Rachel GUI
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For a very short video demo of capabilities, refer to the "advertising video": [http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~hayes/beta_rachel/main_ad.html The Rachel advertising video] | For a very short video demo of capabilities, refer to the "advertising video": [http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~hayes/beta_rachel/main_ad.html The Rachel advertising video] | ||
| - | The Rachel interface facilitates [http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~hayes/beta_rachel/calculation_in_2_minutes.html fast setup of Gosia calculations] and data analysis using push-button controls with guided input and 'plain language' warnings during setup | + | The Rachel interface facilitates [http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~hayes/beta_rachel/calculation_in_2_minutes.html fast setup of Gosia calculations] and data analysis using push-button controls with guided input and 'plain language' warnings during setup. Rachel is written in Python 2.6 and is expected to be Python 2.7 compliant. It runs under Linux and Unix (OS X) machines. A Windows version is not planned. |
A 64-bit processor is essential, because Gosia runs fastest and most accurately on 64-bit machines. The release-candidate version, expected in the September of 2011, will have many structural changes in the code, allowing more automation, more general particle detector options and fewer user prompts for standard operations. | A 64-bit processor is essential, because Gosia runs fastest and most accurately on 64-bit machines. The release-candidate version, expected in the September of 2011, will have many structural changes in the code, allowing more automation, more general particle detector options and fewer user prompts for standard operations. | ||
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In the release versions, automatic upgrading of saved sessions will be reinstated. | In the release versions, automatic upgrading of saved sessions will be reinstated. | ||
| - | == | + | ==Capabilities of version 1== |
| + | Note that there are major simplifications in the Ge detector array setup and data loading. | ||
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| + | * Human-readable data files that are robust for changes in the experimental setup and level scheme | ||
* Azimuthally symmetric particle detection | * Azimuthally symmetric particle detection | ||
* Partitioning particle-detector data by azimuthal angle | * Partitioning particle-detector data by azimuthal angle | ||
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* Normal or inverse kinematics experiments | * Normal or inverse kinematics experiments | ||
* A user-expandable library of standard Ge crystals e.g. Gammasphere | * A user-expandable library of standard Ge crystals e.g. Gammasphere | ||
| + | * A user-expandable library of detector arrays (Tigress, Miniball, Gammasphere...) | ||
* Data from summed 4pi arrays | * Data from summed 4pi arrays | ||
* Efficiency-corrected gamma-ray data only | * Efficiency-corrected gamma-ray data only | ||
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* Accuracy testing to determine if Gosia will be appropriate for a planned experiment | * Accuracy testing to determine if Gosia will be appropriate for a planned experiment | ||
* Fitting and correlated error estimations | * Fitting and correlated error estimations | ||
| - | * Reading level schemes and gamma-ray data from Radware AGS files and | + | * Reading level schemes and gamma-ray data from Radware AGS files and [[Rachel_yield_data_files | Rachel text format]] including |
** Branching ratio data | ** Branching ratio data | ||
** Previously measured EM matrix elements, including the measured phases | ** Previously measured EM matrix elements, including the measured phases | ||
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* Instantly generating plots of experimental vs. predicted yields via gnuplot [[File:plottingexample.png|thumb|right|A zoomed view of a plot of yield vs. spin in a rotational band generated from the Gosia output and experimental data.]] | * Instantly generating plots of experimental vs. predicted yields via gnuplot [[File:plottingexample.png|thumb|right|A zoomed view of a plot of yield vs. spin in a rotational band generated from the Gosia output and experimental data.]] | ||
* Automated generation of stopping power and internal conversion input for Gosia | * Automated generation of stopping power and internal conversion input for Gosia | ||
| - | * Push-button controls | + | * Push-button controls, optional pop-up guidance and guided prompts |
* A searchable help function | * A searchable help function | ||
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* Undo/Redo of most functions and crash recovery | * Undo/Redo of most functions and crash recovery | ||
