2017 W-boson (reproduction & embedding)

Data production:

  • Library version: SL20a
  • Geometry: ry2017a
  • Chain options: DbV20200225 pp2017a StiCA btof mtd mtdCalib PicoVtxDefault PicoCovMtxWrite fmsDat fmsPoint fpsDat BEmcChkStat OSpaceZ2 OGridLeak3D -evout –hitfilt
  • same options should be used for embedding

Embedding request:

  • equivalent to 3500 pb-1 (x10 recorded run17 luminosity)
  • W+ to e+: 350,000 events
  • W- to e-: 110,000 events
  • W+ to tau+: 350,000 events
  • W- to tau-: 110,000 events
  • Z0 to e+e-: 85,000 events
  • total: 1,005,000 events

Required disk space:

  • st_ZEROBIAS files (average 250 events per file)
  • about 4,000 files needed
  • 2800 runs available (use two files per run)
  • average file size: 2.5 GB
  • disk space for DAQ files: 10 TB
  • disk space for MuDST: around 1 TB

PYTHIA parameters:

  • CKIN(3) = 10 GeV
  • W decay modes
    • all off: MDME(190...209,1) = 0
    • e+ on: MDME(206,2) = 1
    • e- on: MDME(206,3) = 1
    • tau+ on: MDME(208,2) = 1
    • tau- on: MDME(208,3) = 1
  • tau decay by TAUOLA package
    • MDCY(15,1) = 0
  • Z decay modes
    • all off: MDME(174...189,1) = 0
    • e on: MDME(182,1) = 1

Macros and scripts:

  • /star/u/oleg/analysis/WeakBosons2017/embedding
    • GenerateVertex.C
    • embedding_template.xml
    • simWrequest.kumac
    • bfcMixer_W.C
    • lists/filelist_Wplus_e (1453 files)
    • lists/filelist_Wminus_e (467 files)
    • lists/filelist_Wplus_t ( 1479 files)
    • lists/filelist_Wminus_t (443 files)
    • lists/filelist_Zee (348 files)

Distribution of events per run (ZEROBIAS DAQ files):