Workspace2D¶

The Workspace2D is a Mantid data type for a MatrixWorkspace.

It consists of a workspace with 1 or more spectra. Typically, each spectrum will be a histogram. For example, you might have 10 bins, and so have 11 X-value, 10 Y-values and 10 E-values in a workspace.

In contrast to an EventWorkspace, a Workspace2D only contains bin information and does not contain the underlying event data. The EventWorkspace presents itself as a histogram (with X,Y,E values) but preserves the underlying event data.

For more information on what a Workspace2D contains, see MatrixWorkspace.

Other Information on Workspaces¶

Workspace - Overview of workspaces, which include the following classes:
- MatrixWorkspace - A base class that contains among others:
  - WorkspaceSingleValue - Holds a single number (and X & error value, if desired). Mainly used for workspace algebra, e.g. to divide all bins in a 2D workspace by a single value.
  - Workspace2D - A workspace for holding two dimensional data in memory, this is the most commonly used workspace.
  - EventWorkspace - A workspace that retains the individual neutron event data.
- TableWorkspace - A workspace holding data in rows of columns having a particular type (e.g. text, integer, ...).
- WorkspaceGroup - A container for a collection of workspaces. Algorithms given a group as input run sequentially on each member of the group.

Category: Concepts