Physics & Astronomy

Resources for searching the physics literature

Selected Data Resources

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
A good place to start for basic data in the areas of atomic, molecular, nuclear, optical, and particle physics.

Durham HEPDATA
IAEA Nuclear Data Services
From the International Atomic Energy Agency. Contains data related to nuclear reactions, structure and decay, nuclides, and more.
National Nuclear Data Center
Evaluated nuclear physics data for basic nuclear research and applied nuclear technologies
NIST Physical Reference Data
A series of databases that contain information such as atomic properties, physical constants, atomic and molecular data, x-ray and gamma-ray data, nuclear and condensed physics data, and much more.
Particle Data Group
A compilation of evaluated elementary particle property measurements.

SpringerMaterials
Curated data covering multiple material classes, property types, and applications to support research in materials science, physics, chemistry, engineering, and other related fields. Includes data visualization of crystal structures, data tables, and phase diagrams.

Index to Physical, Chemical and Other Property Data (Arizona State University)
A finding aid for specific properties found in print and online resources. The lists do not necessarily reflect the holdings and location at the University of Tennessee Libraries. Check One Search for individual titles.