SSHADE Facts Sheet

[state at 06/11/2018]

SSHADE stands for “Solid Spectroscopy Hosting Architecture of Databases and Expertise”

Website

  • www.sshade.eu (data search/visualization/export tools, and more…)

Wiki

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

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: 229 (+19*)
  • samples: 1185 (+47*)
  • spectra: 1490 (+494*)

(*: to be released)

Data providers

  • active databases: 14
  • starting databases: 6
  • partner teams: 23
  • researchers : 77
  • countries: 11