Data file formats

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Last updated: May 12, 2022

Three data files are generated for each data acquisition with the Mythen detector with the extensions: .raw, .parab, and .xye. Users should use the xye files.

  • Parab Files – These files contain meta-data, additional information relating to the experiment.  These data include: a time stamp, the data acquisition time, the integrated ion chamber counts, and the 2-theta axis position.

  • XYE Files – These files have been corrected for intensity variations in the detector channels. The data is in xye format, where x = 2theta angle, y = corrected counts and e = error. 

  • Raw Files – Files with the extension .raw are comprised of the raw channel data without flat field correction. The data is in xy format, where x = detector channel number and y = counts.