Multi Nxtomo Loader¶

Description¶

A class to load multiple scans in Nexus format into one dataset.

Parameters

preview:
    visibility: basic
    dtype: preview
    description: A slice list of required frames.
    default: "[]"

file_name:
    visibility: basic
    dtype: "[str,None]"
    description: The shared part of the name of each file (not including .nxs).
    default: None

dark:
    visibility: basic
    dtype: "[list[filepath, h5path, float], list[None, None, float]]"
    description: Optional path to the dark field data file, nxs path and scale value.
    default: "['None', 'None', 1]"

flat:
    visibility: basic
    dtype: "[list[filepath, h5path, float],list[None,None,float]]"
    description: Optional path to the flat field data file, nxs path and scale value.
    default: "['None', 'None', 1]"

range:
    visibility: basic
    dtype: "list[int,int]"
    description: The start and end of file numbers
    default: "[0, 10]"

angles:
    visibility: basic
    dtype: "[str, int, None]"
    description: If this is 4D data stored in 3D then pass an integer value equivalent to the number of projections per 180 degree scan. If the angles parameter is set to None, then values from default dataset used.
    default: None

name:
    visibility: intermediate
    dtype: str
    description: The name assigned to the dataset.
    default: tomo

data_path:
    visibility: intermediate
    dtype: h5path
    description: Path to the data inside the file.
    default: entry1/tomo_entry/data/data

stack_or_cat:
    visibility: intermediate
    dtype: str
    description: Stack or concatenate the data (4D and 3D respectively)
    default: stack

stack_or_cat_dim:
    visibility: intermediate
    dtype: int
    description: Dimension to stack or concatenate.
    default: "3"

axis_label:
    visibility: intermediate
    dtype: str
    description: "New axis label, if required, in the form 'name.units'"
    default: scan.number

Key

visibility: The visibility level of the parameter
dtype: The type of data
description: A short explanation of the parameter
default: The default value
options: A list of permitted values
dependency: The name of the parameter and value which this parameter depends upon
range: A guide for the range of the parameter