Viewing The Result; Saving The Result - Malvern Mastersizer Series Getting Started

C H A P T E R 3

Viewing the result

Saving the result

P a g e 3 . 8
G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
is shown on the screen by the "Residual". The residual is an indication of how
closely the calculated data has been fitted to the measurement data and is
expressed as a percentage. By examining the residual you will be able to determine
if the correct analysis mode or presentation has been chosen.
Once the software has finished calculating the result, the graph pane and table
pane of the screen are updated to show the new result, using the present settings
for the displays. The result data can be shown in different forms by loading in a
different "view". There are several standard views available or you can create your
own.
Details of the views available are described in chapter 6.
It is important to have a structured way to save all of your data so that in can be
locatedeasily in the future. There are three items you need to understand to
successfully file your data. These are:
. Records.
. Run number.
. Sample file.
A record contains all the data that has been collected for a particular experiment.
A record will contain the measurement data, the analysis data, notes on the
experiment and the run number. A record is identified by a sequential record
number.
If you run a number of experiments, on the same sample for example, the run
number can identify the sequence of results. The run number can either
increment after analysis or after saving.
A sample file is a file that contains a collection of records. The sample file takes
the form of a file name with a .SAM extension.
It is probably easier to understand these terms by following a practical example.
Suppose you had to measure some samples from a production line that operated 5
days a week and 4 hours a day. Every hour you have to take 3 samples from the
production line and measure these samples. One way to store these results is to
have a separate sample file for each day of the week. A typical structure of the
sample file for one day (Monday) is shown on the next page.
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