1. Cross Sections Listing – cross_sections.xml¶
1.1. <directory>
Element¶
The <directory>
element specifies a root directory to which the path for all
files listed in a <library> Element are given relative to. This element has
no attributes or sub-elements; the directory should be given within the text
node. For example,
<directory>/opt/data/cross_sections/</directory>
1.2. <library>
Element¶
The <library>
element indicates where an HDF5 cross section file is located,
whether it contains incident neutron or thermal scattering data, and what
materials are listed within. It has the following attributes:
materials: A space-separated list of nuclides or thermal scattering tables. For example,
<library materials="U234 U235 U238" /> <library materials="c_H_in_H2O c_D_in_G2O" />Often, just a single nuclide or thermal scattering table is contained in a given file.
path: Path to the HDF5 file. If the <directory> Element is specified, the path is relative to the directory given. Otherwise, it is relative to the directory containing the
cross_sections.xml
file.type: The type of data contained in the file, either ‘neutron’ or ‘thermal’.