Table 2. Available metadata fields in the ICAT database.
| Sample name | Beam current (mA) |
| Structural details (powder, foil, solution) | Beam energy of storage ring (GeV) |
| Absorption atom | Higher harmonics rejection method |
| Edge | Focus |
| Reference sample (usually foil) | Detection method |
| Date of measurement | I0 and I gases if ionization chamber used |
| Monochromator (crystal) | Measurement temperature |
| Facility | Comments |
| Beamline |