New version of SpecTcl (1st implemented in May 2023)

Instructions to get started

In this new version of SpecTcl, written by Giordano Cerizza and Simon Giraud in Python, Xamine is replaced for online and offline data analysis by the CutiePie window, while the TreeGui and Spectcl control windows are retained from the previous version. To use this version, follow these instructions:

  1. While in the S800 account, issue from any directory goQtspectcl_s800. This command will open the TreeGui, the SpecTcl control window and log window, and the CutiePie window, which are all shown below. If it happens that Xamine is still opened instead of QtPy, close this SpecTcl session, and remove the comment on the line “set DisplayType qtpy” of “/user/s800/s800develop/s800Qtspectcl/SpecTclInit.tcl”, before issuing the command to start SpecTcl with QtPy again.
  2. In the TreeGui, load the definition file.
  3. In the SpecTcl control window, click 'Attach to file' in the bottom-right, to attach to data file (of type .evt) and let it run the data.
  4. Now click the light-blue button called 'Get Data' on CutiePie.
  5. On CutiePie, click 'Load Geometry' and select the folder 'Windows/qtpy'. Here you will open a file of type *qtpy.win which will open a set of spectra from the data you want to look at.

You can now see and inspect your data set using CutiePie.

The TreeGui window

The SpecTcl control window The SpecTcl log window

The CutiePie main window

The CutiePie window with geometry file for CRDC1 spectra. The data are from Run 1001 of Experiment 23605 in 2023, which utilized a 29Mg beam.

Useful tips and tricks

If you detect any bugs or have any questions not addressed here, please send a message to Simon Giraud at Giraud@frib.msu.edu. For more information on CutiePie, refer to this page: https://docs.nscl.msu.edu/daq/newsite/qtpy/index.html, which can also be accessed through the NSCL DAQ page: https://docs.nscl.msu.edu/daq/newsite/index.php.