Welcome to the CHESS/Maia web

Available Information

GeoPIXE and X2Go

• Installing X2Go on your computer
• Starting up an XFCE session via X2Go for the first time
• Checking/setting up your UNIX path ('.bashrc")
• GeoPIXE tutorials
• GeoPIXE FAQ

At the beamline

• Useful Spec commands for moving motors, running Maia scans, etc.
• Advanced tools for data collection using Maia Control
• Example checklist for Maia experiments at CHESS
• CHESS staff: How to set up Maia directories by hand for a new user

After beamtime

• Saving files from the CLASSE network to your personal Mac machine- with Fetch
• Saving files from the CLASSE network to your personal Windows machine- FTP method
• Using xraylib to calculate absorption cross section

Other resources

• Chris Ryan's GeoPIXE site: http://nmp.csiro.au/Geopixe.html
• GeoPIXE workshop notes from Chris Ryan, CSIRO, and David Paterson, Australian Synchrotron, August 2015:
  • https://events.synchrotron.org.au/event/17/material/7/0.pdf
  • The instructions for connecting to the remote desktop are different for CHESS, but the detailed information here about GeoPIXE is very helpful.
• CHESS XRF mapping webinar, May 6, 2016
  • Slides: https://cornell.box.com/s/ive98zaqxxvzvjyfjwwlwwh2qrepkxyx

XRDUA notes (XRD phase mapping software)

• Link to official XRDUA documentation: http://xrdua.sourceforge.net/data/tutorials/XRDUAtutorials.pdf
• Link to official XRDUA video tutorials: http://xrdua.sourceforge.net/index.php?id=xrduadoc
• Louisa's notes on XRDUA processes, thanks to Frederik Vanmeert
• Notes on using Match! software

CHESS/Maia Web Utilities

• WebTopicList - all topics in alphabetical order
• WebChanges - recent topic changes in this web
• WebNotify - subscribe to an e-mail alert sent when topics change
• WebRss, WebAtom - RSS and ATOM news feeds of topic changes
• WebStatistics - listing popular topics and top contributors
• WebPreferences - preferences of this web