A new ion beam analysis data format

Abstract

To be effective, the IDF must be transparent (easily read by an IBA practitioner), universal (catering to varying needs), and must include the most common features desired by both experimentalists who collect and archive data and by users who analyse the data. The IDF must also be readily extensible in order to include features specific to individual codes and laboratories, as well as being able to incorporate new features and options in the future. We have developed such a data format. It is currently being implemented in the most popular general purpose IBA data analysis codes. We present here its main features.

Improved physics in SIMNRA 7

“…The universal scattering cross-section is mainly useful at very low energies, as are typical for medium energy ion scattering (MEIS). SIMNRA 7 uses the IBA data format (IDF) [42] as its native le format for storing spectra and all input data. The le format is called xnra and is somewhat more restrictive than IDF.…”