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Tying together the trace element approaches
· ☕ 5 min read · ✍️ Bence
There was a question on the forum recently about the differences between trace element calibration approaches. This Note aims to show that each approach is actually just a variation of the same approach with specific assumptions.
An explanation of interpolation options in iolite v4
· ☕ 5 min read · ✍️ Bence
One of iolite’s key capabilities is its ability to model processes occurring with a measurement session as time series. This is achieved via a series of interpolation methods, collectively referred to here as “splines” although they range from a simple mean of the observed data through to variably smoothed cubic splines.
Double Spike Inversion in iolite v4
· ☕ 4 min read · ✍️ Bence
iolite has always supported time-resolved data processing from a variety of instruments, including TIMS and solution ICP-MS. Its implementation of the double-spike inversion, which is an approach that calculates mass bias, mixture proportions, etc, sets it apart from most solution mass spectrometry software.
Comparing iolite Essentials to iolite v4: which is right for you?
· ☕ 6 min read · ✍️ Bence Paul
iolite Essentials has just been released, and represents a great new tool for labs with fewer processing requirements. iolite v4 remains our flagship application, and will continue to lead the way in time-resolved data processing.
iolite v4.10.0 Released
· ☕ 3 min read · ✍️ Bence
iolite v4.10.0 has just been released! Below is a quick summary of changes, but in particular, these new features may be of interest. Big speed improvements for LIBS datasets Joe has spent quite a bit of time with the AV2 team coming up with an improved LIBS dataset format.
iolite v4.9.0 Released
· ☕ 5 min read · ✍️ Bence
iolite v4.9.0 has just been released! It has been a little while since we put out a release so there are quite a few new features and bug fixes included.
Excess Uncertainty Explorer tool
· ☕ 10 min read · ✍️ Bence
The main error propagation algorithm in iolite was first published by Paton et al. (2010). Its purpose is to estimate the additional uncertainty to be added to the internal uncertainty calculated by iolite and is most often used in U-Pb studies.
An Explanation of the Sr Isotopes (Universal) DRS
· ☕ 22 min read · ✍️ Bence Paul
NOTE: The following is a guest post by Graham Hagen-Peter (even though I -Bence- am listed as the author, it is Graham’s work; I am just posting it here).
How to download python scripts from GitHub
· ☕ 2 min read · ✍️ Bence
The iolite GitHub repository contains many examples of additional modules for iolite written in python. It’s not always obvious how to download and use these files, so here’s a quick rundown of the process.
Filling in the blanks (in imaging)
· ☕ 3 min read · ✍️ Joe
Sometimes when imaging we purposely leave space between spots to save time or maybe there is a gap in your image from an instrument glitch. In either case, the cell space image will contain regions of null data, and often we would like to replace those missing parts to make a better looking image.

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