Graphical user interface
Utilizing IDL's widget programming capabilities, a simple graphical user interface (GUI) is available to explore the contents of a database XML-file. The GUI provides an overview of the embedded PAH species and the fundamental vibrational transitions - both tabulated and graphically, and 3D-rotatable chemical structure of the selected species. A database XML-file can be loaded through the 'File→Open' menu-option.
amespahdbidlsuite_guiScreenshot of the AmesPAHdbIDLsuite GUI.
NB The GUI generates all necessary assets on-the-fly, which results in a considerable start-up-time, notably when loading a large database.