Documentation for pynxtools-raman¶
pynxtools-raman is a free, and open-source data software for harmonizing Raman spectroscopy data and metadata for research data management using NeXus, implemented with the goal to make scientific research data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable).
pynxtools-raman, which is a plugin for pynxtools, provides a tool for reading data from proprietary and open data formats from technology partners and the wider Raman community (currently: WITec or ROD) and standardizing it such that it is compliant with the NeXus application definitions NXoptical_spectroscopy and NXraman, which is an extension of NXoptical_spectroscopy. pynxtools-raman is developed both as a standalone reader and as a tool within NOMAD, which is the open-source data management platform for materials science we are developing with FAIRmat.
pynxtools-raman solves the challenge of using heterogeneous and unfindable data formats which is common in the field of Raman spectroscopy.
pynxtools-raman is useful for scientists from the Raman spectroscopy community that deal with heterogeneous data, for technology partners and data providers looking for ways to make their data FAIRer, and for research groups that want to organize their data using NeXus and NOMAD.
A current use case can be found here with an example NeXus file here.
Learn¶
- You may want to take a look at general concepts of NeXus and how pynxtools works in the documentation of pynxtools
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