Data acquisition and processing system at the NOVETTE laser fusion facility
Journal Article
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· IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)
This paper describes the computer hardware and software used for acquisition and processing of data from experiments at the NOVETTE laser fusion facility. Nearly two hundred sensors are used to measure the performance of millimeter extent targets irradiated by multi-kilojoule laser pulses. Sensor output is recorded on CAMAC based digitzers, CCD arrays, and film. CAMAC instrument outputs are acquired and collected by a network of LSI-11 microprocessors centrally controlled by a VAX 11/780. The user controls the system through menus presented on color video displays equipped with touch panels. The control VAX collects data from all microprocessors and CCD arrays and stores them in a file for transport to a second VAX 11/780 which is used for processing and final analysis. Transfer is done through a high speed fiber-optic link. Relational data bases are used extensively in the processing and archiving of data.
- Research Organization:
- University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550
- OSTI ID:
- 5816819
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 30:1; ISSN IETNA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700208* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200 -- Mathematics & Computers
CAMAC SYSTEM
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES
COMPUTERS
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DATA PROCESSING
DEC COMPUTERS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
FIBER OPTICS
LASER FUSION REACTORS
MANAGEMENT
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MICROPROCESSORS
PERFORMANCE
PROCESSING
PROGRAMMING
PULSES
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
700208* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200 -- Mathematics & Computers
CAMAC SYSTEM
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES
COMPUTERS
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DATA PROCESSING
DEC COMPUTERS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
FIBER OPTICS
LASER FUSION REACTORS
MANAGEMENT
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MICROPROCESSORS
PERFORMANCE
PROCESSING
PROGRAMMING
PULSES
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS