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sample:

The sample command is used to set various properties of the sample.

The syntax for the sample command is:

     sample type value name "sample name" mosaic value

Where the value of type can be either powder or crystal, the value of name must be included in quotes unless it is a single word, and the value of mosaic is the mosaic spread of the sample in minutes.  Any combination of 1,2, or 3 arguments can be given in any order.

Examples:

sample type crystal
sample name "Test sample Number 2"
sample mosaic 45 type crystal




The sample command can also be accessed from the GUI by selecting the Sample/Mode Information tab from the Sample top-level tab.  To set the sample information, the green button at the bottom of the tab must be changed from "Monitoring ... Click to allow changes" to "Changing ... click to monitor". The sample name is typed in the Sample Name text box, the Sample Type is selected with the blue pull-down menu, the Sample Mosaic is typed in the numerical control, and the sample command itself is issued by clicking on the blue Update Parameters button.

GUI interface to sample