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NeXL: A Platform for Innovation in Microanalysis

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Nicholas Ritchie, Dale E. Newbury

Abstract

NeXL is a series of loosely coupled software packages in the Julia language (https://julialang.org/) implementing X-ray microanalysis routines. NeXLCore (https://github.com/usnistgov/NeXLCore.jl) sits at the center of NeXL providing fundamental atomic and X-ray physics data and algorithms. In addition, it defines basic algorithms for handling materials, k-ratios and a Monte Carlo simulator of electron transport. NeXLMatrixCorrection (https://github.com/usnistgov/NeXLMatrixCorrection.jl) implements a handful of common matrix correction algorithms and a basic iteration algorithm. NeXLSpectrum (https://github.com/usnistgov/NeXLSpectrum.jl) implements energy dispersive X-ray spectrum manipulation and analysis tools for both spectra and hyper-spectra. It can read and write ISO/EMSA files and LISPIX-style RPL/RAW hyperspectra. NeXLUncertainties
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Microscopy and Microanalysis
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Journals

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Keywords

X-ray, microanalysis, software
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Ritchie, N. and Newbury, D. (2001), NeXL: A Platform for Innovation in Microanalysis, Microscopy and Microanalysis, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=931823 (Accessed October 27, 2025)

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Created January 1, 2001, Updated September 29, 2025
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