Changeset 48b8f6d in sasview for src/sas/sasgui


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Timestamp:
Oct 7, 2016 3:49:07 PM (8 years ago)
Author:
smk78
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master, ESS_GUI, ESS_GUI_Docs, ESS_GUI_batch_fitting, ESS_GUI_bumps_abstraction, ESS_GUI_iss1116, ESS_GUI_iss879, ESS_GUI_iss959, ESS_GUI_opencl, ESS_GUI_ordering, ESS_GUI_sync_sascalc, costrafo411, magnetic_scatt, release-4.1.1, release-4.1.2, release-4.2.2, ticket-1009, ticket-1094-headless, ticket-1242-2d-resolution, ticket-1243, ticket-1249, ticket885, unittest-saveload
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b61bd57, 18b7ecb9
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e82bb81
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Updated with SESANS format by Wim, then thoroughly edited by Steve.
Information on NxcanSAS and File Converter added too. Closes #709

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  • src/sas/sasgui/guiframe/media/data_formats_help.rst

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    1010============ 
    1111 
    12 SasView reads several different 1D (I(Q) vs Q), 2D SANS(I(Qx,Qy) vs (Qx,Qy)) 
    13 and SESANS (P(z) vs z) 
    14 data files. But please note that SasView does not at present load data where 
    15 the Q and I(Q) data are in separate files. 
     12SasView reads several different 1D SAS (*I(Q) vs Q*), 2D SAS(*I(Qx,Qy) vs (Qx,Qy)*) and 1D SESANS (*P(z) vs z*) data files. From SasView 4.1 onwards, a :ref:`File_Converter_Tool` allows some legacy formats to be converted into modern formats that SasView will read. 
    1613 
    17 1D Formats SANS 
    18 --------------- 
     141D SAS Formats 
     15-------------- 
    1916 
    20 SasView will read files with 2 to 4 columns of numbers in the following order:  
     17SasView will read ASCII ('text') files with 2 to 4 columns of numbers in the following order:  
    2118 
    22     Q, I(Q), (dI(Q), dQ(Q)) 
     19    *Q, I(Q), ( dI(Q), dQ(Q) )* 
    2320     
    24 where dQ(Q) is the instrumental resolution in Q and assumed to have originated  
     21where *dQ(Q)* is the instrumental resolution in *Q* and assumed to have originated  
    2522from pinhole geometry. 
    2623 
    2724Numbers can be separated by spaces or commas. 
    2825 
    29 SasView recognises the following file extensions: 
     26SasView recognises the following file extensions which are not case-sensitive: 
    3027 
    3128*  .TXT 
     
