Cinema:Bandit: a visualization application for beamline science demonstrated on XFEL shock physics experiments

Area of Science:

• Materials Science
• Physics
• Data Science

Background:

• Analyzing complex data from shock physics experiments at X-ray light sources presents significant challenges.
• Real-time data exploration is crucial for optimizing experimental parameters and decision-making during beamtime.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce Cinema:Bandit, an open-source, web-based visualization tool for analyzing shock physics experimental data.
• To demonstrate the tool's capability in a continuous workflow for real-time data exploration and post hoc analysis.

Main Methods:

• Developed Cinema:Bandit, integrating with experimental workflows to process raw detector data into an aggregated database format.
• Utilized parallel coordinates for visualizing and filtering disparate data types, including experimental parameters, line graphs, and images.
• Demonstrated the tool on shock-compressed titanium data from the Matter in Extreme Conditions hutch at the Linac Coherent Light Source.

Main Results:

• Cinema:Bandit enables real-time visual exploration of aggregated experimental datasets.
• The tool effectively visualizes and filters diverse data types, accommodating irregular sampling of experimental parameters.
• Successful application on shock physics data demonstrates its utility for informing beamline decisions.

Conclusions:

• Cinema:Bandit provides a valuable solution for real-time data analysis and visualization in shock physics experiments.
• The tool enhances experimental efficiency and facilitates in-depth data interpretation at X-ray light sources.