Alex,

Where was the XANES data collected? Unless the write format is really unique, I would suspect that you could just open the raw data in Athena without much trouble even if the data file extension is txt. The developer has made Athena pretty flexible for data import. Those extensions are for project files coming from Athena (prj) and Artemis (apj) not just the raw data you have. iXAFS has worked for a number of people on the list, myself included. Give it a try.

buena salud,

Chris

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On 5/24/2013 10:02 AM, Alex Kellum wrote:

Hello All,

I am working on an NSF-REU program this summer requiring me to analyze XANES spectra. My personal computer is a mac (w/ OS X 10.6.8). I am desperately trying to figure out how to even open an IFEFFIT program that will help me analyze the spectra. The spectra are saved in .txt files--and I have no idea how to convert them to .apj or .prj files. Is it possible to analyze them with converting them? Right now I am using iXAFS Shell containing Athena, Artemis and Hephaestus. I realize there are newer versions available, but Demeter is only available on Windows and I spent a few hours trying to get Larch to work. Even after downloading python I had no idea how to get it to actually download and work. I do have X11 running on my computer. I realize you probably get a ton of emails from users, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Alex Kellum
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