computing

Original cluster algorithm (kEmcClOld)

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This page describes the original cluster finder algorithm. In order to use this algorithm you should set with the algorithm kEmcClOld.

BPRS

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This task has been picked up by Rory Clarke from TAMU. His page is here:

http://www4.rcf.bnl.gov/~rfc/

Point Maker

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After obtaining the clusters for 4 subdetectors, we need to obtain the information about the incident shower by making the proper matching between clusters from different subdetectors.

Service Tasks

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Effect of SVT and SSD on SpaceCharge Calibration

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The method of determining the amount of SpaceCharge present in the TPC from the signed distance of closest approach (sDCA) of global tracks to the primary vertex has worked well in the productions whe

SVT/SSD Review Coordination meeting 8

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Thursday, 1 January 1970
, at 00:00 (GMT), duration : 00:00
Instead of an official agenda item list, here is a "lose" agenda item for this 8th coordination meeting.
  1. General focus statement, next check point
  2. Comment on current review agenda available as
    [node:2391]
  3. Christina's D0 observations, samples needed and conditions [last call]
    last list [node:2361]
  4. Comments from Rene/Helen/anyone else on Anthony results http://www.star.bnl.gov/protected/strange/atimmins/CuCuSVTQA/SVTQA.htm
  5. Progress and/or issues from Sarah + needs
  6. Progress and/or issues with B-studies + needs

  7. Opened discussion: strangeness Physics content and focus

Previous meetings are available at

  1. [node:1297]
  2. [node:1540]
  3. [node:1568]
  4. [node:2299]
  5. [node:2298]
  6. [node:2300]
  7. [node:2360]

SpaceCharge azimuthal anisotropy

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In order to better understand possible anisotropies in the azimuthal distribution of SpaceCharge (see, for example, zerobias data from day 47 of 2004), I have examined the signed DCA (sDCA) aziumthal distributions from several productions. I have separated these distributions into a static component and a dynamic component by determining <sDCA> in each phi bin for each dataset examined, and then looking at the differences from this mean. The mean does not truly equal the static component, but it is very helpful to subtract this component in order to see the the time-evolving component as both components are of similar magnitudes.

In the plots below, the first row shows the <sDCA> value for each phi bin (the bins are aligned along TPC sectors going from 2 o'clock, 1 o'clock, 12 o'clock, .... , 3o'clock with increasing phi). In the subsequent rows, I plot sDCA-<sDCA> versus day (with each phi bin offset) to see what's happening on sub-day time scales, versus day in a colored 2D graph to see what's happening on larger time scales, and versus SpaceCharge to see what's happening versus luminosity.

Additional comments below the plots.

2004

2004 AuAu200 early RFF data FF data late RFF data
<sDCA>
sDCA - <sDCA> vs. day
sDCA - <sDCA> vs. day
sDCA - <sDCA> vs. SpaceCharge

The <sDCA> values appear to have fluctuation on the +/-200 micron scale in azimuth. The FF and late RFF data show a feature at phi~3 that is probably due to backgrounds from the collider entering the TPC and causing SpaceCharge distortions in only one region in phi. All of the fluctuations seem to subside to well below 100 microns at the lowest luminosities, implying that <sDCA> perhaps does represent well the static misalignments/distortions.

For the early RFF data, there are some unusual structures. The above SpaceCharge plot for this data was set so that the range of sDCA at higher luminosities could be viewed. Here is a plot of the same data with the range modified to see more clearly the low luminosity data, for which the fluctuations are again well below 100 microns.

 

2005

For the 2005 data, I wanted to compare the P06ic production (which includes SVT and SSD in tracking) with the P06ib production (TPC-only tracking). However, only a small number of tracks actually included SVT or SSD hits in the P06ic data sample.

