2019/08/31 by Georg Schnabel · 1 citation
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #cs.DL #nucl-ex #nucl-th #physics.comp-ph #physics.data-an
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/epjconf/202023916001
published as EPJ Web of Conferences 239, 16001 (2020) · 4 pages, ND2019 conference
arxiv created 2020/05/05 · arxiv updated 2021/03/30
The EXFOR library is a useful resource for many people in the field of nuclear physics. In particular, the experimental data in the EXFOR library serves as a starting point for nuclear data evaluations. There is an ongoing discussion about how to make evaluations more transparent and reproducible. One important ingredient may be convenient programmatic access to the data in the EXFOR library from high-level languages. To this end, the complete EXFOR library can be converted to a MongoDB database. This database can be conveniently searched and accessed from a wide variety of programming languages, such as C++, Python, Java, Matlab, and R. This contribution provides some details about the successful conversion of the EXFOR library to a MongoDB database and shows simple usage examples to underline its merits. All codes required for the conversion have been made available online and are open-source. In addition, a Dockerfile has been created to facilitate the installation process.