Meeting on VALD

Uppsala, 2011-12-07

Participants: Nik, Tanya, Eric, Ulrike, Samuel

VALD3

• data files - atomic data (Tanya)
  • main work done

  • problem: Si I (new Kurucz calculations, improved over previous lists, but data for some lines still clearly "wrong") -> leave as it is now, Action Tanya: add comments on wiki page (comments_gfemq1400_obs), classify in "observed" and "calculated" later

  • a few new Kurucz calculations have to be converted (Y I, Y II, C I, C II)
• data files - molecular data (Ulrike)
  • TiO data from Plez and Schwenke (via Kurucz) are ready and will be part of VALD3 release, further data will be added gradually
• extraction software (Nik)

  • select3 (Action Nik) select3 was adopted to the new format of the list of species. Action closed 29-12-2011 (Nik).

    • new format for species list is being implemented
    • issue with reference list is being resolved
    • new equation of state has to be tested

  • ems software has to be adapted to preselect3 (new options added), statistics part still needs to be done (Action Nik, Eric)

  • web interface has to be adapted

  • showline3 - "html" option is implemented, which produces html version of output -> needs to be implemented in web interface (Action Nik, Eric)

• documentation for users (on web page / on VALD wiki)

  • new information needed compared to VALD2 (most important): explanation of configuration file, line list references -> exists on wiki page

  • move most documentation from web page to wiki, update, and link from web page to wiki, or produce "web version" of wiki content -> check details (Action Ulrike, Eric, Samuel, with Thomas)

  • move wiki to new VALD server in Uppsala (Action Thomas/Ulrike)

  • examples and tests - use test files from Torgnys test for VAMDC (see report to appear on VAMDC wiki) - Action Nik, with Torgny

• svn repository -> move to (new) VALD server in Uppsala (Action Eric)

• testing by users - discuss details later
• additional data - hyperfine structure constants (post-VALD3 development, first ideas were discussed)

VAMDC-VALD3

• import tool issue (Action Samuel)

VALD2

• statistics issue (Action Nik)

• will run in parallel with VALD3 for one year (Action/discussion Eric, Thomas, Samuel)