Signal1D Tools

The methods described in this section are only available for one-dimensional signals in the Signal1D class.

Cropping

The crop_signal1D() crops the spectral energy range in-place. If no parameter is passed, a user interface appears in which to crop the one dimensional signal. For example:

s = hs.datasets.example_signals.EDS_TEM_Spectrum()
s.crop_signal1D(5, 15) # s is cropped in place

Additionally, cropping in HyperSpy can be performed using the Signal indexing syntax. For example, the following crops a spectrum to the 5 keV-15 keV region:

s = hs.datasets.example_signals.EDS_TEM_Spectrum()
sc = s.isig[5.:15.] # s is not cropped, sc is a "cropped view" of s

It is possible to crop interactively using Region Of Interest (ROI). For example:

s = hs.datasets.example_signals.EDS_TEM_Spectrum()
roi = hs.roi.SpanROI(left=5, right=15)
s.plot()
sc = roi.interactive(s)
../_images/interactive_signal1d_cropping.png

Interactive spectrum cropping using a ROI.

Background removal

The remove_background() method provides background removal capabilities through both a CLI and a GUI. Current background type supported are power law, offset, polynomial and gaussian. By default the background is estimated, but a full fit can also be used. The full fit is more accurate, but slower.

Calibration

The calibrate() method provides a user interface to calibrate the spectral axis.

Alignment

The following methods use sub-pixel cross-correlation or user-provided shifts to align spectra. They support applying the same transformation to multiple files.

Integration

Deprecated since version 1.3: integrate_in_range(). It will be removed in 2.0. Use integrate1D() instead, possibly in combination with a Region Of Interest (ROI) if interactivity is required.

Data smoothing

The following methods (that include user interfaces when no arguments are passed) can perform data smoothing with different algorithms:

Spike removal

New in version 0.5.

spikes_removal_tool() provides an user interface to remove spikes from spectra.

../_images/spikes_removal_tool.png

Spikes removal tool.

Peak finding

A peak finding routine based on the work of T. O’Haver is available in HyperSpy through the find_peaks1D_ohaver() method.

Other methods