APPENDIX B. FILE FORMATS. ORTEC A66-BW GammaVision

APPENDIX B. FILE FORMATS

This appendix describes the file structure for the GammaVision program files. See the ORTEC

Software File Structures Manual for DOS and Windows Systems for complete descriptions of the formats for these files, including

.SPC

,

.CHN

, and

.UFO

files. The

.LIS

file format is instrumentspecific; see the hardware manual for your MCB. The

.SPE

file format is based on the IAEA

ASCII file format recommendation for gamma spectrometers; see the File Structures Manual for details.

B.1. GammaVision File Types

B.1.1. Detector Files

.CFG

“ConFiGuration”; System Detector configuration information used by format.

GV32.EXE

; binary

.CXT

“ConteXT”; For each Detector/Device a context file is automatically created to remember all extra information required for analyses and calibration; binary format.

.SDF

“Sample type defaults”; Created by the Analyze/Settings/Sample Type... command; binary format.

B.1.2. Spectrum Files

.CHN

“CHaNnels”; MAESTRO-style spectral data file; binary format.

.SPC

“SPeCtrum”; spectrum with full analysis settings, calibration, descriptions, etc; “Inform” type binary format.

.AN1

Alternate name for spectrum files used for analysis, when the

.SPC

name is already in use; same format as

.SPC

.

B.1.3. Miscellaneous Files

.CLB

“CaLibration”; full energy/efficiency calibration; “Inform” style binary format.

.LIB

“LIBrary”; nuclide library; “Inform” style binary format.

.ROI

“ROI”; channel pairs created by the ROI/Save File... function; binary format.

.UFO

“UnFormatted Output”; analysis results; “Inform” style binary format.

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