Conventions and Units

Conventions:

Conventions utilized in the SPECT3D and SPECT3D Visualizer on-line documentation are listed below.

Menu Item Selection:

Menu item selection is illustrated by the following example:

File | Open

Select the "Open" menu item under the "File" menu.

 

Apply | OK | Cancel Button Definitions:

Apply	Save parameters. Dialog box remains visible.
OK	Save parameters. Dialog box is hidden.
Cancel	Do not save parameters. Dialog box is hidden.

Units:

In general, the following units are used throughout SPECT3D and SPECT3D Visualizer .

 

Distance	cm
Time	sec
Temperature	eV
Mass Density	g/cm3
Photon Energy	eV
Wavelength	Angstroms
Specific Intensity	erg/cm2/s/ster/eV
Ion density	ions/cm3
Electron density	electrons/cm3
Atomic weight	atomic mass units