Using the Parallel Virtual Machine for Everyday Analysis

Details Using the Parallel Virtual Machine for Everyday Analysis Using the Parallel Virtual Machine for Everyday Analysis

2005-10-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0510688v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages; manuscript for oral presentation given at ADASS XV, Madrid

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A review of the literature reveals that while parallel computing is sometimes employed by astronomers for custom, large-scale calculations, no package fosters the routine application of parallel methods to standard problems in astronomical data analysis. This paper describes our attempt to close that gap by wrapping the Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) as a scriptable S-Lang module. Using PVM within ISIS, the Interactive Spectral Interpretation System, we've distributed a number of representive calculations over a network of 25+ CPUs to achieve dramatic reductions in execution times. We discuss how the approach applies to a wide class of modeling problems, outline our efforts to make it more transparent for common use, and note its growing importance in the context of the large, multi-wavelength datasets used in modern analysis.

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