Introduction to PHOENIX:

PHOENIX is a command code for a suite of magnetic fusion analysis programs, originally implemented for NSTX. The code is written in IDL, and comes in two varieties - interactive, and "auto" versions. The auto code presently processes NSTX EFITs in parallel on up to 17 CPUs for between-shots analysis for the NSTX Research Team. The code is written in IDL, and drives UNIX shell scripts to perform most of the CPU intensive tasks.

PHOENIX front panel displaying controls for NSTX EFIT

 

PHOENIX features:

• General coding style: The code is written to accommodate automated execution and interaction of physics codes. Widgets are written to imitate standard pull-down and point-and-click operation.
• Parallel Processing: When possible, processes are run in parallel, allowing for high time-resolution results completed in a matter of minutes.

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