Test Data

Test data sets are included as a convenience to our users. Look in the \example_data sub-folder in your SasView installation folder.

The test data sets are organized based on their data structure & purpose:

  • 1D data

  • 2D data

  • convertible data (as used by the File Converter tool)

  • coordinate data (as used by the Generic Scattering Calculator tool)

  • DLS data

  • image data (as used by the Image Viewer tool)

  • magnetic data (from polarised SANS)

  • NR data

  • SESANS data

  • other formats

  • saved states

  • other test data (such as distribution weights files)

For information on the structure of these files, please see Data Formats.

1D Data

1D data sets EITHER have:

  • at least two columns of data with Q on the x-axis and I(Q) (assumed to be in absolute units) on the y-axis; optionally, additional columns of data may carry uncertainty data, resolution data, etc, or other metadata.

OR:

  • the Q data and the I(Q) data in separate files with no other information; data in the this format need to be converted to a single file multi-column format with the File Converter Tool before they can be analysed in SasView; see Convertible Data below.

1D Test Data

Example data files are located in the \1d_data sub-folder.

10wtAOT_Reline_120_reduced / Anton-Paar / saxsess_example

  • SAXS data from Anton-Paar SAXSess instruments saved in Otto Glatter’s PDH format.

1umSlitSmearSphere

  • Simulated NIST USANS data from a 1% dispersion of 1 micron spheres in D2O.

33837rear_1D_1.75_16.5

  • TOF-SANS data from a magnetically-oriented surfactant liquid crystal collected on the SANS2D instrument at ISIS.

  • The files were output by the Mantid framework v3.6.

98929

  • Simple two-column text variant of ISIS_98929 (see below).

Anton-Paar

  • Example of the Anton-Paar XML format.

AOT_Microemulsion

  • TOF-SANS data from Aerosol-OT surfactant-stabilised oil-in-water microemulsions collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS.

  • Data are provided at three contrasts: core (oil core), drop (oil core + surfactant layer), and shell (surfactant layer).

  • The files were output by the Mantid framework v3.1.

  • Suitable for testing Simultaneous Fit Mode .

apoferritin

  • TOF-SANS data from a solution of the protein apoferritin collected on the SANS2D instrument at ISIS.

  • Suitable for testing P(r) Calculation .

APS_DND-CAT

  • SAXS data from the DND-CAT instrument at the APS.

AUSANS_run3_2_no_buffer / AUSANS_run4_1_with_buffer

  • SANS data from the old AUSANS instrument at HIFAR (now decommissioned).

conalbumin

  • TOF-SANS data from a solution of the protein conalbumin collected on the SANS2D instrument at ISIS.

  • Suitable for testing P(r) Calculation .

FK403_0006_Nika / Lew_Sa3_DSM_QinA

  • USAXS data from the 9ID instrument at the APS.

hSDS_D2O

  • TOF-SANS data from h25-sodium dodecyl sulphate solutions in D2O at 0.5wt% (just above the cmc), 2wt% (well above the cmc), and 2wt% but with 0.2mM NaCl electrolyte collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS.

  • The files were output by the Mantid framework v3.1.

  • Suitable for testing charged S(Q) models.

ISIS_83404 / ISIS_98929

  • TOF-SANS data from polyamide-6 fibres hydrated in D2O collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS. The data exhibit a broad lamellar peak from the semi- crystalline nanostructure.

  • This is the same data as that in the BSL/OTOKO Z8300* / Z9800* convertible files (see Convertible Data) but in an amalgamated format!

  • Suitable for testing Correlation_Function_Analysis .

ISIS_Polymer_Blend_RT2

  • TOF-SANS data from a monodisperse (Mw/Mn~1.03) polymer blend of 52wt% d8-polystyrene : 48wt% h8-polystyrene collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS.

  • Mw~54180 g/mol, Rg~58 Ang.

  • The file was output by the Mantid framework v3.12.

  • Suitable for testing the mono_gauss_coil, poly_gauss_coil and rpa models.

ISIS_Polymer_Blend_TK49

  • TOF-SANS data from a monodisperse (Mw/Mn~1.02) polymer blend of 49wt% d8-polystyrene : 51wt% h8-polystyrene collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS.

  • Mw~77500g/mol, Rg~74 Ang.

  • The file was output by the Mantid framework v2.6.

  • Suitable for testing the mono_gauss_coil, poly_gauss_coil and rpa models.

latex_smeared

  • SANS and USANS data from 500nm polymer latex particles dispersed in D2O.

Ludox_silica

  • TOF-SANS data from a dispersion of Ludox silica in mother liquor collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS.

  • The file was output by the Mantid framework v3.11.

P123_D2O

  • TOF-SANS data from lyotropic liquid crystalline solutions of the non-ionic ABA block copolymer Pluronic P123 in D2O at 10wt%, 30wt%, and 40wt% collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS.

