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+# date and time     | hostname  | system information         | FresnelCoeff Pyramid RotatedPyramid MesoCrystal
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+2012-07-24 18:21:18 | jcnsopc73 | macosx64, 2800 MHz, 256 Kb |  82987.5 |  4.14079 |  3.89105 | 0.233918 | 
+2012-07-24 18:22:36 | jcnsopc73 | macosx64, 2800 MHz, 256 Kb |  82987.5 |  4.14938 |  3.91389 | 0.233918 |