A system for one- and two-dimensional signal processing for X-ray scattering, tunneling-and atomic force microscopy applications

A system has been implemented for the acquisition, processing and display of one- and two-dimensional signals. The hardware is based on an advanced signal processor with integrated floating point circuitry which has been interfaced to IBM PC/XT, AT and Microchannel as well as VME and Multibus II buses. The application software has been written in Turbo Pascal under MS-DOS and is also operational on VME and Multibus II systems. The man/machine interface is menu driven and fast graphics is supported by the signal processor. The system is presently applied for X-ray small angle scattering, tunneling- and atomic force microscopy where the users require fast interactive image processing with high accuracy. Further applications, including microtomography are under consideration