[Ifeffit] Bug in Athena?

[Carlo Segre]

Hi Matt:

I agree.  It is useful to have the reference channel from the first of the 
merged data pulled over as reference for the merged data but this 
actuallly only makes sense if the user first aligned using the reference.

carlo

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009, Matt Newville wrote:

> Is there ever a case where a merged reference channel is useful?
>
> I thought the only possible use for a reference channel was for
> comparing individual scans.  That is, prior to merging.
>
> --Matt
>
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:45 AM, Zajac, Dariusz A.
> <dariusz.zajac at desy.de> wrote:
>> Dear Bruce, Dear All,
>> maybe it is a naïve question but I want to ask and to point this problem...
>>
>> Windows XP. Athena 0.8.059
>> Sc.Linux. Athena 0.8.060
>>
>> I have a set of data with refernces  (one sample, many scans). I have marked sample's groups and do "merge marked data in mu(E)" then I get merged data together with reference (2 groups: merge - sample, and Ref merge - reference).
>> But...
>> ...if I have marked reference sample's groups and do "merge" then I get 2 groups: merge - which is merged data of reference, and Ref merge - which is marged data of sample. Oposite to that I did in first example!
>>
>> Is any hidden idea, I can not see, why it should be that way? If you don't know about that, can confuse and surprise...
>> cheers
>> darek
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