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The OSCARS project represents a unique European collaboration that unites Research Infrastructures across the European Science Clusters (SCs) representing the key domains: environmental research, physics and astronomy, photon and neutron, social, and life sciences. At its core, OSCARS focuses on promoting open science and FAIR data principles and addresses this challenge by three primary objectives: consolidation of existing research data services, engagement with a broad network of stakeholders, and the uptake of open science principles.
The consolidation workpackage focuses on interoperability and introducing novel functionalities by metadata enrichment of existing services. One of the key opportunities that the Photon and Neutron community (PaNOSC) explores is the extension and improvement of the ontology of Photon and Neutron Experimental Techniques (PaNET). As an ontology, PaNET is not merely a flat list of terms: it encodes complex relationships between them. The techniques are characterized by a broad range of specifiers, covering physical probes, physical processes, beam characteristics, purposes and dependencies.
This network of terms enables diverse applications: from discovering experimental data with PaN Finder over finding dedicated training material with PaN Training to guiding users to the most suitable technique for their scientific questions. Ultimately, PaNET can help advance FAIR data practices and interdisciplinary research.
