An efficient approach to integrated MeV ion imaging

Highlights: • Integrated processing of MeV ion imaging data is performed using the open source freeware PyMca. • The software is adapted to support OM_DAQ listmode used in several laboratories, which enables its application for common MeV ion imaging data processing. • A practical µ-ionoluminescence (µ-IL) data acquisition system is implemented at the micro-beam line of the Van de Graaff laboratory of Tehran. - Abstract: An ionoluminescence (IL) spectral imaging system, besides the common MeV ion imaging facilities such as µ-PIXE and µ-RBS, is implemented at the Van de Graaff laboratory of Tehran. A versatile processing software is required to handle the large amount of data concurrently collected in µ-IL and common MeV ion imaging measurements through the respective methodologies. The open-source freeware PyMca, with image processing and multivariate analysis capabilities, is employed to simultaneously process common MeV ion imaging and µ-IL data. Herein, the program was adapted to support the OM_DAQ listmode data format. The appropriate performance of the µ-IL data acquisition system is confirmed through a case study. Moreover, the capabilities of the software for simultaneous analysis of µ-PIXE and µ-RBS experimental data are presented.