{{indexmenu>:computing:department:unix}} ====== Physics and Astronomy-related software ====== Many packages such as cernlib, root, geant, etc are provided via the [[:computing:department:unix:software:ups|UPS product manager]]. Use the command ''ups list -aK+'' to get a brief listing of all such packages. More information is available in our introduction to UPS. ===== General Software and Packages ===== These applications and packages are available to all users by default. ==== Mathematica ==== Start Mathematica using the command ''mathematica'' for the XWindows notebook-style interface, or ''math'' for the terminal-based interface. * More info at [[http://documents.wolfram.com/]] ==== MatLab ==== MatLab is started using the ''matlab'' command. Extensive online help is available. ==== CERN program library ==== On Tru64 and Linux systems, cernlib is available through the UPS ''setup'' command (''setup cern''). Several versions of cernlib may be available - use ''ups list'' to find out which. After running ''setup cern'', some environment variables (eg ''CERNLIB'') will be set to enable location of the libraries. * [[http://wwwinfo.cern.ch/asd/cernlib/|CERN Library Documentation]] ==== ROOT ==== Available via the UPS ''setup root'' command. Documentation for ROOT may be found at [[http://root.cern.ch/]]. ==== MN_FIT ==== Fitting and plotting package, available on Tru64 and Linux. More info at the [[http://www-zeus.physik.uni-bonn.de/~brock/mn_fit.html|MN_FIT homepage]]. ==== Physica ==== Supported on both Tru64 and Linux. Info at [[http://www.triumf.ca/physica/html/homepage.html]]. Note, run physica by typing ''run_physica'' (this is a wrapper script which sets essential environment variables before starting the program). ==== Supermongo ==== Plotting program, available on Tru64 and Linux - type ''sm'' to run. More info at [[http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~rhl/sm]] and possibly from [[http://www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/users/rstanek/sm.html]]. ===== Astronomy Software and Packages ===== These applications and packages are available by default only to users in the //astro// group. ==== STGMS ==== Space Telescope Grants Management System. Type ''stgms'' to run. ==== Spitzer Pride ==== Spitzer Pride includes Spot (Tool for Planning Observations) and Leopard (Archive Tool). Spot is a software package used by Spitzer observers to plan observations and submit proposals, and Leopard is a software package used to query the archive and download data. Available via UPS ''setup spitzer_pride'' command. ==== SPICE (Spitzer IRS Custom Extraction) ==== The Spitzer IRS Custom Extraction (SPICE) software provides a JAVA-based tool that allows the user to interactively extract Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) spectra. Type ''spice.csh'' to run.