Arachne - A web-based event viewer for MINERvA
N. Tagg, J Brangham, Jesse Chvojka, M. Clairemont, M Day, B Eberly, J Felix, L Fields, A M Gago, R Gran, D A Harris, Kordosky, M., Lee, H., Maggi, G., Maher, E., Mann, W. A., Marshall, C. M., McFarland, K. S., McGowan, A. M., Mislivec, A. · University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) · 2011
Neutrino interaction events in the MINERvA detector are visually represented with a web-based tool called Arachne. Data are retrieved from a central server via AJAX, and client-side JavaScript draws images into the user's browser window using the draft HTML 5 standard. These technologies allow neutrino interactions to be viewed by anyone with a web browser, allowing for easy hand-scanning of particle interactions. Arachne has been used in MINERvA to evaluate neutrino data in a prototype detector, to tune reconstruction algorithms, and for public outreach and education.