▁C - band ▁equipment , ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Data ▁Analysis ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁The ▁Data ▁Analysis ▁Labor atory ▁( D AL ) ▁was , ▁in ▁general , ▁devoted ▁to ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁D AMP ▁data ▁for ▁dis sem ination ▁to ▁the ▁many ▁users . ▁These ▁data ▁are ▁submitted ▁to ▁many ▁forms ▁that ▁require ▁numerous ▁reduction ▁processes . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁D AL ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁basic ▁oper ational ▁areas , ▁namely : ▁( 1 ) ▁the ▁Data ▁Red u ction ▁Center ▁in ▁River ton , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁( 2 ) ▁the ▁Data ▁Inter pret ation ▁Group ▁in ▁Mo or est own , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁( 3 ) ▁the ▁Pl asma ▁Analysis ▁Group ▁in ▁Mo or est own , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Raw ▁data ▁from ▁the ▁D AMP ▁ship ' s ▁sens ors ▁was ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁data ▁reduction ▁center ▁for ▁reduction , ▁sm o othing , ▁and ▁conversion ▁to ▁forms ▁appropriate ▁to ▁interpretation . ▁Equ ip ment ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁data ▁processing ▁cycle ▁included ▁a ▁digital ▁t ape ▁transl ator , ▁an ▁IBM ▁ 7 0 9 ▁computer , ▁an ▁analog ▁computer , ▁various ▁t ape ▁and ▁card ▁conver ters ▁and ▁card ▁p unch es , ▁analog ▁and ▁digital ▁play back ▁equipment , ▁data ▁plot ters , ▁chart ▁and ▁film ▁readers , ▁oscill os cope ▁cam eras ▁and ▁oscill os cop es , ▁a ▁photo ▁dark room , ▁and ▁mis cell aneous ▁support ▁equipment . ▁ ▁The ▁processed ▁data ▁would