ANU Quantum Numbers request parameters

Query parameters accepted by the ANU Quantum Numbers (AQN) API. DERIVED by API Evangelist from ANU's own parameter table at https://quantumnumbers.anu.edu.au/documentation. ANU publishes no schema.

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Properties

Name Type Description
length integer Length of the array to return.
type string Data type of the returned values.
size integer Block size. Only needed for the hex8 and hex16 data types.
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JSON Schema

anu-quantum-numbers-request-schema.json Raw ↑
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