diff --git a/src/include/PMusr.h b/src/include/PMusr.h
index b709e733..e10547eb 100644
--- a/src/include/PMusr.h
+++ b/src/include/PMusr.h
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ class PRawRunData {
     virtual const PIntPair GetGoodDataBin(const UInt_t histoNo) { return fData.GetGoodDataBin(histoNo); }
     virtual const PIntVector GetRedGreenOffset() { return fRedGreenOffset; }
     virtual const Int_t GetNumberOfGoodFrames() { return fNumberOfGoodFrames; }
-    virtual const PDoubleVector GetDeadTimeParam() { return fDeadTimeParam; }
+    virtual const std::vector<float> GetDeadTimeParam() { return fDeadTimeParam; }
     virtual const UInt_t GetNoOfHistos() { return fData.Size(); }
     virtual PRawRunDataSet* GetDataSet(const UInt_t idx, Bool_t wantHistoNo = true);
     virtual const PDoubleVector* GetDataBin(const UInt_t histoNo) { return fData.GetData(histoNo); }
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ class PRawRunData {
     virtual void SetTimeResolution(const Double_t dval) { fTimeResolution = dval; }
     virtual void SetRedGreenOffset(PIntVector &ivec) { fRedGreenOffset = ivec; }
     virtual void SetNumberOfGoodFrames(Int_t ival) { fNumberOfGoodFrames = ival; }
-    virtual void SetDeadTimeParam(PDoubleVector dvec) { fDeadTimeParam = dvec; }
+    virtual void SetDeadTimeParam(std::vector<float> dvec) { fDeadTimeParam = dvec; }
     virtual void SetDataSet(PRawRunDataSet &dataSet, UInt_t idx=-1) { fData.Set(dataSet, idx); }
 
     PNonMusrRawRunData fDataNonMusr; ///< keeps all ascii- or db-file info in case of nonMusr fit
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ class PRawRunData {
     PDoubleVector fRingAnode;               ///< LEM ring anode HVs (L,R[,T,B])
     Double_t fTimeResolution{PMUSR_UNDEFINED}; ///< time resolution of the run in (ns)
     PIntVector fRedGreenOffset;             ///< keeps the Red/Green offsets
-    PDoubleVector fDeadTimeParam;           ///< dead time parameter vector needed for pulsed sources
+    std::vector<float> fDeadTimeParam;      ///< dead time parameter vector needed for pulsed sources
     Int_t fNumberOfGoodFrames{0};           ///< needed to correct dead times at pulsed sources
 
     PRawRunDataVector fData;                ///< keeps the histos together with the histo related properties such as T0, first good bin, etc.
diff --git a/src/include/PRunDataHandler.h b/src/include/PRunDataHandler.h
index eaf5ad8d..a4170cb3 100644
--- a/src/include/PRunDataHandler.h
+++ b/src/include/PRunDataHandler.h
@@ -620,9 +620,20 @@ Bool_t PRunDataHandler::ReadNexusFileIdf1(T& nxs_file)
     runData.SetStopDate(date);
   }
 
+  // get/set deadtime relevant parameters
+  if (nxs_file->HasDataset("/run/instrument/detector/deadtimes")) {
+    std::vector<float> dt;
+    dt = nxs_file->template GetDataset<float>("/run/instrument/detector/deadtimes").GetData();
+    runData.SetDeadTimeParam(dt);
+  }
+  if (nxs_file->HasDataset("/run/instrument/beam/frames_good")) {
+    ival = nxs_file->template GetDataset<float>("/run/instrument/beam/frames_good").GetData()[0];
+    runData.SetNumberOfGoodFrames(ival);
+  }
+
   // data with its metadata
-  int t0_bin{-1}, fgb{-1}, lgb{-1}, noOfHistos{-1}, histoLength{-1};
   if (nxs_file->HasDataset("/run/histogram_data_1/counts")) {
+    int t0_bin{-1}, fgb{-1}, lgb{-1}, noOfHistos{-1}, histoLength{-1};
     auto count_ds = nxs_file->template GetDataset<int>("/run/histogram_data_1/counts");
     auto count = count_ds.GetData();
     // get all necessary attributes