HDF5-Ph-Data format - Version 0.2 Draft

This format has been renamed Photon-HDF5 and the latest specification can be found at http://photon-hdf5.readthedocs.org/.

This document contains the specifications for the HDF5-Ph-Data format. This format allows saving single-molecule spectroscopy experiments when there is at least a stream of photon timestamps. It has been envisioned as a standard container format for a broad range of experiments involving confocal microcopy. Notable examples are confocal smFRET experiments (with or without laser alternation) either with a single or with multiple excitation spots. It can also store ns-ALEX or FCS measurements.