The Laue Data Module (LDM) - a software development for Laue X-ray diffraction data processing

The Laue Data Module (LDM) has been defined and implemented in Fortran as the basis for new developments in the processing of Laue X-ray diffraction data. It provides a program-independent way of handling, storing and accessing the parameters required in the initial stages of Laue data processing. The program-independent Laue Reflection List (LRL) and associated functions have also been developed. The way in which these two developments may be used in application programs and as the basis for developing further program-independent Laue-data processing functions is described.