Coping with data deluge - A data system for the Megacam

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3355, Issue , 1998, Pages 264-274

  Conroy, M A ^a   Roll Jr , J B ^a   Wyatt, W F ^a   Mink, D J ^a   McLeod, B A ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer architecture; MMT; Mosaic; Pipeline; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTERS; INSTRUMENTS; PIPELINES; VISUALIZATION;

DATA SYSTEMS; DATA VOLUMES; DESIGN DECISIONS; DETECTOR COMPONENTS; MMT; MOSAIC; PARALLELIZATION; PROTOTYPE IMPLEMENTATIONS; SCALABLE ARCHITECTURES; TIME BUDGETS; WIDE FIELDS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 62849102551     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.316808     Document Type: Conference Paper

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