Cat. No.

9280J101
Windows
Ultima IV Software
(Ver. 1.0.0.0)
Instruction Manual

Part. 3 Measurement

Manual No. ME13435A10

 Ultima IV Software Instruction Manual

General Contents
Part.1 Prologue
1Set up
2Basic Operations
3Ultima IV System Startup and Shutdown

Part.2 Equipment Control

1Rigaku Control Panel
2X-ray generator(XG)Operations
3Automatic Alignment
4Present Position Display

Part.3 Measurement
1Manual Measurement
2Measurement Monitor
3Standard Measurement
4X-ray Measurement Using Temperature Measurement
5Asymmetric Measurement
6Measurements with the ASC-48/ASC-120

Part.4 Basic Data Processing

1Integral Intensity Calculation
2Multiple Record
3Peak Search

Part.5 Utility
1File Manager
2Binary->ASCII Conversion Program
3Screen Clip
4Physical Constant Table

Appendix

2012. 03 (Tenth Edition)

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PART. 3 MEASUREMENT CONTENTS

1. Manual Measurement
1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 1.1
1.2 Function........................................................................................................................................ 1.1
1.3 Starting and Exiting Program .................................................................................................. 1.2
1.3.1 Starting the Program ............................................................................................................... 1.2
1.3.2 Exiting the Program ................................................................................................................ 1.2
1.3.3 Help........................................................................................................................................ 1.2
1.4 Operation Procedures ................................................................................................................ 1.3
1.4.1 Main Window ......................................................................................................................... 1.3
1.4.1.1 Menu bar ...................................................................................................................... 1.3
1.4.1.2 Toolbar......................................................................................................................... 1.4
1.4.1.3 Status Display Window................................................................................................. 1.5
1.4.1.4 Control Window ........................................................................................................... 1.5
1.4.2 Manual Measurement Main Window....................................................................................... 1.5
1.4.2.1 Status Display Area in the Main Window...................................................................... 1.6
1.4.2.2 Control Window ........................................................................................................... 1.6
1.4.3 Counter Control Window ...................................................................................................... 1.12
1.4.3.1 SCHV,PHA Control Status Display Area .................................................................... 1.12
1.4.3.2 Control Window ......................................................................................................... 1.12
1.4.4 Attachment Control Window................................................................................................. 1.16
1.4.4.1 Attachment Control Position Display Frame ............................................................... 1.16
1.4.4.2 Control Frame ............................................................................................................ 1.17
1.4.5 Present Position Display Window ......................................................................................... 1.23
1.4.6 Setting Result Dialog Box ..................................................................................................... 1.23
1.4.7 Version Information Dialog Box ........................................................................................... 1.25
1.5 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 1.26
1.5.1 Error Messages ..................................................................................................................... 1.26
1.6 Print Formats ............................................................................................................................ 1.28
1.6.1 Raw Data .............................................................................................................................. 1.28
1.6.2 SCHV Data ........................................................................................................................... 1.28
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2. Measurement Monitor
2.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 2.1
2.2 Operation Procedures ................................................................................................................ 2.1
2.2.1 Main Window ......................................................................................................................... 2.1
2.2.2 Menu Bar................................................................................................................................ 2.2
2.2.3 Toolbar ................................................................................................................................... 2.4
2.2.4 Measurement Information Display Area .................................................................................. 2.6
2.2.5 Profile Display Area................................................................................................................ 2.6
2.2.6 Present Measurement Position Display Area ........................................................................... 2.6
2.2.7 Status Bar ............................................................................................................................... 2.6
2.3 Basic Operations ......................................................................................................................... 2.7
2.3.1 Profile Zoom........................................................................................................................... 2.7
2.3.1.1 Enlarging and Reducing the Profile with the fixed magnification (50%) ........................ 2.7
2.3.1.2 Zoom a Selected Area ................................................................................................... 2.8
2.3.1.3 Specifying the Display Area Numerically ..................................................................... 2.8
2.3.1.4 Returning to the Initial Display ..................................................................................... 2.8
2.3.2 Scrolling the Profile ................................................................................................................ 2.9
2.3.2.1 Scroll with the fixed magnification (50%) ..................................................................... 2.9
2.3.2.2 Specifying the Display Area Numerically ..................................................................... 2.9
2.3.3 Peak Search Execution .......................................................................................................... 2.10
2.3.3.1 Peak Search Execution and Cancellation ..................................................................... 2.10
