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tofsims (version 1.0.2)

readBIF: ToF-SIMS BIF/BIF6 file import

Description

Function to read ToF-SIMS data in the form of preprocessed BIF files

Usage

readBIF(analysisName, instrument = c("iontof", "ulvacphi"),
  mode = c("spectra", "image"))

Arguments

analysisName
: filename of BIF/BIF6 file to read
instrument
: character, 'iontof' or 'ulvacphi'
mode,
'spectra' or 'image'

Value

  • object of type MassImage or MassSpectra

Details

This function imports BIF files from IONTOF Surface Lab or ULVAC-PHI's WinCadence. This function reads the data sequential directly from the binary stream. Therefore it's rather slow, but uses less memory than the readBIFParallel function.