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Title: Data Analysis Software Tools for Enhanced Collaboration at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility

Conference ·
OSTI ID:766927

Data analysis at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility is simplified by the use of two software packages in analysis codes. The first is GAP1otObj, an IDL-based object-oriented library used in visualization tools for dynamic plotting. GAPlotObj gives users the ability to manipulate graphs directly through mouse and keyboard-driven commands. The second software package is MDSplus, which is used at DIED as a central repository for analyzed data. GAPlotObj and MDSplus reduce the effort required for a collaborator to become familiar with the DIII-D analysis environment by providing uniform interfaces for data display and retrieval. Two visualization tools at DIII-D that benefit from them are ReviewPlus and EFITviewer. ReviewPlus is capable of displaying interactive 2D and 3D graphs of raw, analyzed, and simulation code data. EFITviewer is used to display results from the EFIT analysis code together with kinetic profiles and machine geometry. Both bring new possibilities for data exploration to the user, and are able to plot data from any fusion research site with an MDSplus data server.

Research Organization:
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-99ER54463
OSTI ID:
766927
Report Number(s):
GA-A23187; TRN: US0110513
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2nd IAEA Technical Committee Meeting on Control, Data Acquisition and Remote Participation on Fusion Research, Lisboa (PT), 07/19/1999--07/21/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jul 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English