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DOI:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2015-WED3O01
Title MASSIVE: an HPC Collaboration to Underpin Synchrotron Science
Authors
  • W.J. Goscinski
    Monash University, Faculty of Science, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
  • K. Bambery, C.J. Hall, A. Maksimenko, S. Panjikar, D. Paterson, C.G. Ryan, M. Tobin
    ASCo, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
  • C.U. Felzmann
    SLSA, Clayton, Australia
  • C. Hines, P. McIntoshpresenter
    Monash University, Clayton, Australia
  • D.A. Thompson
    CSIRO ATNF, Epping, Australia
Abstract MASSIVE is the Australian specialised High Performance Computing facility for imaging and visualisation. The project is a collaboration between Monash University, Australian Synchrotron and CSIRO. MASSIVE underpins a range of advanced instruments, with a particular focus on Australian Synchrotron beamlines. This paper will report on the outcomes of the MASSIVE project since 2011, in particular focusing on instrument integration, and interactive access. MASSIVE has developed a unique capability that supports an increasing number of researchers generating and processing instrument data. The facility runs an instrument integration program to help facilities move data to an HPC environment and provide in-experiment data processing. This capability is best demonstrated at the Imaging and Medical Beamline where fast CT reconstruction and visualisation is now essential to performing effective experiments. The MASSIVE Desktop provides an easy method for researchers to begin using HPC, and is now an essential tool for scientists working with large datasets, including large images and other types of instrument data.
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Conference ICALEPCS2015, Melbourne, Australia
Series International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems (15th)
Proceedings Link to full ICALEPCS2015 Proccedings
Session Data management, analytics and visualisation
Date 21-Oct-15   15:15–16:45
Main Classification Data Management, Analytics & Visualisation
Keywords experiment, synchrotron, software, real-time, scattering
Publisher JACoW, Geneva, Switzerland
Editors Lou Corvetti (AS, Clayton, Australia); Kathleen Riches (SLSA, Clayton, Australia); Volker RW Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany)
ISBN 978-3-95450-148-9
Published December 2015
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