VRVS Meetings
Frequency: every Wednesday
Time: 08:00 Pacific time (11:00 Eastern; 17:00 Europe)
Location: Astro rooms on VRVS . (no video needed).
Notes: Test and adjust your microphone gain, and avoid an open mike, which may cause echoes. See the 'Rat' help and please follow VRVS Etiquette
Old agendas can be found here. Meetings used to be on Tuesdyas 9AM PST before 27 sept 2006
Workshops and Meetings
Stanford Face-to-Face - Feb 9, 2007
Workshop 4 - Nov 14-15, 2006
Workshop 3 - June 28-30, 2006
Workshop 2 - May 15-17, 2006
Workshop 1 - March 20-21, 2006
BT Contributions
Meeting 43: May 9, 2007
- News
- CU handed-off to SLAC, follow SLAC operations here
- G4 Standalone simulation: some TKR results - Carmelo (pdf)
- TKR Hit deficit evaluation after data reprocess - Nicola (pdf)
- More on Data-MC comparisons: Beam profiles and TkrTotalHits in new MC - David Paneque (pdf)
- Update on Bari TKR-digit - Monica (pdf)
- Quick look at reprocessed run 700002024 (0deg, 100GeV)
- data/MC energy ratio in each layer is unchanged : from 1.2 to 1.0
- CalTransRMS : data (mean=19.9, rms=1), MC (mean=18.3, rms=1.15)
- Meeting notes
Status report : 25 april, 2007
- No meeting 2 may for ISOC workshop
- Next meeting is 9 may
Meeting 42: April 18, 2007
- News
- CU Shipment to SLAC reviewed and accepted yesterday
- Reprocess status and needs
- Time to synchronize BeamtestRelease to GlastRelease?
- Status of TKR digi implementations
- Status on Hadronic Cascades - Johan - pdf
- Meeting notes
Meeting 41: April 11, 2007
- News
- Symposium paper - final version ready for submission
- G4 standalone simulation, or What is Penelope ? - Johan - pdf
- Cal position (after bug fix) pdf (Philippe)
- Reprocess status and needs
- Status of TKR digi implementations pdf (Monica B. and Nicola)
- Meeting notes
Meeting 40: April 4, 2007
- Symposium paper draft - please review before friday
- Discussion of BT milestones pdf - what should we deliver to the collaboration and when
- LAT tower standalone simulation in G4 - Johan pdf
- xtalk correction and position measurement with the cal pdf (Philippe)
- Update on Bari Tkr Digi - pdf (Monica B. - Nicola)
Meeting 39: March 21, 2007
- News
- Dry run for collaboration meeting reports
- Symposium paper draft
- Again on TKR cross-talk measurement (pdf) (Carmelo)
- Tagged gammas at PS pdf (Philippe)
- Update on Bari Tkr Digi, pdf (Monica Brigida)
- Bari Tkr Digi Level 1, pdf (Nicola)
- 90deg PS protons (Berrie pdf)
- ... 1 year ago workshop I in Pisa and celebrating Leon
Meeting 38: March 14, 2007
- Status of adjacent crystal cross-talk in CalXtalResponse (Zach)
- Analysis of 90deg electron runs (cont.) pdf (Philippe)
- ACD Backsplash update, Luis pdf
- Update on Bari Tkr Digi, Monica
- Study of the Beam divergence in MC runs (pdf), D.Paneque
- Update on
- Quick look at PS pions (Berrie pdf)
Meeting 37: March 7, 2007
- Announcements/News
- CAL cross-talk analysis pdf (Johan)
- TKR cross-talk measurement (pdf) (Luca Baldini)
- TKR Material Review pdf (Sandro)(spreadsheet for X0 calcuation)
- Update on simulation (Francesco)
- Getting better data/MC agreement for beam profiles, pdf (David)
- Analysis of 90deg electron runs pdf (Philippe)
- Review of the Bari TKRDigi pdf (Monica Brigida)
- Symposium proceedings update
Meeting 36: February 28, 2007
- News
- CAL xtalk corrections (Sasha pdf)(Johan)
- New CAL intercalibration analysis pdf (Philippe)
- Modifications to TKR simulation (Leon (pdf, ppt), and Xtalk studies pdf Nicola)
- Preliminary study of CT variables (Carmelopdf)
Meeting 35: February 21, 2007
- Announcements-news pdf (Luca)
- CAL status after latest calibration update pdf (Philippe)
- CAL x-talk correction from ci measurements pdf(Sasha)
- Geant4 versions test (in particular on MS and shower development) pdf(Francesco)
- beamtest06 Geometry Review pdf (Elena & Francesco)
- TKR strip threshold effect in digitization (pdf ppt) (Leon)
- About the TKR masked strips pdf - Nicola - Monica Brigida
- Update on PSF pdf - Nicola-Monica Brigida
- Comparison of beam profiles from data and mc (pdf) David P.
