CONTUR: A program for X-ray photoemission spectroscopic personal computer-based data analysis Original Research Article

CONTUR, a computer program for photoemission data analysis written in QuickBasic that operates using an IBM personal computer (PC) or compatible, is described. It includes the following functions: plotting of up to four files, files saving, spectra comparison (including addition, subtraction and division) smoothing and median filtering, data marking, differentiating, resizing of X and Y scales, transforming binding into kinetic energy and vice versa, X axis cutting, showing X and Y values of the files, spikes removing, linear and Shirley background subtraction, calculating the area of the peaks, determination of maxima of the file, DOS shell. A brief description of the program and its capabilities is given.