APS Data Management System

As the capabilities of modern X-ray detectors and acquisition technologies increase, so do the data rates and volumes produced at synchrotron beamlines. This brings into focus a number of challenges related to managing data at such facilities, including data transfer, near real-time data processing, automated processing pipelines, data storage, handling metadata and remote user access to data. The Advanced Photon Source Data Management System software is designed to help beamlines deal with these issues. This paper presents the system architecture and describes its components and functionality; the system's current usage is discussed, examples of its use have been provided and future development plans are outlined.

Source: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation - August 15, 2018 Category: Physics Authors: Veseli, S. Schwarz, N. Schmitz, C. Tags: computer software data management data processing computer programs Source Type: research