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15 September 2004
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V.Zerkin

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Proposal on improvement of CINDA-2001 format.

Please find attached a proposal on improvements and extensions of the CINDA-2001
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Improvement and extension of CINDA-2001 format
V.Zerkin, IAEA-NDS
During the software development and implementation of CINDA-2001 database andespecially working on automatic import of EXFOR charged particle data into the newCINDA format, it appeared that some minor changes of the format would be very useful(see: Improvements). Unresolved issue with multiple translation of old CINDA to new<Reaction, Quantity> was solved in NDS version of CINDA database by keeping the oldQuantity codes in the new CINDA (finally, users can retrieve data by old Quantity codes).
More radical changes (Extensions) are aimed to the future development of CINDA; theyneed more time to think, to be agreed and accepted.
Improvements
1) To extend Sequence number to at least up to 3 digits. The reason is that some ofEXFOR Entries have more than 99 Subentries, but the data naturally have to be in one
CINDA block.
2) For Hierarchy Codes 8 and 9 Energy fields are not used, then if Hierarchy Code will
be moved just after Sequence Number, the place of Energy can be used for products
and institutes.
3) For Block-related information (Hierarchy 8 and 9) Sequence Number counting shouldbe negative (-1, -2, -3, etc.). (This item is questionable…)
4) To have old Quantity field (3 columns: 135..137) where it is known and appropriate.
5) To allow not to repeat block information in lines starting from second. This will makeformat more human readable and easier for search.
Extensions
CINDA-2001 format has fixed fields and their positions limiting nature and size ofinformation for exchange between data centers. At the same time, CINDA database canhave more data in it (such as title, list of authors, connectors to NSR and ENDF
databases, products, etc.) that can be taken automatically (e.g. from EXFOR) or compiledin future. In this case and also for the future needs, it would be very useful to foresee aflexible extension of CINDA-2001 format and adjust software already now.
Secondly, CINDA-2001 format is line-oriented (blocks are defined implicitly), andinformation related to block (products and institutes) is presented in lines withHierarchy codes 8 and 9 and separate Sequence#; but it is not a separate line by its nature,
although can be properly treated by software. This is also not prepared for further
development, because the meaning of hierarchy is fixed and for new type of information
we do need a new hierarchy code (by the way, since hierarchy is one digit, all codes arealready occupied).
The aim of the proposal is to allow CINDA-2001 format to have a flexible extensions forboth lines and blocks:1) CINDA-Line can be given in CINDA-2001 format (lets call it LONG-LINE)

2) CINDA-Line can also be given as combination of two lines:<BLOCK, SHORT-LINES>:a) BLOCK: first line in the bunch of CINDA-Lines, following to it. This is leadingline with block-information starting with block-flag (“B”), in fact, it is columns
1..38 of CINDA-2001 formatb) SHORT-LINES: lines containing CINDA-Line without BLOCK, but with leading
Operation-Code. SHORT and LONG lines are differentiated by case of OperationCode: capital for LONG and lower-case for SHORT. Corresponds to columns
39..135 of CINDA-2001 format
3) Both CINDA-Line and BLOCK can have an extension in one or more followingline(s) with sign “+” in the first position, keyword in columns 2..11 and informationin positions 12..132.
If there is no keyword given (blank space), this means multi-line information (the linestill should have sign “+” in the first column). An information given in CINDA-Lineor Block can be continued in [overwritten by] its extension, e.g. to make long (multiline) comment, or make reference with the code longer than 23 symbols. Keywords
which are not known for some versions of software can be ignored.
Full list of extensions can be discussed if the new format will be accepted.
Examples of keywords:- CINDA-Line:
Author, Title, Comment, Reference, NSR-KeyNo;- CINDA-Block:
Product, Institute (instead of Hierarchy codes 8 and 9).