    3431*  .XML (in canSAS format v1.0 and 1.1) 
    3532 
    36 If using CSV output from, for example, a spreadsheet, ensure that it is not  
    37 using commas as delimiters for thousands. 
     33If using CSV output from, for example, a spreadsheet, ensure that it is not using commas as delimiters for thousands. 
     34 
     35The SasView :ref:`File_Converter_Tool` available in SasView 4.1 onwards can be used to convert data sets with separated *I(Q)* and *Q* files (for example, BSL/OTOKO, and some output from FIT2D and other SAXS-oriented software) into either the canSAS SASXML (XML) format or the NeXus NXcanSAS (HDF5) format. 
    3836 
    3937For a description of the CanSAS/SASXML format see: 
    4038http://www.cansas.org/formats/canSAS1d/1.1/doc/ 
    4139 
     40For a description of the ISIS 1D format see: 
     41http://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/instruments/loq/software/colette-ascii-file-format-descriptions9808.pdf 
     42 
     43For a description of the NXcanSAS format see: 
     44http://cansas-org.github.io/NXcanSAS/classes/contributed_definitions/NXcanSAS.html 
     45 
     46All the above formats are written by the `Mantid Framework <http://www.mantidproject.org/>`_. 
     47 
    4248For a description of the NIST 1D format see: 
    4349http://danse.chem.utk.edu/trac/wiki/NCNROutput1D_IQ 
    4450 
    45 For a description of the ISIS 1D format see: 
    46 http://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/instruments/loq/software/colette-ascii-file-format-descriptions9808.pdf 
     51For a description of the BSL/OTOKO format see:  
     52http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Beamlines/Soft-Condensed-Matter/small-angle/SAXS-Software/CCP13/BSL.html 
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    4955 
    50 2D Formats SANS 
    51 --------------- 
     562D SAS Formats 
     57-------------- 
    5258 
    53 SasView will only read files in the NIST 2D format with the extensions  
    54 .ASC or .DAT 
     59SasView will read ASCII ('text') files in the NIST 2D format (with the extensions .ASC or .DAT) or files in the NeXus NXcanSAS (HDF5) format (with the extension .H5). File extensions are not case-sensitive. Both of these formats are written by the `Mantid Framework <http://www.mantidproject.org/>`_. 
    5560 
    56 Most of the header lines can be removed except the last line, and only the  
    57 first three columns (Qx, Qy, and I(Qx,Qy)) are actually required. 
     61Most of the header lines in the NIST 2D format can actually be removed except the last line, and only the first three columns (*Qx, Qy,* and *I(Qx,Qy)*) are actually required. 
     62 
     63The SasView :ref:`File_Converter_Tool` available in SasView 4.1 onwards can be used to convert data sets in the 2D BSL/OTOKO format into the NeXus NXcanSAS (HDF5) format. 
    5864 
    5965For a description of the NIST 2D format see: 
    6066http://danse.chem.utk.edu/trac/wiki/NCNROutput1D_2DQxQy  
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     68For a description of the NXcanSAS format see:  
     69http://cansas-org.github.io/NXcanSAS/classes/contributed_definitions/NXcanSAS.html 
    6370 
    64 SESANS Format 
    65 ------------- 
    66  
    67 The current file extension is .ses or .sesans (not case sensitive). 
    68  
    69 The file format is to have a list of name-value pairs as a header at the top of the file, detailing general experimental parameters necessary for fitting and analyzing data. This list should contain all information necessary for the file to be 'portable' between users. 
    70  
    71 Following that is a 6 column list of instrument experimental variables: 
    72  
    73 - Spin echo length (z, in Angstroms) 
    74 - Spin echo length error (:math:`\Delta` z, in Angstroms) (experimental resolution) 
    75 - neutron wavelength (:math:`\lambda`, in Angstroms) (essential for ToF instruments) 
    76 - neutron wavelength error (:math:`\Delta \lambda`, in Angstroms) 
    77 - Normalized polarization (:math:`P/P_0`, unitless) 
    78 - Normalized polarization error (:math:`\Delta(P/P_0)`, unitless) (measurement error) 
     71For a description of the BSL/OTOKO format see: For a description of the BSL/OTOKO format see:  
     72http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Beamlines/Soft-Condensed-Matter/small-angle/SAXS-Software/CCP13/BSL.html 
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    83 .. note::  This help document was last changed by Wim Bouwman, 05Oct2016 
     771D SESANS Format 
     78---------------- 
     79 
     80SasView version 4.1 onwards will read ASCII ('text') files in a prototype SESANS standard format (with the extensions .SES or .SESANS). The file extensions are not case-sensitive. 
     81 
     82The file format has a list of name-value pairs at the top of the file which detail the general experimental parameters necessary for fitting and analyzing data. This list should contain all the information necessary for the file to be 'portable' between users. 
     83 
     84Following the header is a 6 column list of instrument experimental variables: 
     85 
     86- Spin echo length (z, in Angstroms) 
     87- Spin echo length error (:math:`\Delta`\ z, in Angstroms) (experimental resolution) 
     88- Neutron wavelength (:math:`\lambda`, in Angstroms) (essential for ToF instruments) 
     89- Neutron wavelength error (:math:`\Delta \lambda`, in Angstroms) 
     90- Normalized polarization (:math:`P/P_0`, unitless) 
     91- Normalized polarization error (:math:`\Delta(P/P_0)`, unitless) (measurement error) 
     92 
     93.. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ 
     94 
     95.. note::  This help document was last changed by Steve King, 07Oct2016 
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