DAVE: A Comprehensive Software Suite for the Reduction, Visualization, and Analysis of Low Energy Neutron Spectroscopic Data

National user facilities such as the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) require a significant base of software to treat the data produced by their specialized measurement instruments. There is no universally accepted and used data treatment package for the reduction, visualization, and analysis...

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Published inJournal of research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Vol. 114; no. 6; pp. 341 - 358
Main Authors Azuah, Richard Tumanjong, Kneller, Larry R., Qiu, Yiming, Tregenna-Piggott, Philip L. W., Brown, Craig M., Copley, John R. D., Dimeo, Robert M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States National Institute of Standards and Technology 01.11.2009
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[Gaithersburg, MD] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Subjects
Analysis
Application programming interface
Applications software
Computer programs
Data analysis
Data processing
Experiments
Fourier transforms
Measurement techniques
Neutron scattering
Neutrons
Programming languages
R&D
Reduction
Research & development
Software
Software packages
Spectra
Spectrum analysis
Studies
Technology application
User interface
Visualization
United States
Switzerland
inelastic
visualization
scattering
software
spin echo
neutron
spectrometer
time-of-flight
analysis
reduction
backscattering
triple-axis
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Summary:National user facilities such as the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) require a significant base of software to treat the data produced by their specialized measurement instruments. There is no universally accepted and used data treatment package for the reduction, visualization, and analysis of inelastic neutron scattering data. However, we believe that the software development approach adopted at the NCNR has some key characteristics that have resulted in a successful software package called DAVE (the Data Analysis and Visualization Environment). It is developed using a high level scientific programming language, and it has been widely adopted in the United States and abroad. In this paper we describe the development approach, elements of the DAVE software suite, its usage and impact, and future directions and opportunities for development.
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ISSN:1044-677X
2165-7254
DOI:10.6028/jres.114.025