Most of the peak fitting softwares use specific file extensions. Is there a software that can handle .txt, or alternatively, is there any way to convert .txt files into a compatible format? I have tried changing the name but it didn't work.
In our lab, we are using a python script to convert the data into the 'igor-text' format before actually doing an analysis, however regular ASCII files just work fine with Igor (its just a little less convenient).
Youcan use XPSpeak41, from data menu, choose to import (phi), and then select the file which should be having the extension asc. You need to have the first 4 lines as follow:
points20 (no space)
hxk-2
Su
1
If a problem replace the fourth line with 2
The xy data should be separated by dot (.) no other separation. If you have a problem, send the file and I will modify for you. Cheers.
it handles .txt or .dat file (you must have 2 columns in your txt/dat file, first for the electron energy, second for the intensity, due to some stupid bug it doesn't handle comas, so you'll have to replace all "," with ".", if any) This is a very simple software. The other popular, as far as I know, is CasaXPS, or smth like that (not sure if the name is 100% correct)
But in the end, most of the spectroscopists are facing the necessity to write their own plug-ins for Origin or Igor (probably the most popular spectroscopy data analysis software lately) for specific fitting of spectra
I strongly recommend AAnalyzer Software since it is able to manage any type of TXT files, additionally it handles unto 12 files simultaneously. You can try it for free and there is a tutorial at the website: http://rdataa.com/aanalyzer/
Igor pro is great , at first it looks complicated but once you have learnt it. Then it is a great software to deal with. Also UniFit and CasaXPS are quite popular.
first i prepare a CSV(coma delimited) file of my data (text form) using excel by Just pasting data and saving as CSV(coma delimited). such files can be opened in Peak fit, Fityk,and any other XPS software.
In our lab, we are using a python script to convert the data into the 'igor-text' format before actually doing an analysis, however regular ASCII files just work fine with Igor (its just a little less convenient).