Micromeritics ASAP 2460 - ASCII Text File Format Rules; Importing Manually Entered Isotherm Data from the Interactive Isotherm Window; Sample ASCII Text File; To Import the ASCII Text File

ASAP 2460 Operator’s Manual Defining Parameter Files
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Importing Manually Entered Isotherm Data from the Interactive
Isotherm Window
When importing isotherm data from an external ASCII text file using the Import button on the interac-
tive isotherm window, the ASCII text file must follow these rules:
ASCII text file format rules
• Data must be in two columns and separated by a comma or white-space.
• Acceptable column headings are:
Absolute Pressure (mmHg) 
Absolute Pressure (kPa) 
Absolute Pressure (mbar) 
Quantity Adsorbed (mmol/g) 
Quantity Adsorbed (cm³/g STP) 
Quantity Adsorbed (cm3/g STP)
Sample ASCII text file
To import the ASCII text file:
1. Go to File > New Sample and open a new sample information file.
2. On the Sample Description window, select Manually entered in the Type of Data group box.
3. In the dropdown list at the bottom of the Sample Description window, select Isotherm.
Relative Pressure (P/ p
o
) Quantity Adsorbed (cm
3
/g STP) 
0.00156203 21.5917 
0.0453336 42.9898 
0.0667632 46.1971 
0.0944588 49.4713 
0.105895 50.6657 
0.128984 52.9288
000-000 : Desorption 
Relative Pressure (P/ p
o
) Quantity Adsorbed (cm
3
/g STP) 
0.969366 403.793 
0.956297 402.889 
0.944633 402.042
0.932647 401.191