.. _io_source:

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Source File Format
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Normally, source data is stored in a state point file. However, it is possible
to request that the source be written separately, in which case the format used
is that documented here.

**/**

:Attributes: - **filetype** (*char[]*) -- String indicating the type of file.

:Datasets:
           - **source_bank** (Compound type) -- Source bank information for each
             particle. The compound type has fields ``wgt``, ``xyz``, ``uvw``,
             ``E``, and ``delayed_group``, which represent the weight, position,
             direction, energy, energy group, and delayed_group of the source
             particle, respectively.