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Old Quantity

Seq. #Hierarchy
Work -type
ReaderBlock #Lab

Quantity~BlockID (unique)
Meta

Operation CodeAppendix 1. IMPROVEMENTS

ReferenceDate-ref Comment
Date-modI3 I3A
A15A3A6A5 I4 IAA
A7A7A23I6A38A81-.-.-.-10.-.-.-.-20.-.-.-.-30.-.-.-.-40.-.-.-.-50.-.-.-.-60.-.-.-.-70.-.-.-.-80.-.-.-.-90.-.-.-.100.-.-.-.110.-.-.-.120.-.-.-.130.-.-137
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.1234567
A 0 1 N,TOT
CS 1USAPTN17730
13EC 7.0+08 3.6+09J,PR/D,8,136
197307Devlin+ MOM = 0.7-3.6 GEV/C.
19900117TOTA
26EC 7.0+08 3.6+094,EXFOR10365.005
198304.26 PTS. SIGMA.
19900117TOTA
36EC 7.0+08 3.6+094,EXFOR10365.004
198304.26 PTS. SIGMA. N-P + N-N.
19900117TOTA-19EC1USABNL,1USALAS,2FR ILL,2GERJUL,2GERKFK
19900117TOT
A 0 1 N,TOT
CS 1USALRL17000
15T+6.0+07R,DOE-NDC-47,86
198804Brown+ NDG.
19900117TOT
A 0 1 N,EL
DA 1USAUI 17000
13T+ 5.0+07 2.0+08J,PR/C,36,2221
198712Schiavilla+ GRPHS.CORREL.BORN APPROX 19900117DEL
A 0 1 N,EL
DA 1USALRL17000
15T+6.0+07R,DOE-NDC-47,86
198804Brown+ NDG.
19900117DEL
A 1 1 N,X
EVL1USAYAL10010
13D81.0+07J,ARN,2,365
195300Breit+SCATT LENGTH- SEE PAGE 384
19900117EVL
A 1 1 N,X
EVL1USAUNC10010
13DC 2.5-02 1.0+07R,NDA-57-27
195609Monroe+.TOT,ABS.TABLE+CURVE
19900117EVL
A 1 1 N,X
EVL1USAGEN10010
13D8 3.2-02 1.0+07R,APEX-467
195806Tralli+.18GROUPS ABS
19900117EVL
A 1 1 N,X
EVL1USAGEN10020
13D8Maxw
R,APEX-467
195806Tralli+.ONLY 2.23 MEV LINE FOR SNG
19900117EVL
A 1 1 N,X
EVL1USAPCT1150013D+ 2.5-02 1.4+07R,NP-8216
195810Lamarsh+ ALL DATA
19900117EVL
A 1 1 N,X
EVL1USAUNC10020
13D8 4.1-02 1.8+07R,TID-21294
196303Goldstein.TOT SEL
19900117EVL
A 1 1 N,X
EVL1USAAI 10030
13DC 1.0-03 1.0+07R,NAA-SR-M-8904
196308Alter+.TOT SCT NG
19900117EVL
A
23DC 1.0+04 1.4+07R,NAA-SR-TDR-,6545
196106Alter.TABULATED TOT,SEL,SIN
19900117EVL
A
33DC 1.0+00 1.0+07R,NAA-SR-TDR-,5861
196011Alter.TABULATED TOT,SEL,SIN.MTECARLO 19900117EVL
A 1 1 N,TOT
CS 1USACOL10010
13E2MaxwJ,PR,48,265
193508Dunning+ IONCH,TRANS,SIG SLOW+FAST N 19900117TOTA
26ECMaxw
4,EXFOR12634.002
198403.1 PT. SIGMA.
19900117TOTA 1 1 N,TOT
CS 1USAPTN10010
12E2 2.4+06
J,PR,52,911
193711Ladenburg+ TRANSMISSION, D-D NEUTS
19900117TOT
A
23EC 2.4+06
J,PR,52,1255
193712.FURTHER ANALYSIS
19900117TOTA
36E+ 2.4+06
4,EXFOR13790.002
200208.1 PT. SIGMA.
20020812TOT
A 1 1 N,TOT
CS 1USABRK10010
13E2Maxw
2.5-02J,PR,55,339
193902Libby+ ORTHO+P-HYDROGEN, GAS TRANS
19900117TOTA
26E+ 2.5-02
4,EXFOR13789.002
200208.1 PT. SIGMA.
20020812TOTA 99255 0,F
FY 3INDTRM34190
13R$Spon
J,PRM,33,109
198907Prakash. GRPH:SCHEMATIC A-DIST,CFD
19900516NFY
A-18R$23-V-66,24-CR-68/69/70,25-MN-68/69,26-FE-67/68/70,27-CO-70/72/75
19900516NFY
A-28R$28-NI-70/71/72,29-CU-68/68M/70/70M,30-ZN-71/71M/72/73
19900516NFY
A-39R$3INDTAT,3INDDLH
19900516NFY
A 99255 N,0
RP 4CCPFEI44130
13TO 2.0+06 4.0+06J,YF,39,281
198402Kupriyanov+ SYSTEMATCS.TBL AVG WN/WF 19850319RES
A
24T$ 2.0+06 4.0+06J,SNP,39,176
198402.ENGLISH OF YF 39 281
19850319RES
ZAReaction

Old Quantity

Block #Block #1) LONG-LINE
Hierarchy

LabLabMeta

Quantity~BlockID (unique)Seq. #
Work -type
ReaderOperation CodeAppendix 2. EXTENSIONSZ

