NXcanSAS v1.1
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2024-09 : Proposals for NXcanSAS v1.1 in development
Overview
Since its release in 2017, the NXcanSAS format has served the community well, but mostly in the role of an HDF equivalent to the CanSAS1D XML format. However, as is evident in its founding discussions, far greater functionality was originally envisaged. Advances in instrumentation and science are now starting to push at the boundaries of NXcanSAS v1.0. One such area is what may be termed Magnetic-SANS which encompasses a number of different SANS techniques involving manipulation of the neutron spin. To meet the needs of this area revisions are required to both NXcanSAS v1.0 and NeXus.
The Magnetic-SANS Problem
To reliably and unambigulously interpret Magnetic-SANS data it is necessary to know the spin history of the neutrons during the measurement. This, in turn, requires:
- a way to denote the spins in NXcanSAS;
- a way to include the spin information in NXcanSAS;
- a way to identify the type of Magnetic-SANS technique that generated the data in NXcanSAS;
- the inclusion of metadata relating to the spin manipulating devices (order encountered, type, etc) in NXcanSAS.
NXcanSAS v1.0 does already provide for some, but alas not all, of this information.
v1.1 Sub-group
- Dirk Honecker (ISIS)
- Steve King (ISIS & CanSAS)
- Annika Stellhorn (ESS)
- Lucas Wilkins (ISIS Data Scientist)
