Getting Started#

List of data locations and associated tools.

Accessing data#

Connect to the Remove Analysis Service using https://analysis.sns.gov/. After successfully logging in, a ThinLinc session will be stared with your own home directory and experiment data.

WAND²

/HFIR/HB2C/IPTS-#####/

DEMAND

/HFIR/HB3A/IPTS-#####/

IMAGINE

/HFIR/CG4D/IPTS-#####/

CORELLI

/SNS/CORELLI/IPTS-#####/

MANDI

/SNS/MANDI/IPTS-#####/

TOPAZ

/SNS/TOPAZ/IPTS-#####/

SNAP

/SNS/SNAP/IPTS-#####/

It is recommended that work related to the IPTS folder be saved within the shared/ directory. This makes it possible for instrument team to more easily provide support. In addition, this data will be periodically backed up.

  • For assistance connecting to the Analysis servers or accessing your data, please contact Linux Support: linux@support.sns.gov or call 865-309-4649 for urgent requests. Examples: blank or frozen screen, file permission issues.

  • As an alternative to the web-browser, you may wish to install the dedicated ThinLinc Client for users https://www.cendio.com/thinlinc/download/.

Viewing cataloged data#

All experiment data is cataloged at https://oncat.ornl.gov/. This provides a breakdown of data according to Facilty -> Instrument -> IPTS -> Run Number. Associated with each are metadata regarding that run number. This contains the same information as the raw data itself.

Monitoring data#

Each beamline that uses Mantid can view auto-reduced data at https://monitor.sns.gov/dasmon/. For up to-date-views of DEMAND status, view https://neutron.ornl.gov/hb3a/Statusmonitor.html.

Using analysis resources#

The typical operating system of the analysis and beamline computers Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Although familiarity with Linux commands are helpful, they are not always needed.