2.3.3.2 Changing a Peak Search Method ................................................................................. 2.10
2.3.3.3 Specifying the Peak Search Range .............................................................................. 2.11
2.4 Function Details ........................................................................................................................ 2.12
2.4.1 Open File Dialog Box ........................................................................................................... 2.12
2.4.2 Menu .................................................................................................................................... 2.15
2.4.3 Toolbar ................................................................................................................................. 2.21
2.4.4 Measurement Information Display ........................................................................................ 2.23
2.4.5 Profile Display ...................................................................................................................... 2.23
2.4.6 Present Measurement Position Display.................................................................................. 2.24
2.4.7 Status Bar ............................................................................................................................. 2.24
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3. Standard Measurement
3.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 3.1
3.1.1 Principles ................................................................................................................................ 3.1
3.2 Starting and Exiting the Program............................................................................................ 3.3
3.2.1 Starting the Program ............................................................................................................... 3.3
3.2.2 Exiting the Program ................................................................................................................ 3.3
3.2.3 Working Directory .................................................................................................................. 3.3
3.3 Basic Operations ......................................................................................................................... 3.5
3.3.1 Sample Preparation ................................................................................................................. 3.5
3.3.2 Filling Samples ....................................................................................................................... 3.5
3.3.3 How to Measure the Full Charts .............................................................................................. 3.5
3.3.4 How to Measure a Specific Peak Selectively and Save Results in One File .............................. 3.8
3.3.5 How to Measure a Specific Peak Selectively and Save Results in Separate Files.................... 3.10
3.3.6 Notice for the Measurement with the Execute Status of the Counting Loss Correction ........... 3.11
3.4 Functions Details ....................................................................................................................... 3.12
3.4.1 Window Contents ................................................................................................................. 3.12
3.4.2 Main Dialog Box .................................................................................................................. 3.13
3.4.2.1 Menu Bar ................................................................................................................... 3.13
3.4.2.2 Toolbar....................................................................................................................... 3.16
3.4.2.3 XG Ending Condition Area ......................................................................................... 3.17
3.4.2.4 File Condition List ...................................................................................................... 3.17
3.4.2.5 Auto Create File Name ............................................................................................... 3.19
3.4.2.6 Print Condition Dialog Box......................................................................................... 3.20
3.4.3 Attachment Dialog Box......................................................................................................... 3.21
3.4.3.1 Menu Bar ................................................................................................................... 3.21
3.4.3.2 Toolbar....................................................................................................................... 3.22
3.4.3.3 Attachment Condition Dialog Box .............................................................................. 3.22
3.4.4 Measurement Condition Dialog Box ..................................................................................... 3.29
3.4.4.1 Menu Bar ................................................................................................................... 3.29
3.4.4.2 Toolbar....................................................................................................................... 3.32
3.4.4.3 Measurement Condition Area ..................................................................................... 3.33
3.4.4.4 Auto Condition Dialog Box ........................................................................................ 3.38
3.4.4.5 Normalize Condition Dialog Box ................................................................................ 3.41
3.4.4.6 Unified Scan Condition Dialog Box ............................................................................ 3.42
3.4.4.7 Background Condition Dialog Box ............................................................................. 3.42
3.4.4.8 Material Condition Dialog Box ................................................................................... 3.43
3.4.4.9 Other Condition Dialog Box ....................................................................................... 3.44
3.4.4.10 Open File Dialog Box ............................................................................................... 3.45
3.4.5 Measurement Monitor Dialog Box ........................................................................................ 3.47
3.5 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 3.48
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3.5.1 Error Messages ..................................................................................................................... 3.48

3.6 Print Format .............................................................................................................................. 3.51
3.6.1 Raw Data (Landscape) .......................................................................................................... 3.51
3.6.2 Raw Data (Portrait) ............................................................................................................... 3.51
3.6.3 Raw Data (Landscape - File Information Only) ..................................................................... 3.52
3.6.4 Raw Data (Multi Plot)........................................................................................................... 3.52
3.6.5 Raw Data (Step Plot)............................................................................................................. 3.53

