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+import ch.psi.pshell.plot.RangeSelectionPlot.RangeSelection as RangeSelection
+
+# caution: do not insert multiple runs in the same script!
+#          earlier runs are overwritten!
+
+ranges = []
+
+# overview spec:
+#rs = RangeSelection(100.0,800.0)
+#rs.setVars([0.3, 0.2, 1.0, 800.0]) #Time, Size, Iteration, photon energy
+#ranges.append(rs)
+
+# Au 4f
+#rs = RangeSelection(105.0,114.0) # before 105 to 115 ----   -1eV
+#rs.setVars([0.4, 0.05, 3, 200., "Au 4f"]) #Time, Size, Iteration, photon energy
+#ranges.append(rs)
+
+# C 1s
+rs = RangeSelection(107.0,113.0) # before 105 to 115 ----   -4eV 
+rs.setVars([0.8, 0.02, 3, 400., "C 1s"]) #Time, Size, Iteration, photon energy
+ranges.append(rs)
+
+# Au 4d5/2
+rs = RangeSelection(100.0,114.0) # before 100 to 110 ----  +4eV, center was 445eV  
+rs.setVars([0.8, 0.02, 3, 447., "Au 4d5/2"]) #Time, Size, Iteration, photon energy
+ranges.append(rs)
+
+# N 1s
+rs = RangeSelection(110.0,115.0) # before 105 to 115 ----  -5eV
+rs.setVars([0.8, 0.02, 3, 515., "N 1s"]) #Time, Size, Iteration, photon energy
+ranges.append(rs)
+
+# overview
+#rs = RangeSelection(100.0,800.0)
+#rs.setVars([0.3, 0.2, 1, 800., "overview"]) #Time, Size, Iteration, photon energy
+#ranges.append(rs)
+
+# Zn 2p
+#rs = RangeSelection(107.0,112.0) # before 105 to 115 ---  -5eV
+#rs.setVars([0.4, 0.05, 3, 1135., "Zn 2p"]) #Time, Size, Iteration, photon energy
+#ranges.append(rs)
+
+
+
+
+
+# Zn 3d
+#rs = RangeSelection(205.0,215.0)
+#rs.setVars([0.4, 0.05, 3, 225.]) #Time, Size, Iteration, photon energy
+#ranges.append(rs)
+
+
+
+# Au 4d3/2
+#rs = RangeSelection(100.0,115.0)
+#rs.setVars([0.4, 0.05, 3, 465., "Au 4d3/2"]) #Time, Size, Iteration, photon energy
+#ranges.append(rs)
+
+
+
+run("XPSSpectrum", {"save_scienta_image":True, 
+                    "ranges":ranges, 
+                    "ENDSCAN":True, 
+                    "pass_energy":50})