Thermo Scientific Evolution 200 Series User Manual page 92

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INSIGHT Software
Operation
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To smooth data
1. Choose Math (menu) > Smooth.
The selected spectrum appears in the Operands pane.
The workbook spectra are listed at the left. To add others:
a. Click Browse.
b. Select a folder in the left pane (use the features above it to navigate), a workbook in
the middle pane, and spectra in the upper-right pane. To select multiple spectra, hold
down Shift or Ctrl. Selected spectra appear in the lower-right pane.
c. Click OK. Each added spectrum is listed with asterisks at the beginning of its name
to indicate the data is not in the current workbook.
2. Select any other listed spectra to smooth and click Add.
To remove a spectrum from the Operands pane, click it and click Remove. To remove all
the spectra, click Clear All.
3. Select the polynomial order.
4. Specify the degree of smoothing (number of points in the smoothing formula) by
dragging the slider:
5. To perform a math operation on the smoothed result, click Operate on Result and
choose an operation. Otherwise, go to the next step.
Note To use the result in another Smooth operation, use Workbook or Temporary
to add it to the list (see step 6), click Add to make it an operand, and continue with
step 2.
Perform the operation as explained in the appropriate related topic below.
To return to the previous window, click Back.
To perform additional math operations, repeat this step.
6. To save the result in the current workbook, click Workbook and name the spectrum or
spectra when prompted.
The data is added to the list and is available for operations.
To add the result to the list without saving it, click Temporary. Asterisks at the beginning
of a spectrum name indicate the data is not saved.
7. Click Close to close each displayed math window.
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