AQuantity~BlockID (unique)
Meta

Block-Flag

Reference
Z A
Reaction
E-min E-max
Date-ref Comment
Date-modI3 I3A
A15A3A6A5 I2AAA7
A7 I
A23I6A38
A81-.-.-.-10.-.-.-.-20.-.-.-.-30.-.-.-.-40.-.-.-.-50.-.-.-.-60.-.-.-.-70.-.-.-.-80.-.-.-.-90.-.-.-.100.-.-.-.110.-.-.-.120.-.-.-.130.-135
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.12345
A 0 1 N,TOT
CS 1USAPTN17730 1EC 7.0+08 3.6+093J,PR/D,8,136
197307Devlin+ MOM = 0.7-3.6 GEV/C.
19900117TOT
A 0 1 N,TOT
CS 1USAPTN17730 2EC 7.0+08 3.6+0964,EXFOR10365.005
198304.26 PTS. SIGMA.
19900117TOT
A 0 1 N,TOT
CS 1USAPTN17730 3EC 7.0+08 3.6+0964,EXFOR10365.004
198304.26 PTS. SIGMA. N-P + N-N.
19900117TOTReaction2a) BLOCKOld Quantity

Hierarchy

Operation CodeSeq. #Work -type
ReaderI3 I3A
A15
A3A6
A51-.-.-.-10.-.-.-.-20.-.-.-.-30.-.-.-38
123456789.123456789.123456789.12345678
B 1 1 N,TOT
CS 1USAPTN10010

Reference
E-min E-max
Date-ref Comment
Date-modI3AA
A7A7 I
A23I6
A38
A81-.-.-.-10.-.-.-.-20.-.-.-.-30.-.-.-.-40.-.-.-.-50.-.-.-.-60.-.-.-.-70.-.-.-.-80.-.-.-.-90.-.-.-.99
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789
a 1E2 2.4+06
2J,PR,52,911
193711Ladenburg+ TRANSMISSION, D-D NEUTS
19900117TOT
a 2EC 2.4+06
3J,PR,52,1255
193712.FURTHER ANALYSIS
19900117TOT
a 3E+ 2.4+06
64,EXFOR13790.002
200208.1 PT. SIGMA.
20020812TOT2b) SHORT-LINE

Extension Flag
KeywordContents
A10A871-.-.-.-10.-.-.-.-20.-.-.-.-30.-.-.-.-40.-.-.-.-50.-.-.-.-60.-.-.-.-70.-.-.-.-80.-.-.-.-90.-.-.-.99
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789+AuthorR.Ladenburg, M.H.Kanner+Title
On the Neutrons from the+Deuteron-Deuteron Reaction3) Line Extensions

Example 1. Long-Lines only.
AAA

000

1 N,TOT
1 N,TOT
1 N,TOTCS 1USAPTN17730 1EC 7.0+08 3.6+093J,PR/D,8,136
CS 1USAPTN17730 2EC 7.0+08 3.6+0964,EXFOR10365.005
CS 1USAPTN17730 3EC 7.0+08 3.6+0964,EXFOR10365.004

197307Devlin+ MOM = 0.7-3.6 GEV/C.
198304.26 PTS. SIGMA.
198304.26 PTS. SIGMA. N-P + N-N.

Example 2. Three CINDA-Lines: Common Block-Line and its 3 Short-LinesB
aaa

1 1 N,TOT
1E2 2.4+06
2EC 2.4+06
3E+ 2.4+06

CS 1USAPTN10010
2J,PR,52,911
3J,PR,52,1255
64,EXFOR13790.002

193711Ladenburg+ TRANSMISSION, D-D NEUTS
193712.FURTHER ANALYSIS
200208.1 PT. SIGMA.

19900117TOT
19900117TOT
20020812TOTExample 3. The same three lines as in Example-2 with extensions:- Block has an additional Institute-code,- Line #1 has Authors list and Title
B 1 1 N,TOT
CS 1USAPTN10010+Institute 1USARUT
a 1E2 2.4+06
2J,PR,52,911+AuthorR.Ladenburg, M.H.Kanner+TitleOn the Neutrons from the+Deuteron-Deuteron Reaction
a 2EC 2.4+06
3J,PR,52,1255
a 3E+ 2.4+06
64,EXFOR13790.002

193711Ladenburg+ TRANSMISSION, D-D NEUTS

19900117TOT

193712.FURTHER ANALYSIS
200208.1 PT. SIGMA.

19900117TOT
20020812TOT

19900117TOT
19900117TOT
19900117TOT