Abstract
The Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre (VAMDC) Consortium is a worldwide consortium which federates atomic and molecular databases through an e-science infrastructure and an organisation to support this activity. About 90% of the inter-connected databases handle data that are used for the interpretation of astronomical spectra and for modelling in many fields of astrophysics. Recently the VAMDC Consortium has connected databases from the radiation damage and the plasma communities, as well as promoting the publication of data from Indian institutes. This paper describes how the VAMDC Consortium is organised for the optimal distribution of atomic and molecular data for scientific research. It is noted that the VAMDC Consortium strongly advocates that authors of research papers using data cite the original experimental and theoretical papers as well as the relevant databases.
Highlights
The Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre (VAMDC) Consortium originates from two European funded projects: the VAMDC Dubernet et al 2010 and the SUP@VAMDC
This paper describes how the VAMDC Consortium is organised for the optimal distribution of atomic and molecular data for scientific research
The name goes back to a data exchange format developed in the fusion atomic and molecular data community in the 1980s (Hulse 1990), but the present database at International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is based on SQL and XSAMS is used for data exchange
Summary
The Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre (VAMDC) Consortium originates from two European funded projects: the VAMDC (http://www.vamdc-project.vamdc. eu/) Dubernet et al 2010 and the SUP@VAMDC The Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre (VAMDC) Consortium originates from two European funded projects: the VAMDC (1) An e-science infrastructure that interconnects about 30 databases (http://www.vamdc.eu/activities/research);. (2) An overarching organisation: ‘the VAMDC Consortium’ that was launched 1 November 2014 and currently involves 35 groups, 19 of them having signed a memorandum of understanding This article describes the current status of the VAMDC including a description of the databases participating in this project. The data centre provides comprehensive coverage of laboratory atomic and molecular physics data required for astrophysics studies. VAMDC provides a unique access point for astronomers seeking the best atomic and molecular data for their studies
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