 

2005 CuCu P06ib 200GeV RFF data P06ic 200GeV RFF data P06ic 62GeV RFF data
<sDCA>
sDCA - <sDCA> vs. day
sDCA - <sDCA> vs. day
sDCA - <sDCA> vs. SpaceCharge

Here, we again see <sDCA> distortions on the order of +/-200 microns, which are there independently of the SVT and SSD usage. This time, the feature at phi~3 is much more prominent, subsiding as the days progressed. It should be considered that the dip in this particular distortion is still atop the ~400 micron peak in the <sDCA> distribution at the same phi, so it is not reversing, but just decreasing relative to the average. A compensating feature appears at phi~4.5, which should exist if the E-by-E SpaceCharge code is working properly since it tries to pull the mean of all sDCAs to zero. It is difficult to say exactly what this means in terms of how the backgrounds causing this look.

There appears to be an "event" of some sort for only the first few runs on day 40, as seen by the offset sDCA-<sDCA> plots.

The 62 GeV CuCu data appears to have smaller static and dynamic distortions.

 


Gene Van Buren

Table Insertion Timeline

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Effect of SVT and SSD on SpaceCharge Calibration (wrong SSD errors)

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The method of determining the amount of SpaceCharge present in the TPC from the sDCA of global tracks has worked well in the productions where only TPC hits have been used on tracks.

FY04

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Project Start Date: Fri 1/2/04
Project Finish Date: Mon 10/25/04

