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• Choosing the Analysis Framework
• Account Setup

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Foreword

This site presents a complete documentation for the data analysis tools and methods which are presently supported at LCLS. If this is the first time you're visiting this page then we advise that you read the rest of this page to learn how to get most (and do it quicker) out of the information which we've prepared for you here.

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Steps to follow to begin using our software

• get yourself a computer

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• set up your environment
• learn which computing and storage resources are available for LCLS users

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• you may also need to look through our

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  . Note that data files of older experiments may not be available on disk and you may need to order then to be restored from tape before you can do your analysis.
• review an overview of the analysis tools to decided which one would work bets for you

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