Ocean Optics SpecLine Offline Spectroscopy - Manual (Page 14)

3: Operation
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at the bottom of the window. Pressing the left mouse button adds a marking for the line identification
process.
To delete a peak for the line identification process, select the specific peak with the left mouse button.
The peak is selected if a dashed rectangle is displayed around the marking. To delete the peak select the
Identification | Delete Line menu command or click the
button in the menu bar.
Display Line Positions from Database
As an alternative to the identification of the spectrum, you can display the line positions from the database
in the spectrum. This allows you to have a quick overview of possible atomic lines or molecular bands.
Before you can display the line positions from the database you must activate the Line Identification
mode by selecting the menu command Identification | Open Line Identification menu command or by
clicking the
button in the tool bar. The Line Identification dialog box is displayed from which you
select the Display line positions from database option.
Start the process by clicking the Start button in the Line Identification dialog box.
You can change the parameters for a database search by clicking the Options button to open the Options:
Display Line Positions From Database dialog box. Then select the atoms and molecules, which should
be search in the database. You can find detailed information about these functions under the specific key
words.
Saving and Loading Configurations
For your convenience, you can save and load configurations of identification processes and database
searches. In the Options: Identify Spectrum and Options: Display Line Positions From Database
dialog boxes, you can save the actual settings using the button Save configuration... button. Or, you can
load a previously stored configuration using the Load configuration... button.
Getting Information about Lines
To obtain detailed information for a specific line, you must first select this line by clicking on it. The line
is selected if a dashed rectangle is displayed around the marking. Selecting Identification | Line Info
menu command or clicking the
button in the tool bar displays all available information for the
selected line in the Line Information window.
Saving Data
Evaluated and changed spectra can be saved in its current form as a SpecLine, an Excel (CSV) file, an
ASCII file, or a binary file by selecting the File | Save as... menu item or by pressing the
button in the
tool bar. Specify the format and file name in the Save as dialog box.