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Computing: SGI 16-processor Graphics Server (nwvisus)

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  • SGI Onyx 350 system
  • 16 800 MHz R16000 processors
  • 32 gigabytes of RAM
  • 3 V12 graphics boards

The primary graphics server in EMSL's Graphics & Visualization Laboratory is code-named NWVisus. This server is comprised of a Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) Onyx 350 system with sixteen 800-MHz R16000 processors, 32 gigabytes of RAM, three graphics pipes, and 820 gigabytes of striped local disk storage.

The system contains digital audio/video output for digital audio/video streaming. The system's digital video network captures users' scientific visualization for real-time recording. The system is equipped with a 23-inch stereo display viewed using CrystalEyes technology (primary display) and two secondary displays. The system is also connected to Christie Mirage 2000 stereo video projection capability to allow for a larger display for presentations and collaborations within a larger group. Users who wish to use this system for their research may submit a proposal for use. Once the proposal is granted, Graphics & Visualization Laboratory staff can provide the training specific to the user's needs.

Users who wish to apply this system to their research may submit a proposal viaUser Access. Once the proposal is granted, Graphics & Visualization Laboratory staff can provide the training specific to the user's needs.

For more information, see the Graphics & Visualization Laboratory website and the Visualization Gallery, which provides examples of work performed at the Graphics & Visualization Laboratory.

  1. Potential Energy Surface of Methanol Decomposition on Cu(110).
  2. Simultaneous MS-IR Studies of Surface Formate Reactivity Under Methanol Synthesis Conditions on Cu/SiO2.
  3. Influence of the Charge State on the Structures and Interactions of Vancomycin Antibiotics with Cell-Wall Analogue Peptides: Experimental and Theoretical Studies.
  4. First-principles Analysis of NOx Adsorption on Anhydrous γ-Al2O3 Surfaces.
  5. Neutron Powder Diffraction and Molecular Simulation Study of the Structural Evolution of Ammonia Borane from 15 to 340 K.
  1. Energetics and Dynamics of Electron Transfer and Proton Transfer in Dissociation of MetalIII(salen)-Peptide Complexes in the Gas Phase (Getting a Charge)