EXFOR systems manual: Nuclear reaction data exchange format. Revision 97/1

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/537400· OSTI ID:537400

McLane, V ^[1]

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This document describes EXFOR, the exchange format designed to allow transmission of nuclear reaction data between the members of the Nuclear Data Center Network. In addition to storing the data and its` bibliographic information, experimental information, including source of uncertainties, is also compiled. The status and history of the data set is also included, e.g., the source of the data, any updates which have been made, and correlations to other data sets. EXFOR is designed for flexibility rather than optimization of data processing in order to meet the diverse needs of the nuclear reaction data centers. The exchange format should not be confused with a center-to-user format. Although users may obtain data from the centers in the EXFOR format, other center-to-user formats have been developed to meet the needs of the users within each center`s own sphere of responsibility. The exchange format, as outlined, is designed to allow a large variety of numerical data tables with explanatory and bibliographic information to be transmitted in an easily machine-readable format (for checking and indicating possible errors) and a format that can be read by personnel (for passing judgment on and correcting any errors indicated by the machine).

• Research Organization: National Nuclear Data Center, Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 537400
• Report Number(s): BNL-NCS--63330-Rev.97/1; ON: DE98000604
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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66 PHYSICS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
DATA TRANSMISSION
INFORMATION CENTERS
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MANUALS
NUCLEAR DATA COLLECTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PROGRAMMING