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<definition xmlns="http://definition.nexusformat.org/nxdl/3.1" category="base"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://definition.nexusformat.org/nxdl/3.1 ../nxdl.xsd"
    name="NXaperture" 
    type="group" extends="NXobject">

    <doc>A beamline aperture.</doc>
    <!-- TODO compare with "screens" in SHADOW -->

    <group type="NXgeometry">
        <doc>
            location and shape of aperture
            
            .. TODO: documentation needs improvement, contributions welcome
            
                * description of terms is poor and leaves much to interpretation
                * Describe what is meant by translation _here_ and ...
                * Similar throughout base classes
                * Some base classes do this much better
                * Such as where is the gap written?
        </doc>
    </group>
    <group type="NXgeometry">
        <doc>location and shape of each blade</doc>
    </group>
    <field name="material"><!-- TODO Uniformity problem, "type" is used elsewhere for same context -->
        <doc>Absorbing material of the aperture</doc>
    </field>
    <field name="description">
        <doc>Description of aperture</doc>
    </field>
    <group type="NXnote"><doc>describe any additional information in a note*</doc></group>
</definition>