STAR FY04 v3 Shutdown


ID
Name
DurationStart_DateFinish_DateResource_NamesPredecessorsSuccessors
1
STAR Detector Operations
211.35 daysMon 1/5/04Mon 10/25/04   
2
Physics Run FY04
96 daysMon 1/5/04Sat 5/15/04  5FF
3
Start Shutdown Activities
116.35 daysSat 5/15/04Mon 10/25/04   
4
Move Detector into AB
14.6 daysSat 5/15/04Thu 6/3/04   
5
Purge TPC Gas
1 daySat 5/15/04Sat 5/15/04 2FF6SS
6
Subsystem Testing
6 daysSat 5/15/04Fri 5/21/04 5SS7
7
Retract PMD Detector
0.1 daysMon 5/24/04Mon 5/24/04Mech.Tech.68
8
Remove East BBC Detector
0.25 daysMon 5/24/04Mon 5/24/04Mech.Tech.79
9
Retract East Pole Tip
0.5 daysMon 5/24/04Mon 5/24/04Mech.Tech.[2]810FF
10
Install Scaffold
0.25 daysMon 5/24/04Mon 5/24/04Carpenter[2]9FF12,11
11
Remove Shield Wall
2.5 daysMon 5/24/04Thu 5/27/04Riggers[3]1026,23,16SS,18,135
12
Remove West Pole Tip Utilities
0.25 daysMon 5/24/04Tue 5/25/04Mech.Tech.1013
13
Remove West BBC Detector
0.25 daysTue 5/25/04Tue 5/25/04Mech.Tech.1214
14
Retract West Pole Tip
0.5 daysTue 5/25/04Tue 5/25/04Mech.Tech.[2]1315FF
15
Install Scaffold
0.13 daysTue 5/25/04Tue 5/25/04Carpenter[2]14FF 
16
Disconnect Electrical Power
0.5 daysMon 5/24/04Tue 5/25/04Electrician[2]11SS18,17
17
Disconnect Magnet Power
0.5 daysTue 5/25/04Tue 5/25/04Elect.Tech.[2]1618
18
Remove Buss Bridge
0.25 daysThu 5/27/04Thu 5/27/04Mech.Tech.[2]16,17,1119,21
19
Disconnect Platform MCWS
0.5 daysThu 5/27/04Fri 5/28/04Mech.Tech.1820
20
Disconnect Subsystems Utilities
1 dayFri 5/28/04Mon 5/31/04Mech.Tech.1926
21
Remove Platform Bridge
0.25 daysThu 5/27/04Thu 5/27/04Mech.Tech.[2]1826,22
22
Remove South Platform Stairs
0.25 daysThu 5/27/04Fri 5/28/04Mech.Tech.[2]2126,24
23
Disconnect RHIC Vacuum Pipe
0.5 daysThu 5/27/04Thu 5/27/04Mech.Tech.11 
24
Remove Seismic Anchors
0.25 daysFri 5/28/04Fri 5/28/04Mech.Tech.[2]2225
25
Disconnect Magnet LCW
0.25 daysFri 5/28/04Fri 5/28/04Mech.Tech.[2]2426
26
Roll Detector into AB
1 dayMon 5/31/04Tue 6/1/04Mech.Tech.[2]11,21,22,25,2027
27
Blow-out Magnet Coils
0.5 daysTue 6/1/04Tue 6/1/04Mech.Tech.[2]2628
28
Connect South Platform Stairs
0.5 daysTue 6/1/04Wed 6/2/04Mech.Tech.[2]2729
29
Connect Platform Bridge
0.5 daysWed 6/2/04Wed 6/2/04Mech.Tech.[2]2831,30
30
Connect Seismic Anchors
0.5 daysWed 6/2/04Thu 6/3/04Mech.Tech.29 
31
Install Buss Bridge
0.5 daysWed 6/2/04Thu 6/3/04Mech.Tech.[2]2932
32
Connect Electrical Power
0.5 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 6/3/04Electrician[2]3133SS
33
Connect Subsystems Utilities
0.5 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 6/3/04Mech.Tech.32SS34SS
34
Connect Platform MCWS
0.5 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 6/3/04Mech.Tech.33SS35
35
Detector In AB
0 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 6/3/04 3437,117,121
36
Remove East & West FTPC
13.75 daysThu 6/3/04Wed 6/23/04   
37
Remove E/W IFC Air Manifolds
0.25 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 6/3/04Mech.Tech.3538
38
Remove East & West Scaffold
0.5 daysThu 6/3/04Fri 6/4/04Carpenter[2]3739
39
Install West Platform & Rails
1 dayFri 6/4/04Mon 6/7/04Carpenter[2]3840,41
40
Remove West FTPC
0.5 daysMon 6/7/04Mon 6/7/04Mech.Tech.3945
41
Rig Installation Frame into AB
