OpticalFit Users' Manual

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Version 18.06
Last modified June 2018

Notices

  1. This manual describes the installation and use of the OpticalFit software package.
  2. The OpticalFit software and manual are the intellectual property of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
  3. The information described in this manual, and the specifications and contents of the software described in this manual are subject to change without prior notice due to the ongoing improvements made to the software.
  4. Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this instruction manual provide all necessary information on the operation of the software, and are correct. However, if you find any missing information or errors in the information described in this manual, please advise it to CSIRO.
  5. In no event shall CSIRO be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of use, loss of profits, loss of data arising out of or in any way connected with the use of the information contained in this manual or the software described in this manual. Some countries do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.
  6. This manual and the software described in this manual are copyrighted, and all rights are reserved by CSIRO. Except as stated herein, none of the materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of CSIRO.

Citation

In any publication containing results derived using OpticalFit, the user should reference OpticalFit as follows:

OpticalFit spectral deconvolution software[1] and Luminescence Database[2] developed by CSIRO Australia.

  1. OpticalFit Software by CSIRO Australia, authors A. Torpy and N. C. Wilson, refer http://www.csiro.au/luminescence/opticalfit/
  2. C. M. MacRae and N. C. Wilson, Luminescence Database I — Minerals and Materials, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Volume 14, Issue 02, Apr 2008, pp 184-204, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Contents

  1. Loading and saving spectra
    1. Loading a spectrum file
    2. Loading multiple spectra
    3. Saving a spectrum file
    4. Exporting a spectrum file
    5. Supported file formats
  2. Spectrum plot
    1. Zooming
    2. Inspection marker
    3. Plot axis options
    4. Residual plot
    5. Spectrum display options
    6. Smoothing
    7. Normalisation
    8. Copy to clipboard
    9. Selecting spectrum regions
  3. Peak fitting
    1. Peak fitting
    2. Loading the peak table file
    3. Saving the peak table file
    4. Peak table file format
    5. Exporting peak profiles
  4. Luminescence database
    1. Searching the luminescence database
    2. Line, band and peak markers
    3. Spectra in the luminescence database
    4. Customising and sharing luminescence databases
    5. Acknowledgements for database contributions

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