Automatic Collection and Visualization of the Models Given by Thorough Search Analysis and Its Application to the MoO₃ EXAFS Analysis

Abstract

The thorough search (TS) method was introduced to solve the problems in a conventional extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis method. The TS method gives all possible and rational structures (structure candidates) which can reproduce the experimental data well in the parameter space. However, it still has difficulties how to decide the number of structure candidates without discretion and visualize the parameter sets with dimensions of more than 3. In this paper, we have applied the K-means method and principal component analysis and discussed its merits and drawbacks.