0.5 daysMon 6/7/04Mon 6/7/04Riggers[3]3942SS
42
Install East Installation Frame
0.5 daysMon 6/7/04Mon 6/7/04Mech.Tech.[2]41SS43
43
Install East Rails
1 dayMon 6/7/04Tue 6/8/04Mech.Tech.[2]4244
44
Remove East FTPC
0.5 daysTue 6/8/04Wed 6/9/04Mech.Tech.[2]4345
45
East & West FTPC's Removed
0 daysWed 6/9/04Wed 6/9/04 40,4446,48
46
Maintenance on FTPC's
10 daysWed 6/9/04Wed 6/23/04Electronic Tech45 
47
Remove Cone
11.5 daysWed 6/9/04Thu 6/24/04   
48
Disconnect Utilities
4 daysWed 6/9/04Tue 6/15/04Mech.Tech.4549
49
Remove Cone from IFC
0.5 daysTue 6/15/04Tue 6/15/04Mech.Tech.4876,126
50
Remove East Installation Frame
1 dayTue 6/22/04Wed 6/23/04Mech.Tech.[2]76,12651FF
51
Remove Installation Frame from AB
0.5 daysWed 6/23/04Wed 6/23/04Riggers[3]50FF52
52
Remove Installation Frame West
1 dayWed 6/23/04Thu 6/24/04Carpenter[2]5153
53
Cone Removed
0 daysThu 6/24/04Thu 6/24/04 5257
54
Install East BEMC Modules
47.5 daysMon 6/14/04Wed 8/18/04   
55
(30) Modules Delivered
4 daysMon 6/14/04Fri 6/18/04Riggers[3]57FF-5 days56FF
56
(30) Modules Staged in AB
4 daysMon 6/14/04Fri 6/18/04Mech.Tech.[2]55FF 
57
Install East & West Scaffold
0.5 daysThu 6/24/04Fri 6/25/04Carpenter[2]5358,55FF-5 days
58
Remove East Side Cables & Tray
3 daysFri 6/25/04Wed 6/30/04Mech.Tech.[2]5759
59
Erect Installation Fixture S.E. Upper
0.5 daysWed 6/30/04Wed 6/30/04Mech.Tech.[2]5860
60
Remove S.E. TPC Support Arm
0.25 daysWed 6/30/04Thu 7/1/04Mech.Tech.[2]5961
61
Install Modules 106-103
4 daysThu 7/1/04Wed 7/7/04Mech.Tech.[2]6062
62
Erect Installation Fixture S.E. Lower
0.5 daysWed 7/7/04Wed 7/7/04Mech.Tech.[2]6163
63
Install Modules 102-89
14 daysWed 7/7/04Tue 7/27/04Mech.Tech.[2]6264
64
Install S.E. TPC Support Arm
0.5 daysTue 7/27/04Wed 7/28/04Mech.Tech.[2]6365
65
Erect Installation Fixture N.E. Lower
0.5 daysWed 7/28/04Wed 7/28/04Mech.Tech.[2]6466
66
Install Modules 77-88
12 daysWed 7/28/04Fri 8/13/04Mech.Tech.[2]6567
67
Remove Installation Fixture
0.25 daysFri 8/13/04Fri 8/13/04Mech.Tech.[2]6668
68
Install East Side Cables & Tray
3 daysFri 8/13/04Wed 8/18/04Mech.Tech.[2]6769
69
East BEMC Installation Complete
0 daysWed 8/18/04Wed 8/18/04 6882,72
70
Install BEMC PMT Boxes
35 daysWed 7/14/04Wed 9/1/04   
71
Install 208 VAC Power
15 daysWed 7/14/04Wed 8/4/04Electrician[2]72SF-10 days 
72
Install PMT Boxes
10 daysWed 8/18/04Wed 9/1/04Mech.Tech.[2]6973FF,71SF-10 days
73
Install Electronics
20 daysWed 8/4/04Wed 9/1/04Electronic Tech72FF74
74
PMT Box Installation Complete
0 daysWed 9/1/04Wed 9/1/04 73144
75
Install SSD
20.5 daysTue 6/15/04Wed 7/14/04   
76
Rig Cone to Cleanroom Roof
0.5 daysTue 6/15/04Wed 6/16/04Mech.Tech.4977,50
77
Install SSD on Cone
20 daysWed 6/16/04Wed 7/14/04Mech.Tech.7678SS,80
78
Install LV Crate & Cables
5 daysWed 6/16/04Wed 6/23/04Electronic Tech77SS79
79
Install RDO Boxes
5 daysWed 6/23/04Wed 6/30/04Electronic Tech78 
80
SSD Installed on Cone
0 daysWed 7/14/04Wed 7/14/04 7785
81
Install Cone
20.5 daysWed 8/18/04Thu 9/16/04   
82
Rig Installation Frame into AB
0.5 daysWed 8/18/04Thu 8/19/04Riggers[3]6983SS
83
Install East Installation Frame
0.5 daysWed 8/18/04Thu 8/19/04Mech.Tech.[2]82SS84
84
Install Tables & Rails
0.5 daysThu 8/19/04Thu 8/19/04Mech.Tech.8385
