Open GENIE - Analysis and Control

Open GENIE is the successor to the widely used and high successful GENIE program that is used as the principal front-end neutron data analysis tool at the ISIS spallation neutron source. In this paper, the background and motivation for the Open GENIE project are briefly reviewed, as is the progress to date. Some of the ideas and concepts making Open GENIE unique are demonstrated. Emphasis is given to how Open GENIE is being used as an integral component of the new ISIS control system and how it is expected to develop in the future and how they will impact the field of neutron scattering data analysis.