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The development of this software tool started at [[CERN]] in 1986, it was optimized for the processing of very large amounts of data. It was based on and intended for inter-operation with components of [[CERN Program Library|CERNLIB]], an extensive collection of [[Fortran]] libraries. |
The development of this software tool started at [[CERN]] in 1986, it was optimized for the processing of very large amounts of data. It was based on and intended for inter-operation with components of [[CERN Program Library|CERNLIB]], an extensive collection of [[Fortran]] libraries. |
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PAW had been a standard tool in high energy physics for decades, yet was essentially unmaintained.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cernlib.web.cern.ch/cernlib/news/future.html| |
PAW had been a standard tool in high energy physics for decades, yet was essentially unmaintained.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knobloch |first=Jürgen |title=Future of CERNLIB |url=http://cernlib.web.cern.ch/cernlib/news/future.html |website=[[European Organization for Nuclear Research]] (CERN)}}</ref> Despite continuing popularity as of 2008, it has been losing ground to the [[C++]]-based [[ROOT]] package. Conversion tutorials exist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PAW to ROOT conversion table |url=https://root.cern.ch/root/HowtoConvertFromPAW.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121055147/https://root.cern.ch/root/HowtoConvertFromPAW.html |archive-date=21 November 2017 |website=root.cern.ch}}</ref> In 2014, development and support were stopped.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Physics Analysis Workstation - PAW |url=https://paw.web.cern.ch/paw/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131050100/http://paw.web.cern.ch/paw/ |archive-date=31 January 2015 |website=paw.web.cern.ch}}</ref> |
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==Sample script== |
==Sample script== |
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| Original author(s) | CERN |
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| Initial release | 1986 |
| Stable release | 2.13/08
/ September 16, 2002 |
| Type | Particle physics |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Website | cern |
The Physics Analysis Workstation (PAW) is an interactive, scriptable computer software tool for data analysis and graphical presentation in high-energy physics.
The development of this software tool started at CERN in 1986, it was optimized for the processing of very large amounts of data. It was based on and intended for inter-operation with components of CERNLIB, an extensive collection of Fortran libraries.
PAW had been a standard tool in high energy physics for decades, yet was essentially unmaintained.[1] Despite continuing popularity as of 2008, it has been losing ground to the C++-based ROOT package. Conversion tutorials exist.[2] In 2014, development and support were stopped.[3]
Sample script
PAW uses its own scripting language. Here is sample code (with its actual output), which can be used to plot data gathered in files.
* read data vector/read X,Y input_file.dat * eps plot fort/file 55 gg_ggg_dsig_dphid_179181.eps meta 55 -113 opt linx | linear scale opt logy | logarithmic scale * here goes plot set plci 1 | line color set lwid 2 | line width set dmod 1 | line type (solid, dotted, etc.) graph 32 X Y AL | 32 stands for input data lines in input file * plot title and comments set txci 1 atitle '[f] (deg)' 'd[s]/d[f]! (mb)' set txci 1 text 180.0 2e1 '[f]=179...181 deg' 0.12 close 55
References
- ^ Knobloch, Jürgen. "Future of CERNLIB". European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
- ^ "PAW to ROOT conversion table". root.cern.ch. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Physics Analysis Workstation - PAW". paw.web.cern.ch. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
External links
- PAW (at CERN)
- The PAW History Seen by the CERN Computer News Letters
- CERNLIB (at CERN)
- ROOT (at CERN)
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