85
Rig Cone to Rails
0.5 daysThu 8/19/04Fri 8/20/04Mech.Tech.[2]84,8086
86
Survey SSD to SVT
2 daysFri 8/20/04Tue 8/24/04Surveyors[2]8587
87
Complete SSD Installation
2 daysTue 8/24/04Thu 8/26/04Mech.Tech.8688
88
Test Utility Connections
1 dayThu 8/26/04Fri 8/27/04Electronic Tech8789FF
89
Clean TPC IFC
1 dayThu 8/26/04Fri 8/27/04Mech.Tech.88FF90
90
Install Cone in Detector
0.5 daysFri 8/27/04Fri 8/27/04Mech.Tech.8991
91
Test IFC High Voltage
0.5 daysFri 8/27/04Mon 8/30/04Electronic Tech9092
92
Survey TPC to Magnet
2 daysMon 8/30/04Wed 9/1/04Surveyors[2]9193
93
Survey SVT to TPC
2 daysWed 9/1/04Fri 9/3/04Surveyors[2]9294
94
Install East Partitions
0.5 daysFri 9/3/04Fri 9/3/04Mech.Tech.93110
95
Connect Water Lines
0.5 daysMon 9/6/04Tue 9/7/04Mech.Tech.11096
96
Connect RDO Cables
1 dayTue 9/7/04Wed 9/8/04Electronic Tech9597
97
Remove East Rails from IFC
0.5 daysWed 9/8/04Wed 9/8/04Mech.Tech.[2]9698
98
Remove East Installation Frame
0.5 daysWed 9/8/04Thu 9/9/04Mech.Tech.[2]9799FF
99
Remove Installation Frame from AB
0.25 daysThu 9/9/04Thu 9/9/04Riggers[3]98FF100
100
East Side Complete
0 daysThu 9/9/04Thu 9/9/04 99107,101
101
Install West Partitions
0.5 daysThu 9/9/04Thu 9/9/04Mech.Tech.100112
102
Connect Water Lines
0.5 daysMon 9/13/04Mon 9/13/04Mech.Tech.114103
103
Connect RDO Cables
1 dayMon 9/13/04Tue 9/14/04Electronic Tech102104
104
Remove West Rails from IFC
0.5 daysTue 9/14/04Wed 9/15/04Mech.Tech.103105
105
Remove Installation Frame West
1 dayWed 9/15/04Thu 9/16/04Carpenter[2]104106
106
West Side Complete
0 daysThu 9/16/04Thu 9/16/04 105107
107
Cone Installation Complete
0 daysThu 9/16/04Thu 9/16/04 100,106144
108
Install FTPC East & West in AB
12.5 daysWed 8/25/04Mon 9/13/04   
109
Run & Test N. Platform
5 daysWed 8/25/04Wed 9/1/04Electronic Tech110SF-2 days 
110
Install East FTPC in Detector
1 dayFri 9/3/04Mon 9/6/04Mech.Tech.[2]94115,109SF-2 days,95
111
Run & Test N. Platform
5 daysWed 9/1/04Wed 9/8/04Electronic Tech114SF-2 days 
112
Remove West Scaffold
0.25 daysThu 9/9/04Fri 9/10/04Carpenter[2]101113
113
Install West Platform & Rails
0.25 daysFri 9/10/04Fri 9/10/04Carpenter[2]112114
114
Install West FTPC in Detector
1 dayFri 9/10/04Mon 9/13/04Mech.Tech.[2]113115,111SF-2 days,102
115
FTPC Installed in AB
0 daysMon 9/13/04Mon 9/13/04 114,110 
116
PMD Maintenance
40 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 7/29/04   
117
Subsystem Maintenance
30 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 7/15/04 35118
118
Detector Commisioning
10 daysThu 7/15/04Thu 7/29/04 117119
119
PMD Maintenance Complete
0 daysThu 7/29/04Thu 7/29/04 118 
120
EEMC Maintenance
90 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 10/7/04   
121
Maintenance
50 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 8/12/04 35122SS
122
MAPMT Installation
80 daysThu 6/3/04Thu 9/23/04Mech.Tech.[2]121SS123
123
Subsystem Testing
10 daysThu 9/23/04Thu 10/7/04 122124
124
EEMC Maintenance Complete
0 daysThu 10/7/04Thu 10/7/04 123 
125
TPC Maintenance
50 daysTue 6/15/04Tue 8/24/04   
126
Repair IFC Strip Short
5 daysTue 6/15/04Tue 6/22/04Mech.Tech.49127,50,131SS
127
Modify Resistor Chain
5 daysTue 6/22/04Tue 6/29/04Mech.Tech.126128
128
