I can suggest another option.

-Lucas

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[Vanessa Muros]

Dear Lucas,

Thanks for the suggestion.  I don't have Illustrator but it's good to know that that will work since copying into Photoshop did not work well.  I'll see if I can find a cheaper version of software that's similar and try it out.

thanks for your help!

Vanessa

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[MacKenzie, Mark, DCA]

Good morning Vanessa. 

 

I have found that exporting the “graphic” from Artax behaves very peculiarly.  It doesn’t import well at all into other graphic and design programs that I have access to.

 

However it does export perfectly to LibreOffice Writer.  You can either work with it there or for more functions copy it from LibreOffice Writer and paste into either a graphic program such as Affinity Photo or Affinity Designer.  But paste it into a document at 96 dpi.  If you use a more normal higher DPI the pasting will either fail or be very small and difficult to work with.

 

I found taking the graphic into LibreOffice Writer, then copying that pasted graphic was key to taking it to other program.

 

Both Affinity Photo and Designer are $49.95 unlike Photo Shop and the Adobe Acrobat suites.  And of course LibreOffice is free and open source.  I try to do all my work in open software.

 

Hope this helps.

 

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[Aaron Shugar]

HI Vanessa,

A couple things.  Prior to doing anything with Artax I suggest that you go into the options/display properties and change the background color.  Then change both the axis and label fonts making them larger - I tend to choose around 18pt.  I also remove the background ticks as I like a pure background. Last, depending on what you are going to do with the spectrum, increase the line size from 1 to 2 or 3.  You will loose a little resolution on the noise level but for presentation or publication it makes it easier to see the spectrum line.

As for outputting the image.  I have used copy graphic and it imports into some software programs just fine, and others not so fine. I have used the Snipping tool to copy graphics as well and they are of high enough resolution for powerpoint.

For the line identification.  There is no way to turn off individual L or M lines, it is an all or nothing deal.  I have copied two images, one with the L lines to get Pb and then one without to remove all the L lines for mainly K line identification.  Then I just overly the two and group them.

Wish there was a better way.

Aaron

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[Vanessa Muros]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for these additional software options. I will take a look at them. 

Best,

Vanessa 

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thanks,

Vanessa

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Vanessa Muros