ocdb 0.2.1

Optical constants for elements and various materials in the EUV and VUV wavelengths

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.