Suddhasattwa Ghosh
Suddhasattwa Ghosh

Reputation: 173

Plotting XRD pattern in Gnuplot

I wish to plot a XRD pattern using Gnuplot. The data file is given below

# User : 
# Journal : 
# Sample Details : 
# Col 1: 2theta (deg.), Col 2: Intensity (a.u.)  
20  88
20.05   92
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20.35   84
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22.45   76
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22.85   62
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22.95   84
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26.4    71
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26.5    61
26.55   73
26.6    74
26.65   83
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26.85   72
26.9    68
26.95   72
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27.15   65
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27.25   72
27.3    66
27.35   58
27.4    67
27.45   73
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27.55   84
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27.65   82
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27.75   71
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27.85   76
27.9    73
27.95   85
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29.95   79
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30.65   72
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30.95   76
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31.85   53
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32.9    49
32.95   66
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39.85   53
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42.2    50
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78.55   38
78.6    34
78.65   34
78.7    40
78.75   37
78.8    37
78.85   39
78.9    47
78.95   40
79  35
79.05   34
79.1    40
79.15   39
79.2    33
79.25   38
79.3    32
79.35   48
79.4    39
79.45   35
79.5    37
79.55   32
79.6    40
79.65   36
79.7    40
79.75   40
79.8    26
79.85   39
79.9    49
79.95   36
80  43

My script is provided below

set terminal postscript eps enhanced colour font 'Times-Roman,12' size 4in,3in  
set output "XRD_E1.eps"

set style line 1 lt 1 lw 1 lc rgb "black"
set xtics out scale 1.5 
set ytics out scale 1.5
set yrange [0:350]
set format y ''
set tics font ",16"
set xlabel "2{/Symbol \161} (deg.)"  font ",16"
set ylabel "Intensity (a.u.)" font ",16"
set key inside right top  
set key title "As prepared LiCl-KCl \n " font ",14" 
##
set label 1 '(200)' font ",12" at 28.45, 280 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "red" offset -0.50, 0.50 rotate by 90
set label 2 '(111)' font ",12" at 30.20, 160 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "blue" offset -0.50,0.50 rotate by 90
set label 3 '(200)' font ",12" at 35.00, 160 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "blue" offset -0.50,0.50 rotate by 90
set label 4 '(220)' font ",12" at 40.65, 173 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "red" offset -0.50,0.50 rotate by 90
set label 5 '(220)' font ",12" at 50.25, 147 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "blue" offset -0.50,0.50 rotate by 90
set label 6 '(400)' font ",12" at 58.85, 78 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "red" offset -1.00,0.50 rotate by 90
set label 7 '(311)' font ",12" at 59.75, 98 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "blue" offset -0.50,0.50 rotate by 90
set label 8 '(222)' font ",12" at 62.70, 77 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "blue" offset -0.50,0.50 rotate by 90
set label 9 '(420)' font ",12" at 66.50, 108 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "red" offset -0.50,0.50 rotate by 90
set label 10 '(222)' font ",12" at 73.80, 93 point pt 7 ps 1.75 lt rgb "blue" offset -0.50,0.50 rotate by 90
##

plot [10:90] 'XRD_E1.dat' u 1:2 w l ls 1 notitle

The script works fine. I only need to include the point types used in the plot in the key title with a proper spacing.

Secondly, is there a better way to plot and label than what is provided in the script? Thank you

Upvotes: 1

Views: 638

Answers (2)

theozh
theozh

Reputation: 26123

@Suddhasattwa Ghosh, in case this is still of interest, you can simply plot your marks with labels point (check help labels). Put your peak data into a datablock or in separate files.

Script:

### print with labels and points
reset session

FILE = 'XRD_E1.dat'
set tics font ",16"
set xlabel "2{/Symbol \161} (deg.)"  font ",16"
set xtics out scale 1.5 
set ylabel "Intensity (a.u.)" font ",16"
set yrange [0:350]
set format y ''
set ytics out scale 1.5
set key inside right top noautotitle font ",12" title "As prepared LiCl-KCl \n " font ",14"

$LiCl <<EOD
(200)   28.45   280
(220)   40.65   173
(400)   58.85    78
(420)   66.50   108
EOD

$KCl <<EOD
(111)   30.20   160
(200)   35.00   160
(220)   50.25   147
(311)   59.75    98
(222)   62.70    77
(222)   73.80    93
EOD

plot FILE u 1:2 w l lc "black", \
     $LiCl u 2:3:1 w labels point pt 7 lc "red"  offset -0.5,0.5 left rotate by 90 font ",12" ti "LiCl", \
     $KCl  u 2:3:1 w labels point pt 7 lc "blue" offset -0.5,0.5 left rotate by 90 font ",12" ti "KCl"
### end of script

Result:

enter image description here

Upvotes: 2

Tom Solid
Tom Solid

Reputation: 2486

If I understand well, you want something like this:

horizontal key

To achieve this, extend your code with:

set key horizontal
plot [10:90] 'XRD_E1.dat' u 1:2 w l ls 1 notitle, 1/0 w p pt 7 ps 1.75 lc rgb "red" t 'LiCl', 1/0 w p pt 7 ps 1.75 lc rgb "blue" t 'KCl'

Upvotes: 1

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