Re: [Brahms-dev-l] T2-T3 matching

From: Pawel Staszel <ufstasze@if.uj.edu.pl>
Date: Tue Jun 15 2004 - 11:04:18 EDT
Dear Flemming and Ian,
Yesterday we (Djamel and me) agree to do it exactly as suggested by 
Flemming.
I will write a dedicated module for T2-T3 matching, which will be used 
in parallel to BrModuleMatchTrack.
Cheers
Pawel.

Ian Bearden wrote:

> I think this is because the matching is (and this is a VERY BAD idea, 
> IMHO) done based on H1 hits.
> Or at least it was.  I think that Flemming is right, we should have a 
> module which works just like BrModuleMatchTrack, but with no magnet.
> On the other hand:
> Is it possible to define a "fake" magnet which is just a plane in 
> space so that we could use the same module for matching?
> I guess it is a matter of copying the matching module, or making a 
> weird magnet volume, or there is something I haven't though of...
>
> -Ian
> On 15/6-2004, at 03:17, flemming videbaek wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> Just a short comment.
>> I am clueless why T2-T3 matching depends on H1, H2 calibrations. This 
>> should
>> only be a function of
>> tracking detectors - so I will go along with a solution for matching 
>> that
>> looks like BrModuleMatchTrack, but will
>> strongly disagree to let this module dela with T2,T3 matching (the is no
>> filed involved). I have sai this before
>> and will thus repeat. One coul make a matching approximately like this.
>> We should also recall that due to the independence of FFS an BFS 
>> there may
>> be small systematic geometry
>> difference, most likely in the x-offsets an not in angles that can 
>> effect
>> how we do t2-t3 matching and t2-t4 matching.
>>
>> Note this is not a complete note, but summarizes do something like 
>> solution
>> 3 but with a module parralle to BrModuleMatchTrack.. I do not like 
>> the root
>> file solution which would add a 3. method for storing calibration/db
>> information.
>>
>> flemming
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>> Flemming Videbaek
>> Physics Department
>> Brookhaven National Laboratory
>>
>> e-mail: videbaek@bnl.gov
>> phone: 631-344-4106
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pawel Staszel" <ufstasze@if.uj.edu.pl>
>> To: "Djamel Ouerdane" <ouerdane@nbi.dk>
>> Cc: "Brahms Devel List" <brahms-dev-l@lists.bnl.gov>
>> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 3:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Brahms-dev-l] T2-T3 matching
>>
>>
>>> Hi Djamel,
>>> You are right, it is very old file, and we certainly have to update 
>>> both
>>> the parameter file and the part of the software
>>> which deals with it.
>>> Let me explain you how was it done for now and then we can decide about
>>> the updates.
>>>
>>> offsets5361_5972.FS contains matching parameters in ascii format for 
>>> all
>>
>> possible detector combinations in FS.
>>
>>> BrFsTrackingModule utilizes only parameters for T2-T3 combination. 
>>> Files
>>
>> like offsets5361_5972.FS
>>
>>> are generated using the stuff from ps_app/fs/receff is a first part 
>>> of the
>>
>> detector efficiency calculation.
>>
>>> This calculation uses local tracks as an input and depends only on 
>>> H1 and
>>
>> H2 calibration.
>>
>>> (the bad thing is that H1 and H2 calibrations depends on global 
>>> tracking
>>
>> but for T2-T3 we don't need it)
>>
>>> In the mean time I moved from ascii to root format (see
>>
>> ~ufstasze/effic/EfficParamFile.root).
>>
>>>
>>> As for now I see the following 3 solutions:
>>> 1: update BrFsTrackingModule, so it can read root format files: the
>>
>> advantage of this solution is that we don't
>>
>>> have to update a lot. The disadvantage is however, that you generate
>>
>> offsetes for all detector combinations
>>
>>> but still these offsets have to be redone because of H1 and H2.
>>> 2. Extract from ps_app/fs/receff what is needed and create a dedicated
>>
>> module for generating T2-T3 offsets only.
>>
>>> Then it will depend only on the localtracks.
>>> We can decide about the format, or maybe, for this 8 float numbers 
>>> we can
>>
>> create a db entry.
>>
>>> 3. Generate T2-T3 offsets at the same time when the other parameters
>>
>> utilized in BrModuleMatchTrack are generated.
>>
>>> The last solution would required some updates in BrModuleMatchTrack 
>>> but I
>>
>> thing that this solution would
>>
>>> significantly simplified a book keeping and would made the whole 
>>> analysis
>>
>> process more solid
>>
>>> (less possibility for a mistake). It would automatically took the
>>
>> advantage of your latest updates (brat version 2.17.8).
>>
>>>
>>> So, I vote for the 3rd solution.
>>> I can provide the updates but let us first agree on of how to proceed.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Pawel.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Djamel Ouerdane wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I was checking the BrFsTrackingModule and I saw the following: FFS and
>>>
>> BFS
>>
>>>> tracks are combined by checking some matching between T2 and T3 
>>>> tracks.
>>>> The module still uses an offset file called
>>>>
>>>> trackmatch/offsets5361_5972.FS
>>>>
>>>> How good is that ?? runs 5xxx are almost prehistory compared to 11xxx.
>>>> I guess this question is for Pawel. How did you generate this file ??
>>>>
>>>> Djam
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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