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| Paper: |
Accelerating the Rate of Astronomical Discovery with GPU-Powered Clusters |
| Volume: |
461, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXI |
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3 |
| Authors: |
Fluke, C. J. |
| Abstract: |
In recent years, the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) has emerged
as a low-cost alternative for high performance computing, enabling
impressive speed-ups for a range of scientific computing applications.
Early adopters in astronomy are already benefiting in adapting their
codes to take advantage of the GPU's massively parallel processing paradigm.
I give an introduction to, and overview of, the use of GPUs in
astronomy to date, highlighting the adoption and application trends
from the first ∼ 100 GPU-related publications in astronomy.
I discuss the opportunities and challenges of utilising GPU computing clusters,
such as the new Australian GPU supercomputer, gSTAR,
for accelerating the rate of astronomical discovery. |
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