Marking and Tracking Data

Click here to see background information about marking data. Click here to see background information about tracking data.

Important: If you are working with SIMS data, you will need to create the element table before you begin the following procedure.

  1. Open the survey or alignment. If you are viewing a depth profile, select the region and cycle of interest. For a multiplex, select the region of interest. Note: Only an AES or SIMS survey can be marked; all others can be tracked only.

  2. Select the Mark/Track command from the Edit menu.

  3. Drag the mouse pointer across the survey. A vertical bar moves as you move the mouse pointer.

If you are tracking data, the tracking information is displayed in the status bar.

If you are marking data, click with the left mouse button when the vertical bar intersects the survey at the location you want to mark. Select the element from the Select an Element Marker dialog box. (If the element you want is not displayed in the dialog box, you may need to change the range AugerScan 3 uses to determine the elements displayed.) Use the What’s This Help to get more information about the contents of the Select an Element Marker dialog box.

Alternately, you can choose the option to display the element marker dialog while tracking to mark AES and SIMS elements (this can be selected from the data options dialog). This enables you to see the peaks while tracking data and makes peak identification quicker and easier. You can use the mouse to track and to select (use the Ctrl key to "unlock" the mouse from tracking, and double click the element to id), or you can use the keyboard (use the side arrow keys to scroll data, the up down arrow keys to change the element selection, and the enter key to select an element).

  1. When you have finished marking or tracking data, select the Mark/Track command to turn off the feature.