FEE & RDO Maintenance
40 daysTue 6/29/04Tue 8/24/04Electronic Tech127129
129
TPC Maintenance Complete
0 daysTue 8/24/04Tue 8/24/04 128 
130
TOF Maintenance
15 daysTue 6/15/04Tue 7/6/04   
131
Tray Maintenance
10 daysTue 6/15/04Tue 6/29/04 126SS132
132
Detector Testing
5 daysTue 6/29/04Tue 7/6/04 131133
133
TOFp Maintenance Complete
0 daysTue 7/6/04Tue 7/6/04 132 
134
FPD Installation
20 daysThu 5/27/04Thu 6/24/04   
135
Install West Detectors
10 daysThu 5/27/04Thu 6/10/04Mech.Tech.11136
136
Install N. E. Stand for 20-cm Travel
5 daysThu 6/10/04Thu 6/17/04Mech.Tech.[2]135137
137
Detector Commisioning
5 daysThu 6/17/04Thu 6/24/04 136138
138
FPD Installation Complete
0 daysThu 6/24/04Thu 6/24/04 137140
139
BBC Maintenance
15 daysThu 6/24/04Thu 7/15/04   
140
Subsystem Maintenance
10 daysThu 6/24/04Thu 7/8/04 138141
141
Detector Commisioning
5 daysThu 7/8/04Thu 7/15/04 140142
142
BBC Maintenance Complete
0 daysThu 7/15/04Thu 7/15/04 141 
143
Move Detector into WAH
27 daysThu 9/16/04Mon 10/25/04   
144
Disconnect Electrical Power
0.5 daysThu 9/16/04Thu 9/16/04Electrician[2]107,74147,145SS,146SS
145
Disconnect Platform MCWS
0.5 daysThu 9/16/04Thu 9/16/04Mech.Tech.144SS 
146
Disconnect TPC Utilities
0.5 daysThu 9/16/04Thu 9/16/04Mech.Tech.144SS 
147
Remove Buss Bridge
0.5 daysThu 9/16/04Fri 9/17/04Mech.Tech.[2]144148
148
Remove Platform Bridge
0.5 daysFri 9/17/04Fri 9/17/04Mech.Tech.[2]147149
149
Remove South Platform Stairs
1 dayFri 9/17/04Mon 9/20/04Mech.Tech.[2]148150
150
Disconnect Seismic Anchors
0.5 daysMon 9/20/04Tue 9/21/04Mech.Tech.[2]149151SS
151
Lower Detector to Rails
0.5 daysMon 9/20/04Tue 9/21/04Mech.Tech.[2]150SS152
152
Roll Detector into WAH
1.5 daysTue 9/21/04Wed 9/22/04Mech.Tech.[2]151153,154
153
Connect Magnet LCW
1 dayWed 9/22/04Thu 9/23/04Mech.Tech.[2]152 
154
Raise/Level Detector @ IR
0.5 daysWed 9/22/04Thu 9/23/04Mech.Tech.[2]152155FF,163
155
Connect Seismic Anchors
0.5 daysWed 9/22/04Thu 9/23/04Mech.Tech.[2]154FF159,156
156
Install Buss Bridge
0.5 daysThu 9/23/04Thu 9/23/04Mech.Tech.[2]155157,160
157
Connect Electrical Power
1 dayThu 9/23/04Fri 9/24/04Electrician[2]156158
158
Connect Magnet Power
1 dayFri 9/24/04Mon 9/27/04Elect.Tech.[2]157 
159
Connect All Subsystem Utilities
2 daysThu 9/23/04Mon 9/27/04Mech.Tech.[2]155168,166
160
Connect Platform MCWS
0.5 daysThu 9/23/04Fri 9/24/04Mech.Tech.156168,161
161
Connect South Platform Stairs
1 dayFri 9/24/04Mon 9/27/04Mech.Tech.[2]160162
162
Connect Platform Bridge
0.5 daysMon 9/27/04Mon 9/27/04Mech.Tech.[2]161167
163
Connect Vacuum Pipe & Supports
0.5 daysThu 9/23/04Thu 9/23/04Mech.Tech.[2]154164
164
Vacuum Pipe Bake-out
5 daysThu 9/23/04Thu 9/30/04Mech.Tech.[2]163165
165
Survey Beam Pipe & Magnet
4 daysThu 9/30/04Wed 10/6/04Surveyors[2]164 
166
Detector Safety Certification
2 daysMon 9/27/04Wed 9/29/04 159 
167
Install Shield Wall
3 daysMon 9/27/04Thu 9/30/04Riggers[3]162171
168
Subsystems testing in WAH
20 daysMon 9/27/04Mon 10/25/04 160,159169SS+5 days
169
Install Pole Tips
2 daysMon 10/4/04Wed 10/6/04Mech.Tech.[2]168SS+5 days170
170
Install BBC Detectors
1 dayWed 10/6/04Thu 10/7/04Mech.Tech.[2]169171
171
Shutdown Activities Complete
0 daysThu 10/7/04Thu 10/7/04 167,170 

