Glossary

alignment point

alignment points

Reference points used for re-coordination in laser control software. Typically three are used, and the more accurately they are determined in both software packages (Targeting and the laser control software) the more accurate the re-coordination. For ESL systems, an image is stored with the alignment point for reference when re-coordinating in AV2. The size of this image can be adjusted in the Properties Panel when the alignment point is selected in the Regions Panel.

AV2

ActiveView2

ActiveView2 (AV2) is the laser control software for Elemental Scientific Lasers.

LAX

LAX file

A file format for ActiveView2 (AV2) laser control software for Elemental Scientific Laser systems. The LAX file can include images, ablation patterns, and ablation metadata. After the ablation experiment has concluded, the LAX file can also include mass spec data and laser log files.

reference material

RM

A reference material. A material with known compositional properties that can be used to calibrate other analyses.

region

regions

An area where relative distances and angles remain the same after re-coordination. Typically it is a grain mount or thin section.