  • This is the 1D radially-averaged form of the 2D data below (see 2D Data)!

  • The files were output by the Mantid framework v3.3.

  • Suitable for testing paracrystal models.

VTMA

  • Multi-frame USAXS data from a thermo-mechanical analysis scan performed at the APS.

  • Suitable for testing Batch Fit Mode .

2D Data

2D data sets are data sets that give the reduced intensity for a given Qx-Qy bin. Depending on the file format, uncertainty data and metadata may also be present.

2D Test Data

Example data files are located in the \2d_data sub-folder.

14250_2D_NoDetInfo_NXcanSAS_v3

  • TOF-SANS data from an unidentified sample collected on the LARMOR instrument at ISIS.

  • The data are written in a minimalist form of the NXcanSAS standard format.

33837rear_2D_1.75_16.5

  • TOF-SANS data from a magnetically-oriented surfactant liquid crystal collected on the SANS2D instrument at ISIS.

  • The data are written in the NIST 2D format and two variants of the NXcanSAS standard format.

  • The NXcanSAS files were output by the Mantid framework v3.6 and v3.7.

BAM_2D

  • SAXS data from an oriented Fe sample collected at BAM.

  • The data are written in a minimalist form of the NXcanSAS standard format.

exp18_14_igor_2dqxqy

  • SANS data from a non-centrosymmetric measurement collected on the HiResSANS instrument at ORNL.

  • The data are written in the NIST 2D format.

P123_D2O

  • TOF-SANS data from lyotropic liquid crystalline solutions of the non-ionic ABA block copolymer Pluronic P123 in D2O at 10wt%, 30wt%, and 40wt% collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS.

  • This is the 2D form of the 1D radially-averaged data above (see 1D Data)!

  • The data are written in the NIST 2D format.

  • Suitable for testing paracrystal models.

SILIC010

  • SANS data from a 2% dispersion of silica nanoparticles in D2O collected at ORNL.

  • The data are written in the NIST 2D format.

Convertible Data

Example data files are located in the \convertible_files sub-folder.

APS_X / APS_Y

  • ASCII format 1D SAXS data output by a reduction software package at the APS.

  • Suitable for testing the File Converter Tool .

FIT2D_I / FIT2D_Q

  • ASCII format 1D SAXS data output by the FIT2D software package at the ESRF.

  • Suitable for testing the File Converter Tool .

X25000.L2D

  • Binary BSL/OTOKO format 2D TOF-SANS data collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS.

  • Suitable for testing the File Converter Tool .

Z8300*.I1D / Z8300*.QAX / Z9800*.I1D / Z9800*.QAX

  • Binary BSL/OTOKO format 1D TOF-SANS data from polyamide-6 fibres hydrated in D2O collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS. The data exhibit a broad lamellar peak from the semi-crystalline nanostructure.

  • This is the same data as that in ISIS_83404 / ISIS_98929 (see 1D Data) but in a historical separated format developed at the SRS Daresbury!

  • Suitable for testing the File Converter Tool .

  • Suitable for testing Correlation_Function_Analysis after conversion.

LMOG_100254_merged_ISIS2D

  • ASCII format TOF-SANS data from low-molecular weight organo-gelator system collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS.

  • The data are written in the historical COLETTE (or RKH) 2D format.

  • Suitable for testing the File Converter Tool .

YBCO_12685__ISIS2D

  • ASCII format TOF-SANS data from a Nb/YBaCuO superconductor sample collected on the SANS2D instrument at ISIS.

  • The data are written in the historical COLETTE (or RKH) 2D format.

  • Suitable for testing the File Converter Tool .

Coordinate Data

Coordinate data, such as PDB (Protein Data Bank) or OMF/SLD (micromagnetic simulation) files, and which describe a specific structure, are designed to be read and viewed in the Generic SAS Calculator Tool .

Coordinate Test Data

Example data files are located in the \coordinate_data sub-folder.

1n04

  • PDB format data file describing the structure of the protein transferrin.

2w0o

  • PDB format data file describing the structure of the protein apoferritin.

A_Raw_Example-1

  • OMF format data file from a simulation of magnetic spheres.

diamond

  • PDB format data file describing the structure of diamond.

dna

  • PDB format data file describing the structure of DNA.

five_tetrahedra_cube

  • VTK format file describing a cube formed of five finite elements.

mag_cylinder

  • SLD file that describes a single cylinder of radius 2nm and length of 4nm. The cylinder has equal nuclear and magnetic SLD, magnetised along the length.

sld_file

  • Example SLD format data file.

sphere_R= x with x = 0_0025, 0_2025, 4 and 2500

  • VTK format data files describing a homogeneously magnetised sphere. The ratio R between nuclear and magnetic SLD is varied from mostly magnetic to only nuclear structural scattering.