StEmcTriggerMaker

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Documentation provided by Renee Fatemi

MOTIVATION:

First Iteration

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March 27, 2007

Software

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The main EMC offline reconstruction chain consists of:  

pp2006: transverse polarization

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Just as was done in the pp2006: longitudinal polarization, I calibrated using the technique described SpaceCharge and GridLeak Calibration How-To Guide. Just a couple notes:
  • I did not even attempt to look at the no-calibration data as the pp2006: longitudinal polarization showed this to be of little help. I simply assumed that ZDC east+west would again be the best relevant scaler.
  • Again, calibration was done without the beamline constraint with one exception. For the last pass, I used the values predicted by all the previous passes along with the beamline constraint. The result was a new data point which sits almost exactly on the fit curves, not changing the fits, which is good evidence that the fit had indeed converged.
  • The fits for the offset parameter were not as good as the other fits, but almost certainly good enough to move forward.
  • Spread in the measures of the SpaceCharge ionization did not improve in any significant way with the use of the beamline calibration. This implies that either the beamline calibration is not doing anything useful, or the spread in the sDCA distribution is dominated by something else.

Here are the plots and output from my final iterative pass:

* Constraint on SC x GL = 7.32e-07
* Guesses on SC = 8.73e-08 , 4.39e-08 , 8.63e-08 , 4.39e-08
* Guesses on GL = 8.39 , 11.3 , 8.48 , 11.3
* Guesses on SO = 3.27e+04 , 3.26e+04

*** FINAL CALIBRATION VALUES: ***
SC = 8.63e-08 * ((zdce+zdcw) - (3.27e+04)) with GL = 8.48

Gene Van Buren

SVT/SSD Review Coordination meeting 7

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Thursday, 1 January 1970
, at 00:00 (GMT), duration : 00:00
Previous meetings are available at
  1. [node:1297]
  2. [node:1540]
  3. [node:1568]
  4. [node:2299]
  5. [node:2298]
  6. [node:2300]
Attendance: Jamie, Lidia, Gene, Maxim, Rene, Christina, Yuri, Victor and Thomas
Phone: Spiros



TimeTalkPresenter
17:00Review charges reminder, logistic ( 00:10 ) 0 filesMyself (BNL)
17:10Data set status and location summary ( 00:10 ) 0 filesLidia Didenko (BNL)
17:20Planned analysis and who is going to make presentations ( 00:30 ) 0 filesAll (All)

Pedestals / Status Tables

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Code for the calculation of the BTOW & BSMD status tables has been made publicly accessible. BTOW status code is in StRoot/StEmcPool/CSMStatusUtils.

Calibrations

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Here you'll find links to calibration studies for the BEMC:

BTOW

2006

200412

Topics were
  • Review of run preparation issues and action items
  • Electronic ShiftLog improvements
  • ITTF issue: Action plan to converge fast and efficiently
  • ITTF opened issues seen by all, opinion gathering

200509

Topics were
  • Vacation days issue (overdues and penalties when not declared)
  • Hiring and budget situation
  • Purchase justifications
  • Safety issues at BNL
  • Cyber-security
  • Quality of our data, general QA issues

200510

Agenda was:
  • Feedback on new appraisal Web-based system
  • CHEP06 preparation and who wants to go (or should go)
  • Gene's overview of the TIME05 conference
  • ITD service evaluation survey