Automated Experimental Data Analysis at the National Ignition Facility

Azevedo, S G; Bettenhausen, R C; Beeler, R G; Bond, E J; Edwards, P W; Glenn, S M; Liebman, J A; Tappero, J D; Warrick, A L; Williams, W H

Title: Automated Experimental Data Analysis at the National Ignition Facility

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The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a 192-beam 1.8 MJ ultraviolet laser system designed to support high-energy-density science, including demonstration of inertial confinement fusion ignition. After each target shot lasting {approx}20 ns, scientists require data acquisition, analysis and display within 30 minutes from more than 20 specialized high-speed diagnostic instruments. These diagnostics measure critical x-ray, optical and nuclear phenomena during target burn to quantify ignition results and compare to computational models. All diagnostic data (hundreds of Gbytes) are automatically transferred to an Oracle database that triggers the NIF Shot Data Analysis (SDA) Engine, which distributes the signal and image processing tasks to a Linux cluster. The SDA Engine integrates commercial workflow tools and messaging technologies into a scientific software architecture that is highly parallel, scalable, and flexible. Results are archived in the database for scientist approval and displayed using a web-based tool. The unique architecture and functionality of the SDA Engine will be presented along with an example.

Authors:: Azevedo, S G; Bettenhausen, R C; Beeler, R G; Bond, E J; Edwards, P W; Glenn, S M; Liebman, J A; Tappero, J D; Warrick, A L; Williams, W H

Publication Date:: Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2009

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 966570

Report Number(s):: LLNL-CONF-417639
TRN: US0904063

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Presented at: The 12th International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems, Kobe, Japan, Oct 11 - Oct 16, 2009

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; ACCELERATORS; ARCHITECTURE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA ANALYSIS; ENGINES; IGNITION; IMAGE PROCESSING; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; LASERS; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY; PHYSICS; TARGETS; US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY

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                    Azevedo, S G, Bettenhausen, R C, Beeler, R G, Bond, E J, Edwards, P W, Glenn, S M, Liebman, J A, Tappero, J D, Warrick, A L, and Williams, W H. Automated Experimental Data Analysis at the National Ignition Facility.  United States: N. p., 2009. 
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                    Azevedo, S G, Bettenhausen, R C, Beeler, R G, Bond, E J, Edwards, P W, Glenn, S M, Liebman, J A, Tappero, J D, Warrick, A L, & Williams, W H. Automated Experimental Data Analysis at the National Ignition Facility.  United States.

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                    Azevedo, S G, Bettenhausen, R C, Beeler, R G, Bond, E J, Edwards, P W, Glenn, S M, Liebman, J A, Tappero, J D, Warrick, A L, and Williams, W H. 2009.  
        "Automated Experimental Data Analysis at the National Ignition Facility".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/966570.

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