The full lifecycle management of scientific data at Hefei Light Source soft X-ray microscopy station

Hefei Light Source (HLS) is a synchrotron radiation light source that primarily produces vacuum ultraviolet and soft X-rays. It currently consists of ten experimental stations, including a soft X-ray microscopy station. As part of its ongoing efforts to establish a centralized scientific data management platform, HLS is in the process of developing a test system that covers the entire lifecycle of scientific data, including data generation, acquisition, processing, analysis, and destruction. However, the instruments used in the soft X-ray microscopy experimental station rely on commercial proprietary software for data acquisition and processing. We developed a semi-automatic data acquisition program to facilitate the integration of soft X-ray microscopy stations into a centralized scientific data management platform. Additionally, we created an online data processing platform to assist users in analyzing their scientific data. The system we developed and deployed meets the design requirements, successfully integrating the soft X-ray microscopy station into the full lifecycle management of scientific data.