Diagnostics Tools for Mathematica
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
| NDS Interface for Mathematica | 12/29/99 |
| The Network Data Server (NDS) interface for Mathematica supports remote and local access to the data stream of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). The user can retrieve data from right within a Mathematica notebook by importing the NDS package. The NDS package is build around the MathLink interface which allows data exchange through standard network protocols. At the observatories a MathLink server program is constantly listening to user requests which are then translated into requests for the Network Data Server. When the Network Data Server completes a request the data is sent back through the MathLink interface to the Mathematica notebook where it is then accessible to the user for further processing and viewing as a native Mathematica data array. | |
| Mathematica Package |
| The Mathematica package for accessing data through the Network Data Server can be obtained from here. Preferably, it is installed in the Mathematica directory under "AddOns/Applications/LIGO". This will allow all users on the system to load the package with the command Needs["LIGO`nds`"]. |
| Reference Manual |
| The reference manual is available in html, pdf or Mathematica notebook format. |
| Source Code |
| Get the full source code distribution from here. (Not necessary for accessing data from the Network Data Server.) |
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Daniel
Sigg
LIGO Hanford Observatory P.O. Box 1970 S9-02 Richland, WA 99352 |