- Again Data-MC beam profile comparison pdf - Nicola
- SPS pion data/mc/cosmics comparison (Berrie pdf)
Meeting 34 : January 31, 2007
- Discussion of symposium contributions - all
- Agenda for SLAC meeting february 9
- Update on PSF - pdf Nicola-Monica B., Full Brems TW3 0deg MC/Data classes absolute fractionpdf and relative fractions Classes + hit distribution pdf
- Update on PSF - pdf Stefano
Meeting 33 : January 24, 2007
- Status MC and BTRelease - Francesco
- Update on PSF - Stefano pdf
- Update on PSF - pdf Nicola-Monica B., TW3 MC/Data Comparison VtxZ pdf and Vs. Energy bins pdf
- Update on PSF - Luca,GLoria pdf
- New CAL calibration with non-linearity correction - Sasha pdf ppt
- again layer energy and GemDeltaEventTime html (Philippe from last VRVS)
- Status of symposium contributions - all
- Some stange events in MC BT-1356 ppt pdf
Meeting 32 : January 17, 2007
- Discussion on analysis status and prospects - all
- CAL calibrations and non-linearity pdf (Sasha)
- TKR digitization algorithm
- Comments on Berrie's questions from last week (Leon)
- Preparation of symposium contributions - all
- PSF studies pdf, Luca-Gloria
- Angular dispersion in the Tower 2 pdf, Nicola-Monica B.
- Positron Annihilation in MMS pdf (Emanuele)
Meeting 31 : January 10, 2007
- Fullbrems direction & position at PS pdf (Tomi)
- Status report from pipeline operations: MC and data reprocess (Francesco)
- Bari analysis update: Summary pdf
- EM Shower development simulation with Geant3 pdf and real data pdf (Nicola)
- again layer energy and GemDeltaEventTime html (Philippe)
- TKR energy mc/data pdf (Berrie)
- calorimeter non-linearity pdf (Sasha)
- Discussion on assignments for GLAST Symposium posters
Meeting 30 : December 20, 2006
- Symposium posters discussion (abstracts)
- Mass Simulation Runs List Confluence Web Page (Francesco,Pisa)
- Muon calibration check pdf (Philippe)
- Longitudinal profile at 50 GeV pdf (Benoit)
- Very prelim CAL mc/data study pdf (Berrie)
- Beam Test report submitted to CERN on December 16 (pdf)
Meeting 29 : December 13, 2006
- Cluster widths pdf ppt (Leon)
- Status of simulation pdf(Francesco), Mass simulation strategy pdf , Priority list of runs xls, csv
- Multiple Strips with Protons and Muons (pdf) Gary
- Abstracts for the GLAST Symposium
- Proposal for future meetings (pdf, Luca)
Meeting 28 : December 6, 2006
- Preliminary analysis in the GSI run pdf (Monica) - Carmelo's plot of cluster size from p run (ppt)
- EM shower development in the CU pdf (Nicola)
- TKR Hits update (Johan) pdf
- Longitudinal shower profile study pdf (Philippe)
- Status of mass simulation (Francesco)
- Fullbrems direction & position at PS pdf (Tomi)
Meeting 27 : November 22, 2006
- Layer energy and GemDeltaEventTime html (Philippe)
- Muon calibration and muon spectrum pdf (Philippe)
- Standalone Geant4 simulation and extra X0 pdf (Philippe)
- GSI report pdf (Luca)
- CAL results from GSI pdf(Benoit)
- First look at cluster width in TKR pdf (Leon)
Meeting 26 : November 8, 2006
- Agenda for BT Workshop 4 - Ecole Polytechnique - 14/15 November 2006 (please send to Luca and Philippe the title of your presentation !)
