3.10 MCAPlot and MCAPrint
MCAPlot and MCAPrint are programs to view and print spectra recorded with the
MCA166-USB. Up to 32 spectra can be viewed at the same time and be printed on one
page. Also some evaluation functions are available. MCAPlot is not included in the MCA
price. MCAPrint is a free downgraded version of MCAPlot.
3.11 MMCAEVAL
MMCAEVAL is a program for evaluating groups of spectra and extracting information to a
MS Access style data base.
3.12 MCAWAND
MCAWand is a program for converting different file formats. Please note that there may
be always a loss of information as not all kind of information about the spectrum is
supported by every file format. The following information is converted:
● Channel Data
● Energy Calibration
● Energy Calibration points
● Live time, Real time
● Date and Time of measurement
● Spectrum Remark
The following file formats are supported:
Table 1: Supported file formats by MCAWAND
Source Target
*.spe (MCA166 native) *.spe (MCA166 native)
*.chn (Ortec) *.chn (Ortec)
*.spe (Interwinner) *.spe (Interwinner)
*.spc (Target)
*.dat *.dat (two column: energy,
Channel content)
*.de1 (Canberra S100)
*.dat (Silena Gamma 2000)
*.spk (Röntgenanalytik)
*.spa (Sarad)
*.usf (URSA)
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