Data Workflow and Software Tools at VENUS

Jean C. Bilheux; Hassina Z. Bilheux; Anton Khaplanov; Matthew J. Bedynek; Su Ann Chong; Cornelius Donahue; Greg Guyotte; Kazimierz J. Gofron; Rob Knudson IV; Jamie Molaison; Harley Skorpenske; Shimin Tang; Zach Thurman; Singanallur Venkatakrishnan; Chen Zhang

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-15003-5_40

Data Workflow and Software Tools at VENUS

Jean C. Bilheux
, Hassina Z. Bilheux
, Anton Khaplanov
, Matthew J. Bedynek
, Su Ann Chong
, Cornelius Donahue
, Greg Guyotte
, Kazimierz J. Gofron
, Rob Knudson IV
, Jamie Molaison
, Harley Skorpenske
, Shimin Tang
, Zach Thurman
, Singanallur Venkatakrishnan
, Chen Zhang

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Abstract

The time-of-flight imaging beamline VENUS at the Spallation Neutron Source of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory has recently entered the commissioning phase. Based on the experience acquired at the Spallation Neutron Source SNAP and the High Flux Isotope Reactor MARS beamlines, we have designed various analysis tools and a new intuitive data acquisition system user interface. VENUS starts commissioning with the micro-channel plate Timepix detector and light sensitive cameras that include a charge-coupled device and complementary metal oxide semiconductor sensors. A micro-channel plate (MCP) Timepix3 detector is currently being tested at VENUS and is in the process of being integrated to the VENUS data acquisition system. Since this new detector is capable of measuring data in event mode, both hardware and data workflow require careful planning as described in this manuscript. A new version of the in-house Imaging Bragg Edge Analysis Tools for Engineering Structures (iBeatles) has been produced thanks to the feedback received at the 11th workshop on neutron wavelength-dependent imaging held in Japan in 2023. This paper gives an overview of the VENUS hardware and software infrastructures, the data workflow, the VENUS data acquisition interface and features available in the new version of iBeatles.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Neutron Radiography - WCNR-12
Editors	Aaron E. Craft, Hassina Z. Bilheux
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	355-363
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783032150028
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15003-5_40
State	Published - 2026
Event	12th World Conference on Neutron Radiography, WCNR 2024 - Idaho Falls, United States Duration: Jun 2 2024 → Jun 7 2024

Publication series

Name	Springer Proceedings in Physics
Volume	348 SPPHY
ISSN (Print)	0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)	1867-4941

Conference

Conference	12th World Conference on Neutron Radiography, WCNR 2024
Country/Territory	United States
City	Idaho Falls
Period	06/2/24 → 06/7/24

Funding

This research used resources at the Spallation Neutron Source, DOE Office of Science User Facilities operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The team would like to thank the user community for their many contributions in guiding the development of the software tools as well as being gracious with their time when testing the notebooks.

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python
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user interface

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Bilheux, J. C., Bilheux, H. Z., Khaplanov, A., Bedynek, M. J., Chong, S. A., Donahue, C., Guyotte, G., Gofron, K. J., Knudson IV, R., Molaison, J., Skorpenske, H., Tang, S., Thurman, Z., Venkatakrishnan, S., & Zhang, C. (2026). Data Workflow and Software Tools at VENUS. In A. E. Craft, & H. Z. Bilheux (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Neutron Radiography - WCNR-12 (pp. 355-363). (Springer Proceedings in Physics; Vol. 348 SPPHY). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15003-5_40

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