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A Complete Overhaul of the Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Database: eelsdb.eu

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2016

Philip Ewels Open the ORCID record for Philip Ewels [Opens in a new window] ,
Thierry Sikora ,
Virginie Serin ,
Chris P. Ewels  and
Luc Lajaunie
Philip Ewels
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Thierry Sikora
Affiliation:
Savantic AB, Rosenlundsgatan 50, 118 63 Stockholm, Sweden
Virginie Serin
Affiliation:
CEMES, Université de Toulouse, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, BP 94347, 31055 Toulouse, France
Chris P. Ewels
Affiliation:
Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), CNRS, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 32229, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
Luc Lajaunie*
Affiliation:
Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), CNRS, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 32229, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
*
*Corresponding author. lajaunie@unizar.es
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Abstract

The electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) database has been completely rewritten, with an improved design, user interface, and a number of new tools. The database is accessible at https://eelsdb.eu/ and can now be used without registration. The submission process has been streamlined to encourage spectrum submissions and the new design gives greater emphasis on contributors’ original work by highlighting their papers. With numerous new filters and a powerful search function, it is now simple to explore the database of several hundred EELS and XAS spectra. Interactive plots allow spectra to be overlaid, facilitating online comparison. An application-programming interface has been created, allowing external tools and software to easily access the information held within the database. In addition to the database itself, users can post and manage job adverts and read the latest news and events regarding the EELS and XAS communities. In accordance with the ongoing drive toward open access data increasingly demanded by funding bodies, the database will facilitate open access data sharing of EELS and XAS spectra.

Keywords

electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS)core losslow lossX-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS)open data
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Papers from the 4th Joint Congress of the Portuguese and Spanish Microscopy Societies
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , June 2016 , pp. 717 - 724
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2016

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Current address: Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, España.

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