| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| file_name | NX_CHAR | File name of original NeXus file to assist in identification if the external name has been changed |
| file_time | ISO 8601 | Date and time of file creation |
| NeXus_version | NX_CHAR | Version of NeXus API used in writing the file |
| user | NX_CHAR | Name of user responsible for producing the file |
| affiliation | NX_CHAR | User's affiliation |
| address | NX_CHAR | User's postal address (complete) |
| telephone_number | NX_CHAR | User's telephone number |
| fax_number | NX_CHAR | User's fax number |
| NX_CHAR | User's e-mail address |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| units | NX_CHAR | Units of data which must conform to the standard defined by the Unidata UDunits utility (in particular, see udunits.dat) |
| signal | NX_INT32 | Defines which data set contains the signal to be plotted - set to 1 for main signal |
| axis | NX_INT32 | Defines the rank of the signal data for which this data set is a dimension scale in order of the fastest varying index i.e. if the array being stored is data, with elements data[j][i] in C and data(i,j) in Fortran, "axis" would have the following values :
|
| primary | NX_INT32 | Defines the order of preference for dimension scales which apply to the same rank of signal data - set to 1 for preferred dimension scale |
| long_name | NX_CHAR | Defines title of signal data or axis label of dimension scale |
| calibration_status | NX_CHAR | Defines status of data value - set to "Nominal" or "Measured" |
| histogram_offset | NX_FLOAT32 | Defines the offset from the first data point to its bin boundary.
|
| checksum | NX_INT32 | Sum of data array acting as a check on data integrity |
| version | NX_CHAR | Version of XML DTD file or schema on which the NeXus file is based. Should only be used with the "analysis" data item in an NXentry group. |
| URL | NX_CHAR | The URL of the XML DTD file or schema on which the NeXus file is based. Should only be used with the "analysis" data item in an NXentry group. |
Comments to: Ray Osborn <ROsborn@anl.gov>
Revised: Wednesday, September 29, 1999
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