ocdb
Optical constants for elements and various materials in the EUV and VUV wavelengths.
Welcome! This is ocdb, a Python package for easily accessing the X-ray/EUV/VUV scattering and absorption data contained in the Optical Constants Database (OCDB) provided by the German National Metrology Institute, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, PTB.
Features
A list of (planned) features:
Access to X-ray/EUV/VUV scattering and absorption coefficients (n and k)
Interface compatible to the periodictable Python package
Provides data and uncertainties
FAIR and linked data: citable, reliable, and reproducible
Offline access: data contained in package
Community-driven: easy to contribute
And to make it even more convenient for users and future-proof:
Open source project written in Python (>= 3.9)
Developed fully test-driven
Extensive user and API documentation
Installation
To install the ocdb package on your computer (sensibly within a Python virtual environment), open a terminal (activate your virtual environment), and type in the following:
pip install ocdb
License
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GPLv3 License. See the file LICENSE for more details.
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