Good morning, everyone:
Whereas I am a beginner in the world of PFE for Jeol, I was wondering if there exists a compilation or 'codex' of MDB files for analysts and users for both general mineral analyses, alloys, 'composite' materials etc., that we could draw upon as templates to adopt and modify to our specific needs. For beginners like me, this would save a lot of trouble and time, especially when supervisors set an ambitious learning curve. Some might call this 'laziness', but I prefer to look at it with the point of view of 'why re-invent the wheel' if I don't have to do so. Seriously, though, I think such a library would provide deep insight into understanding the rationale of doing analyses using tried and true methods for PFE- beginner-operators like myself, and the students we all teach. For those of us who operate labs that analyse a wide variety of materials, such a library would be a valuable resource, and would be a good exercise in community-building. That being said, there is likely nothing new under the sun, and such libraries probably already exist, but being a beginner, I just don't know where to find them. Thank you all very much for your kind help - I really appreciate it!
Best regards
Dan MacDonald, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, N.S.
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