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An Automated Pipeline to Monitor System Performance in Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Proteomic Experiments Open
We report the development of a completely automated pipeline to monitor system suitability in bottom-up proteomic experiments. LC MS/MS runs are automatically imported into Skyline and multiple identification free metrics are extracted fro…
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Introducing a Virtual Assistant to the Lab: A Voice User Interface for the Intuitive Control of Laboratory Instruments Open
The introduction of smart virtual assistants (VAs) and corresponding smart devices brought a new degree of freedom to our everyday lives. Voice-controlled and Internet-connected devices allow intuitive device controlling and monitoring fro…
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Fast Pixelated Detectors in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy. Part I: Data Acquisition, Live Processing, and Storage Open
The use of fast pixelated detectors and direct electron detection technology is revolutionizing many aspects of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The widespread adoption of these new technologies is impeded by the technical…
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Binospec Software System Open
Binospec is a high-throughput, 370 to 1000 nm, imaging spectrograph that addresses two adjacent 8' by 15' fields of view. Binospec was commissioned in late 2017 at the f/5 focus of the 6.5m MMT and is now available to all MMT observers. He…
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Keeping an “eye” on the experiment: computer vision for real-time monitoring and control Open
Chemists heavily rely on visual cues for routine tasks. Here, we introduce a computer vision system to automatically monitor and control diverse workup processes based on visual aspects, advancing toward autonomous operations.
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The LUVOIR architecture ``A'' coronagraph instrument Open
In preparation for the Astro 2020 Decadal Survey NASA has commissioned the study four flagship missions spanning to a wide range of observable wavelengths: the Origins Space Telescope (OST, formerly the Far-Infrared Surveyor), Lynx (former…
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Architecture of the SOXS instrument control software Open
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a new spectrograph for the ESO NTT telescope,\ncurrently in the final design phase.\n The main instrument goal is to allow the characterization of transient\nsources based on alerts. It will cover from near-infra…
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Euclid Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer instrument concept and first test results obtained for different breadboards models at the end of phase C Open
The Euclid mission objective is to understand why the expansion of the Universe is accelerating through by mapping the geometry of the dark Universe by investigating the distance-redshift relationship and tracing the evolution of cosmic st…
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Takin: An open-source software for experiment planning, visualisation, and data analysis Open
Due to the instrument's non-trivial resolution function, measurements on triple-axis spectrometers require extra care from the experimenter in order to obtain optimal results and to avoid unwanted spurious artefacts. We present a free and …
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A Python Instrument Control and Data Acquisition Suite for Reproducible Research Open
Tools that standardize and automate experimental data collection are needed for greater confidence in research results. The National Synchrotron Light Source-II (NSLS-II) has generated an open-source Python data acquisition, management, an…
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Proposed practices for validating the performance of instruments used for automated inorganic gunshot residue analysis Open
The reliability of forensic inorganic gunshot residue (iGSR) analysis depends strongly on the performance of the scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (SEM/EDS) instrument and the software that automates th…
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iDirac: a field-portable instrument for long-term autonomous measurements of isoprene and selected VOCs Open
The iDirac is a new instrument to measure selected hydrocarbons in the remote atmosphere. A robust design is central to its specifications, with portability, power efficiency, low gas consumption and autonomy as the other driving factors i…
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Labview Implementation Of On/Off Controller Open
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Session 3659 LabVIEW Implementation of ON/OFF Controller Leonard Sokoloff DeVry Institute Abstract This paper describes an application …
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Measuring intraoperative surgical instrument use with radio-frequency identification Open
Objective Surgical instrument oversupply drives cost, confusion, and workload in the operating room. With an estimated 78%–87% of instruments being unused, many health systems have recognized the need for supply refinement. By manually rec…
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Labview Application: Energy Laboratory Upgrade Open
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Main Menu Session 3233 LABVIEW APPLICATION: ENERGY LABORATORY UPGRADE J. Howard Arthur Michael R. Sexton Mechanical Engineering Departm…
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Development of a New Multifunctional Induced Polarization Instrument Based on Remote Wireless Communication Technology Open
Induced polarization (IP) is the primary method used for the exploration of various metal minerals and for groundwater prospecting. The function and performance of IP instruments have significantly improved over the years; however, most in…
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The triggerless data acquisition system of the XENONnT experiment Open
The XENONnT detector uses the latest and largest liquid xenon-based time projection chamber (TPC) operated by the XENON Collaboration, aimed at detecting Weakly Interacting Massive Particles and conducting other rare event searches. The XE…
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SOPHISM: An End-to-end Software Instrument Simulator Open
We present a software simulator for the modeling of astronomical instrumentation, which includes platform effects and software processing. It is an end-to-end simulator, from the entrance of the telescope to the data acquisition at the det…
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From text to test: AI-generated control software for materials science instruments Open
AI-crafted control software for automating scientific instruments can democratize and further accelerate materials research.
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Remote Control Laboratory Experiments in Physics using LabVIEW Open
Remote laboratories are distributed computing environment which allows learners to perform experiments by interacting with real devices, real instruments, and remote mechanisms, through an appropriate platform of telecommunications. The de…
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A Unified User-Friendly Instrument Control and Data Acquisition System for the ORNL SANS Instrument Suite Open
In an effort to upgrade and provide a unified and improved instrument control and data acquisition system for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) instrument suite—biological small-angle neutron sc…
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On The Use Of Labview In Signals And Systems Open
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract ON THE USE OF LABVIEW IN SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS 1. Introduction Computer based data acquisition and instrumentation control packages are e…
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The instrument control unit processing hardware and software of the wide field monitor on eXTP Open
The eXTP (enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry) mission is a joint large mission of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and European partners designed to study the state of matter under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magneti…
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SCPI based integrated test and measurement environment using LabVIEW Open
Test and Measurement processes play a vital role on the quality of hardware functionality testing. Automating these processes provides a better reduction in “time to market” and is more concerned on achieving higher test coverage area when…
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Development status of the SOXS instrument control software Open
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a forthcoming instrument for ESO-NTT, mainly dedicated to the spectroscopic study of transient events and is currently starting the AIT (Assembly, Integration, and Test) phase. It foresees a visible spectrograph,…
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RACS2: a framework of a remote autonomous control system for telescope observation and its application Open
With the increasing demand for astronomical observations, telescope systems are becoming increasingly complex. Thus, the observatory control software needs to be more intelligent. It has to control each instrument inside the observatory, f…
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The survey operation software system development for Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) on Subaru Telescope Open
The Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is a wide-field, multi-object spectrograph\naccommodating 2394 fibers to observe the sky at the prime focus of the Subaru\ntelescope. The software system to operate a spectroscopic survey is structured\nb…
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Update 2.0 to “Takin: An open-source software for experiment planning, visualisation, and data analysis”, (PII: S2352711016300152) Open
We report a major new release of the inelastic neutron scattering software Takin. The software package comprises programme modules for experiment planning, scan visualisation and data treatment at neutron triple-axis spectrometers. The new…
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Readout Electronics and Data Acquisition for Gaseous Tracking Detectors Open
A complete, general solution for collecting and processing data from gaseous tracking detectors in high-rate applications has been developed. The readout chain consists of front-end modules equipped with PASTTREC ASIC chips and trigger rea…
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Comprehensive Test Procedure for Digital Instruments and Devices of Automated Versatile Systems Open
The authors present a comprehensive test procedure for digital devices, based on the calculation and control of two or more characteristics of a binary signal at a control point. The procedure is aimed at how to increase the reliability of…