Workshop

Training course: Using OMDAQ-3 for collecting and processing Nuclear Microbeam data

G.W. Grime
Oxford Microbeams Ltd, Oxford U.K.
University of Surrey Ion Beam Centre, Guildford U.K.

Introduction to data handling and beam control for nuclear microbeams.
History of OMDAQ. Basic concepts.
OMDAQ hardware interfaces.
- Detector hardware. Types of data. Configuration.
- Beam scanning hardware configuration. Scan patterns, pixel clocking.
- Sample stage control.
- Optical microscopy in OMDAQ.
- Charge collection / beam current.
- Other control functions.
Using OMDAQ for collecting data.
- Creating and displaying maps and spectra.
- Setting up.
- The basic run sequence (locate, scan size, start a run, stop).
- Programmed runs / automation.

Extracting masked spectra from listmode files.
- Creating and manipulating masks.
Processing spectra.

Number of available seats: 20.

It is recommended to bring your own laptop for the optimal functioning of the workshop.

Practical session.
- Hands-on data processing using ‘interesting’ listmode data files.
Group and individual Q&A sessions.