Have the EPD SiPMs degraded over time?

Executive Summary

Silicon multipliers (SiPMs) are damaged by radiation.  This increases dark current and noise, broadening a peaked distribution of (e.g.) measured energy loss in a dete

Forward Alignment Update

Speaker : Gavin Wilks


Talk time : 10:00, Duration : 00:20

 

FWD Software

2023-05-26 11:00
America/New York
Friday, 26 May 2023
https://osu.zoom.us/j/92668696344?pwd=UVpzV2FmeU8ycGtaUzVtQ3FTNjJzdz09, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 00:00
TimeTalkPresenter
10:00Alignment Update ( 00:20 ) 1 fileGavin Wilks
10:20FttPointMaker ( 00:20 ) 1 fileZhen Wang (SDU) (Shandong University)
10:40Single Particle Jet Reconstruction ( 00:20 ) 1 fileManny Rosales (University of Kentucky)

FWD Software

2023-05-19 11:00
America/New York
Friday, 19 May 2023
https://osu.zoom.us/j/92668696344?pwd=UVpzV2FmeU8ycGtaUzVtQ3FTNjJzdz09, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 00:00
TimeTalkPresenter
10:00Forward Alignment Update ( 00:20 ) 1 fileGavin Wilks

E0_p in pT from 1 to 1.0

 

Semi-successful EPD timing scan for 2023 RHIC run

This page describes the EPD timing scan for the 2023 RHIC run, done in very early hours 18 May 2023.  It is deemed "semi-successful" because the new fourth crate (EQ4) in the syste

Comparison of Run-by-Run QA Algorithm Performance between Version 2 and Version 3 for Au+Au Collisions at 9.2 GeV

Speaker : Muhammad Ibrahim Abdulhamid (Egypt) ( Faculty of Science, Tanta University and The American University in Cairo )


Talk time : 12:00, Duration : 00:20

 

Femtoscopy of D0-hadron with Au+Au, run 2016 at 200 GeV [IS & QM 2023]

 

updates

 

pi, k, p in O+O 200 GeV

Request TypeStandard Embedding request (particle in real events)
Description production_OO_200GeV_2021
Library Tag: SL23c, Production Tag: P23ic
Trigger: 860001, 860002
Vertex cut: |Vz| < 30 cm, Vr< 2 cm
Good runs: https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/RFF_run_good.txt 


production_ps_OO_200GeV_2021
Library Tag: SL23c, Production Tag: P23ic
Trigger: 860001, 860002, 860111, 860103
Vertex cut: |Vz| < 30 cm, Vr< 2 cm
Good runs: https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/ps_run_good.txt

Single particle embedding pi+/k+/proton and pi-/k-/anti-proton
pT∝ exp{-1.0*sqrt(pT)} in [0, 10] GeV/c
Flat eta in [-2.0, 2.0]
Flat phi in [0, 2π]
5% multiplicity embed

Statistics: 
2.0 M events for pi
1 M for k and proton

 
General Information
Request ID20232003
Priority: EC0
Priority: pwgHigh
StatusNew
Physics Working GroupFlow Chirality and Vorticity
Requested bysubhash
Contact email(s)connectsubhash@gmail.com, shengli.huang@stonybrook.edu
Contact phone(s)
PWG email(s)star-fcv-l@lists.bnl.gov
Assigned Deputy: Not assigned
Assigned Helper: Not assigned
Global Simulation Settings
Request type:Standard Embedding request (particle in real events)
Number of events1
Magnetic Field---- SELECT MAGFIELD ----
Collision Type---- SELECT COLLISION TYPE ----
Centrality---- SELECT CENTRALITY ----
BFC tags
Production---- SELECT PRODUCTION TAG ----
Geometry: simu---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Geometry: reco---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Library---- SELECT STAR LIBRARY ----
Vertex option---- SELECT VERTEX OPTION ----
Pileup optionNo
Detector Set 
Data Sources
Real Data
File lookup 
Single Particle MC
ParticleAlpha
Particle settingsdalitz
Particles per event1
Vertex Z, cm-30 < Vertex < 30
Gaussian sigma in X,Y,Z (cm), if applicable0, 0, 0
Vertex offset: x, mm0
Vertex offset: y, mm0
Φ (phi), radian0 < Φ < 6.29
η (eta)-0.5 < η < 0.5
Pt, GeV0 < Pt < 30

cut optimiziaion

 

Hard Probes May 18 2023 D0 Jets AuAu 200 GeV

Run 23 EPD Commisioning

Commissioning the EPD for run 23 was the job that never ended.  In this post, I will attempt to summarize the actions taken from the end of run 22 through the commissioning with beam of the EPD i

Simulation of spin alignment

 

Hypertriton 2-body decay for Run 19 Au+Au 14.6 GeV

Request TypeStandard Embedding request (particle in real events)
DescriptionDataset: Au+Au 14.6 GeV collider mode (Run 19)
production_14p5GeV_2019
Library Tag: SL21c, Production Tag: P21ic
Trigger: 650000
Vertex cut: |Vz| < 145 cm, Vr< 2 cm
List of bad runs: See https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/pwg/common/bes-ii-run-qa/Run19-AuAu-146-GeV-COL-1

