Research Guides: Physics: Data

Data

Physics data resources are best characterized as complex, ever changing and difficult to find for specific applications. The best strategy is to identify scholarly articles searching within any number of databases.

Data is published within standard reference texts to include subject-specific handbooks on a variety of subject areas. Search Omni to identify these handbooks and reference resources.

A selective list of physics data resources are listed below.

Basic Concepts in Physics: From the Cosmos to Quarks
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (current edition)
Standard reference source for everything physics and science for most common and known data elements, in print at the Gibson Library Ask Us Desk.
figshare
HEPData
Repository for publication-related High-Energy Physics data.
Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data (AIP)
Kay & Laby Online (1995, NPL)
Tables of physical and chemical constants.
National Nuclear Data Center (NNDC< Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Nuclear databases and hub for basic abd high-energy physics research and technologies.
Particle Physics Reference Library (3 volumes, 2020)
The Review of particle Physics (PDG)
Compilation and evaluation of measurements of elementary and new particles.
Springer Handbook of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (2nd. ed. 2023)
Standard Reference Data (NIST)
A wide variety of standard reference handbooks and data resources.
Table of Nuclides (wiki)
WebElements (periodic table)
WolframAlpha
Data resources for math, physics, chemistry, scientific constants and everyday life.