XL Formats

The Perkin-Elmer Elan 'XL' format (*.xl) is generated by control software of ICP-MS instruments from Perkin-Elmer such as Elan 6x00 or Elan DRC-e.

When using this format in LA-iMageS, each dataset should be placed in a folder containing the *.xl files corresponding to each data line taken by the ICP-MS instrument. The following listing shows an example of a valid XL file.

Intensity Vs Time, Counts Per Second
Time in Seconds ,SeO96,SO48,C13
0.,0.,290.0050460878,1250.093757031

0.,0.,280.00470407903,1230.090780699

0.,0.,630.0238149002,1150.079355475

0.,0.,2010.2424352377,1230.090780699
	

The name of the folder will be used as the dataset's name. Each line file must contain a number that indicates the order in which each line has been acquired by the ICP-MS instrument. For example, if you have a dataset with 10 lines, a valid set of names can be: line 1.xl, line 2.xl, line 3.xl, line 4.xl, line 5.xl, line 6.xl, line 7.xl, line 8.xl, line 9.xl and line 10.xl.

Additionally, the dataset folder may contain two configuration files: parameters.conf and positions.txt.

The parameters.conf file

The parameters.conf file is used to store the ICP-MS data acquisition parameters: