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tune of W-algo prior to APS

 The following changes has been made to the W-algo before APS (January 2009).

The resulting W-alg version is B5.2

Combining triggers in Run 10 and later with the new TCU

For Run 10, there is a new Trigger Control Unit, which deals with prescales independently, rather than the past methods which introduced correlations.  This changes the way that triggers need

Pile-up in z-dependent TPC distortions

THE PROBLEM

Some TPC distortions exhibit an approximately linear z dependence in a particular observable. Two notable examples of this are:

HOWTO: Make multiple axes on a ROOT histogram

#!/usr/bin/env python """Example of how to create a plot with two different axes. The example is written in python.

Systematic Errors for APS W Cross Section

Systematic Errors for APS W Cross Section

Some preliminary data plots for the BSMD calibration

The following plots are of either total or maximum BSMDE/P ADC vs.

RHIC Polarization - Run 9 / 500GeV

The complete online RHIC Polarization for Run 9 / 500GeV is located here.

 

Absolute lumi pp500 for APS

 This page summarizes progress in understanding of absolute lumi for pp500 in 2009 run

Computing the BHT3 cross section using the vernier scan technique with a single-gaussian model

 I've attached a document describing the details of the vernier scan analysis that produced the current BHT3 cross section value, 501nb.  Please have a look.

Endcap gamma-filtered MC bias tests

Several Attachments:

(1)Documentation on MC filtering by Michael B.