Software for standard-based analysis of thick target PIGE data

Software, "SyrPIGE", has been developed to perform particle induced γ-ray emission (PIGE) data analysis of thick targets relying on a standard-based method. It allows self-consistent and direct analysis of PIGE data considering easy calibration of PIGE spectra, on-screen identification of every γ-ray line, manual input or evaluation of E₁₂ values for every element at established γ-ray energies, direct generation of stopping power data based on built-in electronic stopping power calculations for protons, ability to compare results with standards and batch mode analysis capability. The software was tested on standards and showed reliable and consistent results, with PIGE data analysis performed in a very short time compared with time-consuming traditional analysis.