CatMass: software for calculating optimal sample masses for X-ray absorption spectroscopy experiments involving complex sample compositions.
J Synchrotron Radiat
; 30(Pt 5): 1023-1029, 2023 Sep 01.
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ABSTRACT
This paper presents software for calculating the optimal mass of samples with complex compositions (e.g. supported metal catalysts) for X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and scattering measurements. The ability to calculate the sample mass and other relevant parameters needed for an XAS measurement allows experimentalists to be better prepared in terms of detector selection, energy range of scan and overall time needed to complete the measurement, thus increasing efficiency. CatMass builds on existing sample mass calculators allowing users to determine the optimum sample preparation, collection geometry, usable energy range for a scan and approximate edge step of the absorption event. Visualization tools present the absorption calculation results in a format familiar to XAS experimentalists, with the added ability to save calculations and plots for future reference or recalculation. CatMass is a program broadly applicable in catalysis and is helpful for users with complex samples due to composition/stoichiometry or multiple competing elements.
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J Synchrotron Radiat
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RADIOLOGIA
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2023
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Article
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Estados Unidos