4. X-ray Measurement Using Temperature Measurement

4.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 4.1
4.2 Methods ........................................................................................................................................ 4.2
4.2.1 Standard Measurement Method ............................................................................................... 4.2
4.2.2 Alteration Method for Temperature Conditions with Hold Method .......................................... 4.3
4.2.3 Method, Measures under Different Conditions with Hold Method ........................................... 4.5
4.2.4 Determination of the measurement Start Temperature with Specify Method ............................ 4.7
4.2.5 Controlling the Interval for the Constant Method..................................................................... 4.9
4.3 Function details ......................................................................................................................... 4.11
4.3.1 Dialog box contents .............................................................................................................. 4.11
4.3.2 Sample Atmosphere Condition Dialog Box ........................................................................... 4.12
4.3.2.1 Menu bar .................................................................................................................... 4.12
4.3.2.2 Toolbar....................................................................................................................... 4.13
4.3.2.3 End condition area ...................................................................................................... 4.13
4.3.2.4 Temperature condition area......................................................................................... 4.14
4.3.3 Hold Condition dialog box .................................................................................................... 4.16
4.4 Notice .......................................................................................................................................... 4.17
4.4.1 Overshoot Prevention Measure.............................................................................................. 4.17
4.4.2 Precautions for Measurement Using Temperature Attachiment .............................................. 4.17

5. Asymmetric Measurement
5.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 5.1
5.2 Setting Methods........................................................................................................................... 5.4
5.2.1 Rigaku Control Panel .............................................................................................................. 5.4
5.3 Measurement Methods .............................................................................................................. 5.6
5.3.1 Standard Measurement method ............................................................................................... 5.6
5.4 Notice ............................................................................................................................................ 5.7
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6. Measurements with the ASC-48/ASC-120

6.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 6.1
6.2 Procedure ..................................................................................................................................... 6.1
6.2.1 Setting Up the Rigaku Control Panel ....................................................................................... 6.1
6.2.1.1 Starting Up the Rigaku Control Panel ........................................................................... 6.1
6.2.1.2 Setting Up the Attachments........................................................................................... 6.1
6.2.2 Measurement Procedure .......................................................................................................... 6.3
6.2.2.1 Starting a Standard Measurement .................................................................................. 6.3
6.2.2.2 Editing File Conditions ................................................................................................. 6.4
6.2.2.3 Execution of Measurement............................................................................................ 6.6
6.3 Functional Details ....................................................................................................................... 6.7
6.3.1 Window Layout ...................................................................................................................... 6.7
6.3.2 Sample Changer Monitor Window .......................................................................................... 6.8
6.3.2.1 Sample Status Indication............................................................................................... 6.8
6.3.2.2 Estimated End of Measurement Time............................................................................ 6.8
6.3.2.3 Exchange Magazine Button .......................................................................................... 6.9
6.3.2.4 Measurement Condition Edit Button ............................................................................. 6.9
6.3.3 Main Dialog Box (Measurement Mode) ................................................................................ 6.11
6.3.3.1 Menu Bar ................................................................................................................... 6.11
6.3.3.2 Toolbar....................................................................................................................... 6.15
6.3.3.3 End Condition Area .................................................................................................... 6.15
6.3.3.4 File Conditions List .................................................................................................... 6.16
6.3.3.5 Generating Data Filenames Automatically .................................................................. 6.19
6.3.3.6 Print condition Dialog Box ......................................................................................... 6.20
6.3.4 Attachment Dialog Box......................................................................................................... 6.21
6.3.5 Measurement Condition Dialog Box ..................................................................................... 6.21
6.3.6 Measurement Monitor Window............................................................................................. 6.22
6.3.7 Main Window (Edit Mode) ................................................................................................... 6.23
6.3.7.1 Menu Bar ................................................................................................................... 6.23
6.3.7.2 Toolbar....................................................................................................................... 6.26
6.3.7.3 End Condition Area .................................................................................................... 6.26
6.3.7.4 File Conditions List .................................................................................................... 6.27
6.4 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 6.31