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MicroLab PC
20 Agilent MicroLab Software Operation Manual
Y-Axis Units: Specifies the Y-axis scale: Absorbance or
Transmittance.
Clamp max. Y-value: This option will display absorbances over the
specified value as that value. This is a useful option when bands that
are not used analytically may be off-scale; if this feature is selected,
the off-scale bands will appear ‘flat-topped’ and not adversely affect
the displayed scale.
Instrument page
Background Scan: This specifies the number of scans to be collected
in the background measurement. Additional scans will produce
higher signal-to-noise; however, the measurement time increases
proportional to the number of scans.
Sample Scans: This specifies the number of scans to be collected in
the sample measurement. As with the background measurement,
additional scans increase the signal-to-noise, but also increase the
amount of time. The sample scans should be equal or less than the
number of background scans. Typically, the background and sample
are collected with the same number of scans.
Resolution: This specifies the spectral resolution. For condensed
phase samples, most measurements can be made with 8 cm
-1
resolution.
Components page (Component Methods)
The Components page lists components defined for that method.
Components are quantitative calibrations for constituents of a
sample. Multiple components can be defined for each method. Next
to each component is a check box in the Display column. Unselected
components will not be displayed in the final results screen or
reports generated from that screen.
Add: This button adds a component to the method. This button will
display the Component Definition dialog box (see below).
Remove: This button removes the selected component from the
method.