Repository details

NIST XCOM

Name of repository
NIST XCOM
Additional name(s)
  • XCOM
  • Photon Cross Section Database
  • NIST Standard Reference Database 8 (XGAM)
Repository URL
https://www.nist.gov/pml/xcom-photon-cross-sections-database
Subject(s)
Description
A web database is provided which can be used to calculate photon cross sections for scattering, photoelectric absorption and pair production, as well as total attenuation coefficients, for any element, compound or mixture (Z ≤ 100), at energies from 1 keV to 100 GeV.
Contact
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
  • doi.org/10.18434/T48G6X
Repository size
1 mm
Repository type(s)
  • institutional
Mission statement for designated community
https://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Xcom/Text/intro.html
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • data provider
Institution name
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Physical Measurement Laboratory
Additional name(s)
  • NIST, PML
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:016s8vs02
Contact(s)
  • steve.seltzer@nist.gov
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1990
Institution name
U.S.Department of Commerce
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:04chq2495
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1990
Institution name
U.S.Department of Energy, Office of Health and Environmental Research
Additional name(s)
  • OHER
  • energy.gov
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1990

Policies (2)

Policy Name
Privacy Policy
Policy Name
Quality Standards

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database License
Copyrights

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
Copyrights
DataLicense
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
open
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • unknown
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Xcom/Text/version.shtml
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes

Remarks

Remarks
XCOM is a computer program and data base which can be used to calculate, with a personal computer, photon cross sections for scattering, photoelectric absorption and pair production, as well as total attenuation coefficients, in any element, compound or mixture, at energies from 1 keV to 100 GeV. XCOM On line: https://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Xcom/html/xcom1.html
Entry date
2012-12-05
Last update
2021-04-13
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re3data.org: NIST XCOM; editing status 2021-04-13; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3V01X last accessed: 2024-04-26