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- Double-click the MUT icon on the desktop (Figure 1a) and login using ship credentials. For more information on data uploading see the "Uploading Data to LIMS" section below.
- Double-click the IMS icon (Figure 1b). IMS initializes the instruments and checks the movement of both Exlar actuators. Once initialized, the logger is ready to measure a section.
Figure 1. - (a) MUT Icon. (b) IMS Icon.
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- The Instrument Calibration List screen appears automatically, after clicking start, if the QE Pro is out of calibration (Figure 2).
Figure 2. - Instrument Calibration List window.
2. Click CALIBRATE to begin the calibration process, starting with the White calibration. The QE Pro integrating sphere lowers over the QE Pro calibration standard until contact. The Integration Time should be less than 0.55 seconds (Figure 3).
Figure 3. - QE Pro White Calibration.
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4. After the White Calibration is complete, the Dark Calibration will begin (Figure 4). The difference between the calibration values of Dark Pixels and the Spectral Mean should be less than 100. If this difference is higher or if negative values appear on the spectrum, please contact the PP technician.
When finished click Accept.
Figure 4. - QE Pro Dark Calibration.
5. After the Dark Calibration is complete, the normalize spectra will appear (Figure 5). Click Accept to apply the calibration.
Figure 5. - QE Pro Normalize spectra.
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- Place section in the core tray. Make sure the section is oriented blue endcap towards calibration standards/benchmark, and is flush against the benchmark (Figure 6).
Figure 6. - Correct core position.
2. Adjust the section so that it is parallel to the benchmark.
3. Click START. The Section Information screen is displayed (Figure 7).
Figure 7. - SHMSL Section Information Screen.
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6. The sensor assemby moves to the bottom of section. A surface profile, taken by the laser, will be acquired (Figure 8).
Figure 8. - Laser Profile.
7. After profile completion, a pop-up is displayed, containing the measured section length. Confirm this length visually (Figure 9) and adjust if needed.
Figure 9. - Confirmation length window
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NOTE: the QE Pro has indindividual display tabs for each component of the color reflectance. Display tabs can be toggled back and forth.
Figure 10. - Laser, MSP and Color reflectance graphs.
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10. After data acquisition, measurements of MSP (Magnetic Susceptibility Point) and white standard are performed. Placement of the sensors to their respective standard is extremely important. For the MSP measurement, this corresponds to the insertion of the sensor into the standard (Figure 11).
Figure 11. - Correct position of sensor on the top of the standards.
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- Click the MUT Icon. Log in using database credentials.
- Once activated, the list of files from the C:\DATA\IN directory is displayed. Files are marked ready for upload by a green check mark (Figure 12).
Figure 12. - Main MUT screen
3. To manually upload files, check each file individually and clip upload. To automatically upload files, click on the Automatic Upload checkbox.
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