Little helpers for your experiment - NOBUGS2002/013

TL;DR

This paper introduces web-based tools that assist researchers in planning, executing, and managing neutron experiments more efficiently, including sample activation estimation, absorption calculation, scheduling, and data management.

Contribution

It presents a set of web tools for neutron experiment management, demonstrating their ease of creation and utility for researchers.

Findings

Tools simplify experiment planning and data tracking.

Web-based tools enhance user experience and efficiency.

Demonstrated ease of creating new web tools.

Abstract

The World Wide Web (WWW) is a wonderful tool to provide users with documentation and tools that make the preparation and running of an experiment a little easier. We present a set of tools that allow one to estimate the activation of a sample in the neutron beam, or to calculate the absorption of a sample. Ever tried to figure out the time for the next sample change - here our scheduler can help. In addition there is a simple database that can be used to keep track of all the data files collected at various facilities. We present these little tools, but also demonstrate how easy it is to create new WWW based tools that make the life of users easier.