Hypertriton 2-body decay Particles: H3L -> 3He + pi-
(100% branch ratio), H3L lifetime: 221 ps
Flat pT in [0, 5] GeV/c, Flat y in [-1.2, 1.2], Flat phi in [0, 2π]
Statistics requested: 2.5 M events, 5% of multiplicity embed
General Information
Request ID20232002
Priority: EC0
Priority: pwgNormal
StatusQA Sample Available, producing Base QA [4/7]
Physics Working GroupLFS-UPC
Requested byyhleung2
Contact email(s)leung@physi.uni-heidelberg.de
Contact phone(s)
PWG email(s)star-lfsupc-l@lists.bnl.gov
Assigned Deputy: Not assigned
Assigned Helper: Not assigned
Global Simulation Settings
Request type:Standard Embedding request (particle in real events)
Number of events2500000 = 2.5 M
Magnetic Field---- SELECT MAGFIELD ----
Collision Type---- SELECT COLLISION TYPE ----
Centrality---- SELECT CENTRALITY ----
BFC tags
Production---- SELECT PRODUCTION TAG ----
Geometry: simu---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Geometry: reco---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Library---- SELECT STAR LIBRARY ----
Vertex option---- SELECT VERTEX OPTION ----
Pileup optionNo
Detector Set 
Data Sources
Real Data
File lookup 
Single Particle MC
ParticleAlpha
Particle settingsdalitz
Particles per event1
Vertex Z, cm-30 < Vertex < 30
Gaussian sigma in X,Y,Z (cm), if applicable0, 0, 0
Vertex offset: x, mm0
Vertex offset: y, mm0
Φ (phi), radian0 < Φ < 6.29
η (eta)-0.5 < η < 0.5
Pt, GeV0 < Pt < 30

Hypertriton 2-body decay for Run 20 Au+Au 11.5 GeV

Request TypeStandard Embedding request (particle in real events)
DescriptionDataset: Au+Au 11.5 GeV collider mode (Run 20)
production_11p5GeV_2020
Library Tag: SL23a, Production Tag: P23ia
Vertex cut |Vz| < 145 cm, Vr< 2 cm 

Particles: H3L -> 3He + pi-
(100% branch ratio), H3L lifetime: 221 ps
Flat pT in [0, 5] GeV/c, Flat y in [-1.2, 1.2], Flat phi in [0, 2π]
Statistics requested: 2.5 M events, 5% of multiplicity embed
General Information
Request ID20232001
Priority: EC0
Priority: pwgNormal
StatusLarger (or full) sample done, producing PWG QA [6/7]
Physics Working GroupLFS-UPC
Requested byyhleung2
Contact email(s)leung@physi.uni-heidelberg.de
Contact phone(s)
PWG email(s)star-lfsupc-l@lists.bnl.gov
Assigned Deputy: pkisel
Assigned Helper: fangyi
Global Simulation Settings
Request type:Standard Embedding request (particle in real events)
Number of events2500000 = 2.5 M
Magnetic Field---- SELECT MAGFIELD ----
Collision Type---- SELECT COLLISION TYPE ----
Centrality---- SELECT CENTRALITY ----
BFC tags
Production---- SELECT PRODUCTION TAG ----
Geometry: simu---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Geometry: reco---- SELECT GEOMETRY ----
Library---- SELECT STAR LIBRARY ----
Vertex option---- SELECT VERTEX OPTION ----
Pileup optionNo
Detector Set 
Data Sources
Real Data
File lookup 
Single Particle MC
ParticleAlpha
Particle settingsdalitz
Particles per event1
Vertex Z, cm-30 < Vertex < 30
Gaussian sigma in X,Y,Z (cm), if applicable0, 0, 0
Vertex offset: x, mm0
Vertex offset: y, mm0
Φ (phi), radian0 < Φ < 6.29
η (eta)-0.5 < η < 0.5
Pt, GeV0 < Pt < 30

S&C management meeting

2023-05-24 12:00
America/New York
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/99943071327?pwd=RHlaamc0bHJpS29tLzdpb2tDcWMyZz09, at 16:00 (GMT), duration : 00:00

S&C management meeting

2023-05-31 12:00
America/New York
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/99943071327?pwd=RHlaamc0bHJpS29tLzdpb2tDcWMyZz09, at 16:00 (GMT), duration : 00:00
  • Forphoto trigger - Prithwish Tribedy
  • ROOT6
  • Run 23
  • Calibration update
  • RHICf production readiness (SL32d)
  • BES-II reproduction status
  • PR review
  • AOB
TimeTalkPresenter
11:00Forphoto trigger ( 00:20 ) 1 filePrithwish Tribedy

S&C General Monthly Meeting

2023-06-07 12:00
America/New York
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/99943071327?pwd=RHlaamc0bHJpS29tLzdpb2tDcWMyZz09, at 16:00 (GMT), duration : 00:00
Tentative agenda:

SDCC update - Gene Van Buren
Calibration/Production updates - Gene Van Buren
Embedding update - Xianglei Zhu
Forward Detector Software Status - Daniel Brandenburg [moved to next week]
Towards ROOT6 - Dmitri Smirnov/Jason Webb
Updates from the QA Board - Ashik Ikbal

AOB

TimeTalkPresenter
11:00SDCC Update ( 00:10 ) 0 filesGene Van Buren (BNL)
11:10Calibration/Production updates ( 00:10 ) 0 filesGene Van Buren (BNL)
11:20Embedding update ( 00:10 ) 1 fileXianglei Zhu (Tsinghua Univ.)
11:40ROOT6 ( 00:10 ) 0 filesDmitri Smirnov (BNL)/Jason Webb (BNL)
11:50Updates from the QA Board ( 00:10 ) 0 filesAshik Ikbal (Kent)

S&C management meeting

2023-05-17 12:00
America/New York
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/99943071327?pwd=RHlaamc0bHJpS29tLzdpb2tDcWMyZz09, at 16:00 (GMT), duration : 00:00
  • Run-23 readiness
  • Embedding update
  • Calibration update
  • RHICf production readiness (SL32d)
  • PR review
  • ROOT6
  • AOB