DLS Data

DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering) data sets primarily contain the intensity autocorrelation function as a function of the delay time (in microseconds).

DLS Test Data

Example data files are located in the \dls_data sub-folder.

dls_monodisperse / dls_polydisperse

  • DLS data from a very dilute dispersion of 3 nm polymer latex nanoparticles in H/D-water.

  • Suitable for testing the cumulants_dls model.

Image Data

Image data sets are designed to be read by the Image Viewer Tool . They can also be converted into synthetic 2D data.

Image Test Data

Example data files are located in the \image_data sub-folder.

ISIS_98940

  • TOF-SANS data from polyamide-6 fibres hydrated in D2O collected on the LOQ instrument at ISIS. The data exhibit a broad lamellar peak from the semi- crystalline nanostructure which, because of the orientation of the fibres, gives rise to an anisotropic 2D scattering pattern.

  • The image data is presented in Windows Bitmap (.bmp), GIF (.gif), JPEG (.jpg), Portable Network Grpahics (.png), and TIFF (.tif) formats.

Magnetic Data

Polarised SANS data.

Magnetic Test Data

Example data files are located in the \magnetic_data sub-folder.

S50

  • 2D and 1D sector data from 10 nm nanospheres in d8-toluene (c_Fe2O3 = 50 mg/ml, ~1 vol%) at an aligning magnetic field of 1.5 T in horizontal direction.

  • See 10.1088/1367-2630/14/1/013025

Reflectometry Data

Neutron (NR) or X-ray (XR) Reflectometry data sets primarily contain the interfacial reflectivity as a function of Q.

Note

The Refl1D reflectivity model-fitting software uses the same fitting engine (Bumps) as SasView.

Reflectometry Test Data

Example data files are located in the \reflectometry_data sub-folder.

NR_Ni_down_state / NR_Ni_up_state

  • Polarised (spin down/up) NR data from a Ni multilayer sample.

SESANS Data

SESANS (Spin-Echo SANS) data sets primarily contain the normalised neutron polarisation as a function of the spin-echo length. Also see SANS to SESANS conversion . SasView treats all files ending .ses as SESANS data.

Note

The .ses format is still under development and may be subject to change.

SESANS Test Data

Example data files are located in the \sesans_data sub-folder.

sphere_isis

  • SESANS data from 100nm PMMA latex nanoparticles in h/d-decalin collected on the LARMOR instrument at ISIS over spin-echo lengths 260 < \(\delta\) < 19300 Å .

spheres2micron

  • SESANS data from 2 micron polystyrene spheres in 53% H2O / 47% D2O collected on the LARMOR instrument at ISIS over spin-echo lengths 400 < \(\delta\) < 46000 Å .

spheres2micron_long

  • SESANS data from 2 micron polystyrene spheres in 53% H2O / 47% D2O collected on the LARMOR instrument at ISIS over spin-echo lengths 400 < \(\delta\) < 200000 Å .

Saved States

Saved states are projects and analyses saved by the SasView program.

A single analysis file contains the data and parameters for a single fit (.fit), p(r) inversion (.prv), or invariant calculation (.inv).

A project file (.svs) contains the results for every active analysis in a SasView session.

Saved State Test Data

Example data files are located in the \saved_states sub-folder.

constrained_fit_project

  • A saved fitting project.

  • The file contents are written in XML.

fit_pr_and_invariant_project

  • A saved fitting and invariant analysis project.

  • The file contents are written in XML.

fitstate.fitv

  • A saved fitting analysis.

  • The file contents are written in XML.

project_multiplicative_constraint

  • A saved fitting project with multiple parameter constraints.

  • The file contents are written in XML.

project_new_style

  • A complex saved fitting project.

  • The file contents are written in JSON.

prstate.prv

  • A saved P(r) analysis.

  • The file contents are written in XML.

test.inv

  • A saved invariant analysis.

  • The file contents are written in XML.

test002.inv

  • A saved invariant analysis.

  • The file contents are written in XML.

Other Formats

Data in the \other_formats folder are alternative variations of formats used by SasView, or formats that are not yet implemented but which might be in future versions of the program.

1000A_sphere_sm

  • CanSAS 1D format data from 1000 Å spheres.

  • This version of the format was written by the NIST IGOR reduction software (cf. similar xml data in the 1D Data folder).

Other Test Data

Data in the \other_files folder include weights for testing user-defined distributions (i.e., polydispersity) on angular (theta/phi) or size (radius/length) parameters.

Note

Please read the help documentation on Polydispersity & Orientational Distributions before attempting to use user-defined distributions.

dist_THETA_weights.txt

phi_weights.txt

radius_dist.txt

THETA_weights.txt

Note

This help document was last changed by Steve King, 25Jan2024