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ANSI N42.42: Data format standard for radiation detectors
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The purpose of the ANSI N42.42 standard is to facilitate
manufacturer-independent transfer of information
from radiation measurement instruments for use in Homeland Security. This
standard specifies the XML data format that shall be used for both required and
optional data to be made available by radiation instruments. The structure of
the data is described by an XML Schema (.xsd)
file. The schema file allows XML parsers to validate the format of
instrument data files: it defines the standard names for data elements and
attributes, whether or not they are optional or required for each class of
instrument, and the hierarchical relationships between them. A
graphical version of the
schema (1.7 MB  ) is also available.
ANSI N42.42 Short Course Material, August 9, 2006.The following links give examples of the N42.42 format for each instrument type: Simple Spectrometer |
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