In order to fully capitalise on the observational potential of DKIST and achieve maximum use of the observing time available to UK scientists, it is essential to design observing campaigns long before first light. Only when we have the complete toolchain to validate synthetic observations from models to correctly pre-processed DKIST data can we optimise the observational campaigns. Such a toolchain will allow UK researchers to choose optimal DKIST diagnostics and make an informed decision about the choice of resolution and cadence to deliver answers to the outstanding problems in solar atmospheric physics. Several of the tools reflect the UK international strength in theory and observations of solar waves.

List of Tools

• D.1a Basic reduction and visualization tools
  • Instrument Cook Book - Gerry Doyle (Armagh)
  • Alignment and Visual Optimisation Code for Analysing DKIST Observations - Aaron Reid (QUB), Mihalis Mathioudakis (QUB), Kevin Reardon (NSO/DKIST)
• D.1b Spectral filtering package - David Jess, Samuela Grant (QUB)
• D.1c Image-processing & time-series analysis packages
  • Interpolation tool for constructing accurate time-distance maps - Richard Morton, Krishna Mooroogen, James McLaughlin (Northumbria)
  • Northumbria Wave Tracking code - Richard Morton, Krishna Mooroogen, James McLaughlin (Northumbria)
  • Continuous Wavelet Transform time-series analysis and filtering tool - Erwin Verwichte (Warwick)
  • Nonlinear Diffusion filtering tool - Erwin Verwichte (Warwick)
  • Detection and analysis of solar spicules oscillations - Viktor Fedun, Gary Verth, Yoyang Yoan (Sheffield)
  • Vortex Flows in the Solar Atmosphere: Automated Identification, Statistical Analysis and Wave Mode Detection - Viktor Fedun, Michael Balikhin, Robertus von Fay-Siebenburgen (Sheffield)
  • Dynamics of thin chromospheric magnetic flux tubes in 3D - R. Sharma, J. Liu, Robertus (Sheffield)
  • Pattern or feature prediction using machine learning - J. Liu, C. Nelson, Robertus (Sheffield)
  • Time-normalization processing & Lucas-Kanade optical flow package - H. Morgan, Hutton (Aberystwyth)
  • Multiscale Gaussian Normalization - H. Morgan (Aberystwyth) & Druckmuller (Brno)
• D.2 Forward-modelling packages for UK MHD codes
  • LareXD - Tony Arber, Keith Bennett, Erwin Verwichte (Warwick), Ineke de Moortel (St Andrews)
  • SMAUG - Viktor Fedun, Michael Balikhin, Robertus von Fay-Siebenburgen (Sheffield)
• D.3 Mapping of non-potential magnetic field and forward modelling - Viktor Fedun, Michael Balikhin, Robertus von Fay-Siebenburgen (Sheffield)