Specific Process Knowledge/Characterization/XPS/Processing
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XPS data processing
You will need some kind of dedicated software in order to analyze and interpret XPS spectra. You can find many online but here we will only use the Avantage for obvious reasons. Installing it on your own PC is strongly adviced as the analysis may be time consuming.
Install Avantage
To install Avantage, please download the latest version (by July 2018 no. 5.988, a 202 Mb zip file) from the internet:
Run the install file. At some point a nine digit computer number (for your installation) will be given and you will be prompted for a processing licence. To get a license, write an email to Thermo ( MSD.GTS_XPS@thermofisher.com or click here) requesting a standard processing license. You will also have to inform which system the license has to be used for:
- XPS K-Alpha: Use 'System ID KA1002'.
- XPS Nexsa: Use Serial number NXA9953214.
Usually you will have an answer within a day or two. Use the license to activate Avantage and you are ready to analyze your data.
How to analyze data
In this section, all steps (import data, add peaks and backgrounds etc.) of the analysis are described.
XPS Simplified
The web page XPS Simplified is a ThermoScientific page where you can find a lot of information.
XPS Knowledge View
A knowledge database providing specific information on every element is included in the software. It provides very useful information about the XPS characteristics of every detectable element and it may even be a very good idea to consult it before the data is acquired. Click HERE to get information on how to access XPS Knowledge View in Avantage.
Basic instructions
Click HERE to have a complete walk-through of an example. This includes
- Open data file
- Open and analyze survey spectrum
- Analyze high resolution spectra of the individual spectra:
- Add background
- Add peaks
- Quantify
- Analyze depth profiles
Guidelines on data processing
Click HERE to see some general guidelines on data processing in Avantage.