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scipp / scippneutron

Neutron scattering toolkit built using scipp for Data Reduction. Not facility or instrument specific.
https://scipp.github.io/scippneutron/
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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Add a function to access scattering parameters #497

Closed jl-wynen closed 6 months ago

jl-wynen commented 6 months ago

This will be needed for https://github.com/scipp/essdiffraction/issues/22 and many other similar corrections.

I chose this particular implementation because most users will only need parameters for a handful elements at a time. So there is no need to load all of them or initialise all during import like in Mantid. Also, the format is simple, portable, and relatively compact.

jl-wynen commented 6 months ago

Will we also have to store similar things later...? Cause, then we should probably name the module something more generic, like data or references.

I don't know. But 'data' is taken. TBH, the current name is motivated by Mantid's NeutronAtom class.