Hybrid Triggers

requires amics 5 1 0 or newer the released version of amics is and can be found at amics 5 1 release notes docid\ se8jyhxszdqfpit7s1ja0 with instruction on the software installation docid\ e1faehd1k20uedqhptzlx page manuals for previous versions of the software can be found at the older amics versions docid\ d2biwe sybowhhdww0anz page amics allows for the use of hybrid triggers for segmentation mapping and bright phase search measurement types hybrid triggers are a way to change the analytical conditions on the fly based on certain criteria being met during the normal analysis the image below shows an example of how hybrid triggers wwork with the original particle map run with a dwell time per point (ac time) of 5 ms in this example, if a material trigger is used, targeting the "yellow" phase, with a setting of 5 um step size and 20ms dwell time, the final result will look like the right hand image this image shows that for ggrains1 and 3, instead of a single x ray point within the segment, amics has overlaid a 5 um grid and collected additional x ray points at these additional points additionally, the x ray spectra collected at these additional spots will be acquired at a dwell time of 20ms per point instead of the original particle mapping setting of 5 ms per point however, in cases where the segment is too small for a 5 um grid, as in grain 2, amics will place at least one spot on the triggered segment, and collect a new spectrum at the triggered dwell time (i e 20ms) to access the menu interface for the hybrid triggers, a segmentation mapping or bright phase search should first be added to the specimen this will enable the segment filter trigger option in the measurement properties panel to open the hybrid trigger menu there is a button marked as " " to the right of the segment filter trigger text clicking the trigger button will bring up a new interface window that allows for the creation of various triggers including bse, material, and energy (i e elemental) the pop up window will provide tabs at the top to access and create new filters, while there is an option at the bottom of the window to apply global settings to all filters with a single click