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====== SSHADE Facts Sheet ======  
[state at 01/01/2024]  

SSHADE stands for **//"Solid Spectroscopy Hosting Architecture of Databases and Expertise"//**
=== Website ===
  * www.sshade.eu  (data search/visualization/export tools, and more...)
=== Wiki ===
  * [[:start|Home page]]
  * [[sshade:interface|SSHADE user guide]]
=== Data type ===
  * on-line spectroscopic data
  * with fully documented metadata on materials, samples, spectra, publications...
=== Type of materials ===  
  * ices, snow, molecular solids...
  * minerals, rocks 
  * organic solids, carbonaceous materials... 
  * liquids 
=== Type of samples === 
  * synthesized in the laboratory, 
  * natural terrestrial analogues collected or measured in the field, 
  * extra-terrestrial samples collected on Earth: (micro-)meteorites, IDPs, ... 
  * extra-terrestrial samples collected on planetary bodies: lunar soils... 
=== Type of spectra === 
  * transmission, absorption coefficient, optical constants...
  * reflectance, BRDF... 
  * Raman spectra...
  * XANES spectra
=== Type of band lists ===
  * Absorption and Raman
  * Fundamental molecular solids and Minerals
=== Spectral range === 
  * designed from gamma to radio wavelengths 
  * but currently mostly from near-UV to sub-mm (0.3µm - 1mm), plus X-ray.  
=== Number of ===
  * experiments: 423 (+53*)
  * samples: ~3000 (+300*)
  * spectra: 7482 (+689*)
  * Bandlists : 64 (+2*)
  * Bands : 1345 (+35*)
  //(*: ingested, to be released)//
=== Data providers === 
  * active databases: 22 
  * starting databases: 6 
  * future databases: 3*
  * partner teams: 30 (+3*)
  * Database managers : 45 (+5*)
  * researchers : 130
  * countries: 14 (+2*)
  //(*: planned future)//