- Tuesday (devoted to the actual data/MC discrepancies)
- tracker related issues (morning)
- calorimeter related issues (afternoon)
- Wednesday
- GSI preparation
- other analyses
- what to do next ?
- Tuesday (devoted to the actual data/MC discrepancies)
- Analysis of gamma-background produced in MMS by protons MMS_Alex_110206.pdf (Alex)
- Update on calorimeter direction (Riccardo)
- Update on Tracker Hitsa kind of summary pdfpdf (Johan)
- High Rates on the Tracker (Michael)
- GSI test
Meeting 25 : Nov 2, 2006, 9AM PST, Vela
- Status of GSI preparation (Status , GSI operations page , Luca)
- Simulation of C signal in the TKR pdf (Nicola)
*Quick look at Tkr variables in MC pdf(Johan) - Notes
Meeting 24 : Oct 25, 2006
- Announcements
- TKR Hits at different angles pdf (Francesco Loparco)
- More on muon width pdf (Leon)
- Another check on ToTs pdf (Leon)
- Muons and Tkr hits : pdf (Johan)
- Calorimeter calibration pdf (Philippe)
- Cal calibration effects (Berrie pdf)
Meeting 23 : Oct 18, 2006
- Announcements (GSI preparation pdf)
- Tkr variables in PS runs (johan) pdf
- TKR Hits in electron PS and SPS runs (Caudia Monte) pdf
- First study of hadronic models from PS p runs (johan) pdf
- MC updates (Francesco)
- Direction reconstruction from CAL pdf(Riccardo)
- A quick look at afterglow pdf (Benoit)
Meeting 22 : Oct 11, 2006
- Announcements
- TKR Hit Multiplicity for high energy electrons pdf,ppt (Leon)
- TKR Hits - Update (Monica Brigida ppt )
- Data/MC detailed crystals comparison pdf (Philippe)
- CAL Pedestal drift study pdf (Sasha)
- positron annihilation pdf (Gary)
Meeting 21 : Oct 4, 2006
- Announcements (Luca/Philippe)
- TKR FIFO Full analysis (Johan FIFO Analysis)
- TKR Hits and ToT (Monica B. ppt)
- TKR Hit Multiplicity for high energy electrons pdf,ppt (Leon)
- ACD Calibrations pdf,ppt (Alex)
- Beam Study - SPS Table position (Luca B)
- Pion study (Berrie pdf)
Meeting 20 : Sep 27, 2006
- Beam Study - PS beam, PS Table Position (Luca B)
- PS reprocessing update and MC developments discussion pdf (Francesco)
- MOVED TO NEXT WEEK:
- TKR FIFO Full analysis;
- TKR Hits and ToT (Monica B)
- TKR Hit Multiplicity for high energy electrons (Leon)
Meeting 19 : Sep 12, 2006
- Status Report pdf (Benoit)
- A second look at high-energy electron runs pdf (Leon)
- Short update on autorange study at PS ppt (Tomi)
Meeting 18 : Aug 22, 2006
- Status Report pdf (Benoit)
- PSF studies report pdf (Perugia)
- A look at PSF pdf (D Paneque)
- Dt dependency of MIP peaks pdf (Berrie)
Meeting 17 : Aug 15, 2006
- Status report pdf(Luca)
- PSF and related studies pdf (Claudia)
- Energy reconstruction studies pdf (Philippe)
- Albedo runs and ACD cuts (Eric)
- Positron runs (Philippe)
Meeting 16 : Aug 8, 2006
- Beam Test Confluence page , GetBTData (under improvement now)
- A quick tour of Confluence for those doing data analyis (ppt) : Eduardo
- Status (pdf)- Benoit/Eduardo/Luca
- Calorimeter autorange study (ppt) - Tomi/Jan
- Modified trigger to reject pile-up (ppt)- Eduardo/Gary
- beam test bresm (ppt) - Gary
Meeting 15 : Aug 1, 2006
- Beam Test Confluence page , GetBTData (under improvement now)
- Announcements (ppt) (pdf)- Benoit/Eduardo/Luca
- Trigger How To Set it up - Luca/Nicola
- Geometry measurements - Tomi/Eduardo/Alex (ppt)
- Timing of CAL, TKR and ACD (ppt) - Eduardo
- Quicklook at data vs Monte Carlo + light yield asymmetry - Tomi/Jan (ppt)
- Quick look at first PS data set- Philippe (pdf)
- AOB
Meeting 14 : July 18, 2006
- Announcements
- Update on TKR alignment - Michael
- Update on ancillary data and rcReport.out - Pisa
- Pipeline Documentation Warren/Eduardo
- Update on Pipeline - Francesco
- Update on IO/LDF converter - Heather
- Update on ACD recon/BT tuple - Francesco
- Update on CAL Calibrations - Fred?
