readBIF {tofsims} | R Documentation

## ToF-SIMS BIF/BIF6 file import

### Description

Function to read ToF-SIMS data in the form of preprocessed BIF files

### Usage

    readBIF(
      analysisName,
      instrument = c("iontof", "ulvacphi"),
      mode = c("spectra", "image")
    )

### Arguments

`analysisName` | : filename of BIF/BIF6 file to read
`instrument` | : character, 'iontof' or 'ulvacphi'
`mode,` | 'spectra' or 'image'

### Details

This function imports BIF files from IONTOF Surface Lab or ULVAC-PHI's WinCadence. This function reads the data sequential directly from the binary stream. Therefore it's rather slow, but uses less memory than the `readBIFParallel` function.

### Value

object of type MassImage or MassSpectra

### Author(s)

Lorenz Gerber

[Package tofsims version 1.18.0 Index]