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Parameter error(s): - The excitation - analyser angle is invalid
The Reilman type angular correction was selected but the analyser-excitation angle is not set,
smaller than 0° or larger than 360°. Enter the proper angle value of the applied spectrometer
and save it as default.
Parameter error(s): - The excitation energy is zero
The Other excitation source was selected but the excitation energy is not set or zero. Set the
energy of the applied source.
Parameter error(s): - The IMFP exponent must be between 0 and 2
The Exponential type IMFP correction method was selected but the value of the exponent is
unrealistic. Set other value (usually between 0.5 and 0.9) or select another method.
Path not found or incorrect
The path specified is either not existing or containing errors. This error may also occur when
an existing read-only file is attempted to overwrite.
Printer error
The printer is not ready, out of paper or an error is occurred during printing or spooling.
Refine layer thickness values until Q sum is less than 50
The Autofit button is pressed but the Qsum value of the current parameters is greater than 50.
Try to select other basis element. Vary the layer thickness and coverage data until Qsum is less
than 50 then invoke Autofit again.
Results error(s): - Carbon not found. No contamination correction
Mohai’s contamination correction method is selected but no C1s line with empty State field
was found. Select different method, add C1s line or clear the State field of the adventitious
carbon.
Results error(s): - Invalid transmission data. No transmission used
Some of the coefficients in the transmission file are too large to calculate the transmission
function or some of the calculated factors are negative or zero. Edit the transmission file to fix
the error.
Results error(s): - Oxygen not found in experiment N
One of the oxide normalisation types is selected but oxygen was not found in the Nth
experiment (the oxygen intensity is zero or empty; there is no oxygen among the elements).
Some of the results are out of the expected range. Refine initial data or modify the model
Although the fittings of the parameters was successful mathematically, some of them has no
physical meaning; e.g., negative layer thickness, layer thickness greater than five times of the
largest IMFP value, coverage less than zero or greater than one.
Some parameters of the IMFP calculation are missing or invalid
Some parameters of the inelastic mean free path calculations are out of the expected range,
e.g., the material class or is not set or the density is zero or greater than 22.5, etc. The error is
reported only if the parameter is necessary for the selected method (e.g., bandgap energy is
required only for the Tanuma-Powell-Penn method).
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