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Images

Overview Fast Cameras Shot Summaries SpecFit Plots

Web Tools

Overview EFIT Query EFITs by Shot Number mdsScalars mdsPlotList mdsTable mdsShotSearch MDSplus Tree Search NSTXView (beta) Phoebus View Physics Logbook Physics Viewer pyWebTools Shot View TRANSP Run Search Web Display Web Scope

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Simple Data Files

ex_y.dat
ex_xy.dat

Standalone Source Files

gaussex.pro
hydro.pro
RestoreWx.pro

Class 2 Materials

The original class directory has been moved under examples/class2.

classintro.txt
contouring.pro
fitting.pro
vectorsurf.pro
xeasy.pro
mdsw.pro
mdsw_noch.pro

Rendered Example Pages

Polynomial fit to Y data
Polynomial fit to XY data
Hydrology contour example
MDS signal widget example
Irregular surface plot example

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