- Muon peaks in the CU data - David/Eduardo
- Scanning around cracks - Philippe
Meeting 13 : June 20, 2006
- Announcements
- Preparations for data analysis - Eduardo/Benoit/Luca
- Backsplash Studies - Tyrel/Luis/Steve
- Update on tagger performance - Sandro/Luca
- Update on BT Tuple - Johann
- Update on digi/recon/calib - Leon
- Update on Socket Gleam - Heather
- Update on pipeline - Warren
- Update on MC simulations - Richard
- AOB
Meeting 12 : June 13, 2006
- Announcements
- Status in Pisa (pdf) (ppt)- Luca
- Pisa Workshop Jun 28-30 (html)- Luca
- New confluence pages - Thanks Richard !
- Offline monitoring for data analysis -(pdf) (ppt) Claudia
- ACD Blanket background (pdf) - Alex
- Positron set-up - (ppt) (pdf) - Stefan/Benoit
Meeting 11 : June 6, 2006
- Announcements (html)- Benoit
- Pisa Workshop Jun 28-30 (html)- Luca
- PS positron simulations (ppt) (pdf) - Stefan
- Calibration Strategy and Performance of the Tagger (ppt) (pdf)- Sandro
Meeting 10 : May 2, 2006
- Schedule and Activities in Pisa (ppt) (pdf) - Luca
- Beam Conditions and Planning (pdf) - Benoit
- Preliminary Look at MC runs (ppt) (pdf)- Stefan
- Status of Hardware Delivery from SLAC (ppt) (pdf) - Eduardo
- Shift list for beam test
- Safety guide from CERN (thanks Berrie!)
Meeting 9 : Apr 18, 2006
- Status of Hardware Delivery (pdf) (ppt) - Eduardo
- Status of Simulations (pdf) () - Francesco
Meeting 8 : Apr 11, 2006
- Pisa Workshop May 15 -17
- Announcements (pdf) (ppt) - Luca
- Status of Mass Simulations (pdf)- Francesco
- Windows guide for visualization of simulations (from Riccardo)
- PS Tagged Gamma Energy Reconstruction (pdf) - Philippe
Meeting 7 : Apr 4, 2006
- CU MGSE (pdf) (ppt)- Luca
- Simulations of Tagged Gammas (pdf)- Benoit
- PS Experimental Set-up: some thoughts (pdf) (ppt) - Gary
- Geometrical Constraints to the PS Experimental Set-up (pdf) - Nicola
Meeting 6 : Feb 21, 2006
- Beam Test Workshop - Mar 20-21, 2006
- Announcements (pdf) - Benoit
- Beam Positioning Table (pdf) - Philippe/Oscar
- Activities in Italy (ppt) (pdf)- Francesco
- PSF Studies (pdf) - Stefano
Meeting 5 : Jan 24, 2006
- Announcements (pdf) - Eduardo
- Report on online activities in Italy (pdf) (ppt)- Luca Baldini
- Elements of beam Test Plan (pdf) - Benoit
- Report on offline activities in Italy (pdf)- Francesco
Meeting 4 : Jan 10, 2006
- Announcements
- Report on software activities (pdf) - Francesco
- Particle identification at H4 (pdf) - Nicola
Meeting 3 : Dec 6, 2006
- Introduction (pdf) (ppt) - Luca
- Software Status (pdf) - Leon
- French Smorgasbord (pdf) - Benoit
- Geant4 Validation (pdf) - Francesco
- Particle Identification (pdf) (ppt)- Nicola
Meeting 2 : Nov 22, 2006
- Introduction (pdf) - Benoit
- Studies of Backsplash for the Calibration Unit (pdf) - Philippe
Meeting 1 : Nov 8, 2006
- Introduction (pdf) (ppt) - Eduardo
- Availability of ACD Hardware (pdf) (ppt)- Alex
- Preliminary List of Tasks (pdf) (ppt) - Luca Latronico