Dear All,

A new code for automated tracing of coronal loops is now available in SSW/IDL.
See example and tutorial at:

http://www.lmsal.com/~aschwand/software/tracing/tracing_tutorial1.html

The code, the performance, and tests are described in preprint:

A Code for Automated Tracing of Coronal Loops Approaching Visual Perception 
by M.J.Aschwanden (2009), Solar Physics (subm. 2009-Oct-21) 
http://www.lmsal.com/~aschwand/eprints/2009_autoloop.pdf" 

Have fun and enjoy,
Markus

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Dr. Markus J. Aschwanden
Solar & Astrophysics Laboratory
Lockheed Martin Advanced Techology Center
Org. ADBS, Bldg. 252
3251 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Phone: 650-424-4001, FAX: 650-424-3994
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