diff --git a/src/external/nexus/PNeXus.cpp b/src/external/nexus/PNeXus.cpp
index 6e8622a4..ab193019 100644
--- a/src/external/nexus/PNeXus.cpp
+++ b/src/external/nexus/PNeXus.cpp
@@ -3306,6 +3306,10 @@ void nxH5::PNeXus::HandleIdfV2(H5::H5File &file)
     ReadFloatDataset(file, "/raw_data_1/instrument/detector_1/raw_time");
     ReadIntDataset(file, "/raw_data_1/instrument/detector_1/spectrum_index");
     ReadFloatDataset(file, "/raw_data_1/detector_1/dead_time");
+    ReadStringDataset(file, "/raw_data_1/sample/name");
+    ReadFloatDataset(file, "/raw_data_1/sample/temperature");
+    ReadFloatDataset(file, "/raw_data_1/sample/magnetic_field");
+    ReadStringDataset(file, "/raw_data_1/sample/shape");
   } catch (const H5::Exception& err) {
     std::cerr << "Error in HandleIdfV2: " << err.getDetailMsg() << std::endl;
     throw;
@@ -3908,6 +3912,68 @@ void nxH5::PNeXus::Dump()
       }
     }
     std::cout << std::endl << "----";
+    std::cout << std::endl << " sample";
+    if (fDataMap.find("/raw_data_1/sample/name") != fDataMap.end()) {
+      try {
+        auto str = std::any_cast<PNXdata<std::string>>(fDataMap["/raw_data_1/sample/name"]);
+        std::cout << std::endl << "  name      : " << str.GetData()[0];
+      } catch (const std::bad_any_cast& e) {
+        std::cerr << std::endl << "Error: Failed to cast sample/name data" << std::endl;
+      }
+    } else {
+      std::cout << std::endl << "  name      : n/a";
+    }
+    if (fDataMap.find("/raw_data_1/sample/temperature") != fDataMap.end()) {
+      try {
+        auto temp_ds = std::any_cast<PNXdata<float>>(fDataMap["/raw_data_1/sample/temperature"]);
+        float temp = temp_ds.GetData()[0];
+        if (temp_ds.HasAttribute("units")) {
+          try {
+            auto units = std::any_cast<std::string>(temp_ds.GetAttribute("units"));
+            if (units == "Celsius")
+              temp += 273.16;
+          } catch (const std::bad_any_cast& e) {
+            std::cerr << "Error: Failed to cast units attribute" << std::endl;
+          }
+        }
+        std::cout << std::endl << "  temperature: " << temp << " K";
+      } catch (const std::bad_any_cast& e) {
+        std::cerr << std::endl << "Error: Failed to cast sample/temperature data" << std::endl;
+      }
+    } else {
+      std::cout << std::endl << "  temperature: n/a";
+    }
+    if (fDataMap.find("/raw_data_1/sample/magnetic_field") != fDataMap.end()) {
+      try {
+        auto mag_field_ds = std::any_cast<PNXdata<float>>(fDataMap["/raw_data_1/sample/magnetic_field"]);
+        float mag_field = mag_field_ds.GetData()[0];
+        if (mag_field_ds.HasAttribute("units")) {
+          try {
+            auto units = std::any_cast<std::string>(mag_field_ds.GetAttribute("units"));
+            if (units == "Tesla")
+              mag_field *= 1e4;
+          } catch (const std::bad_any_cast& e) {
+            std::cerr << "Error: Failed to cast units attribute" << std::endl;
+          }
+        }
+        std::cout << std::endl << "  mag. field: " << mag_field << " G";
+      } catch (const std::bad_any_cast& e) {
+        std::cerr << std::endl << "Error: Failed to cast sample/magnetic_field data" << std::endl;
+      }
+    } else {
+        std::cout << std::endl << "  temperature: n/a";
+    }
+    if (fDataMap.find("/raw_data_1/sample/shape") != fDataMap.end()) {
+      try {
+        auto str = std::any_cast<PNXdata<std::string>>(fDataMap["/raw_data_1/sample/shape"]);
+        std::cout << std::endl << "  shape     : " << str.GetData()[0];
+      } catch (const std::bad_any_cast& e) {
+        std::cerr << std::endl << "Error: Failed to cast sample/shape data" << std::endl;
+      }
+    } else {
+      std::cout << std::endl << "  shape     : n/a";
+    }
+    std::cout << std::endl << "----";
     std::cout << std::endl << " detector_1";
     std::cout << std::endl << "  counts:";
     std::cout << std::endl;
@@ -3984,7 +4050,7 @@ void nxH5::PNeXus::Dump()
         }
       }
 
-             // dump the first couple of counts of each detector
+      // dump the first couple of counts of each detector
       const auto& data = counts_data.GetData();
       std::cout << std::endl << "  first couple of counts of each detector:";
       for (unsigned int i=0; i<dims[1]; i++) {