POL: An interactive system to analyze large data sets

✍ Scribed by N. Armenise; G. Zito; A. Silvestri; E. Lefons; M.T. Pazienza; F. Tangorra

• Book ID: 103043480
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 894 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0010-4655
• DOI: 10.1016/0010-4655(79)90083-3

✦ Synopsis

This paper describes an interactive system to analyze large samples of collected data. The first application has been developed to ensure a significant improvement in the efficiency of data management in recent high energy physics experiments (ri-project). However, the system is also suitable in all experiments treating large volumes of experimental data. The relevant features of the system are:

the possibility to select a subsample of experimental data in real time with a response time smaller (by an order of magnitude) than other programs used at present; -the possibility to display data in monodimensional distributions and scatter-plots; -the possibility to store in real time selection procedures to be used later. Editing facilities are provided. A few different terminals (video or teletype) can interact with the system, that has been designed for a multi-user environment.