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BaBar Simulation Schedule
Tasks and Milestones Days Start End Depend Deliverables, Notes
milestones in bold
Fast simulation
Aslund production 822 10/1/95 12/31/97    
- Aslund/BBSIM rationalization 114 11/7/95 2/29/96    
Final fast sim development 679 1/22/96 12/1/97    
- Design complete     5/15/97 G4 alpha Design, requirements documents
- Functionally complete     12/1/97   Functionality and performance to replace Aslund
Commissioning 60 11/1/97 12/31/97   Validation against BBSIM, Aslund
- Deployment     12/31/97   Replaces Aslund
 
Full and Integrated Simulation
BBSIM production 1186 9/1/95 11/30/98   Production simulation for MDC1, MDC2
- MDC1 executable release     3/4/97    
- MDC1 50k production complete     3/14/97    
- MDC1 production complete     7/11/97    
- MDC2 performance, resources     10/1/97   BBSIM performance target specified; implied MDC2 resource reqmt's
- MDC2 generator requirements     10/1/97   Requirements from physics analysis
- MDC2 generator capability     3/15/98    
- MDC2 performance-ready     3/15/98   Geometry, response, functionality, performance, generator integration
- MDC2 executable release     4/1/98    
- MDC2 MC 10% complete     4/10/98    
- MDC2 production complete          
Joint BBSIM/G4 development 912 12/1/95 5/31/98    
- BBSIM/reco separation 65 10/2/95 12/6/95   BBSIM hit output stage; independent reconstruction
- Tools for joint development 231 12/1/95 7/19/96   dbio, XDR I/O, euclid, etc.
Geant4 prototype development 593 10/31/95 6/15/97   Implements 1+ fast, 1+ full subsystem. Full sim->digi chain. IFR native G4. SVT via g3tog4.
- Design complete     7/19/96   BaBar's design requirements for Geant4 defined and incorporated in Geant4 design
- G4 access from BaBar software     5/1/97   At least a working solution to code organization problem
- Functionally complete     6/15/97   Complete chain from tracing, hits, fast simulation in Geant4 to MC truth, digis, reconstruction objects in Framework
- Extension, validation against BBSIM   6/15/97 9/30/97   Progressive validation adding geometries and processes as available
Final integrated simu development 425 4/1/97 5/31/98    
- MC truth STDHEP->G4->Framework     4/10/97 G4 alpha  
- Requirements documentation     5/15/97   Geometry and materials, detector response, online interface
- Simu validation module     7/1/97   Module suite for XDR file and post-digi validation
- Design complete     9/30/97   Design, requirements documents
- Functionally complete     5/31/98   Detailed simulation complete and usable in MDC2 in secondary role
Integrated Simu Commissioning 182 6/1/98 11/30/98   Validation against BBSIM, test beam
- Integrated Simu Deployment     11/30/98 G4 public  
 
Geant4 Milestones
Alpha release     4/15/97   Full Geant3.21 functionality. Date is unofficial estimate.
Public release     11/30/98   Date uncertain, but should be in '98
 
Reviews
Simulation review 1     1/20/96   2 day workshop. Production design. Integrated full/fast simu design.
Simulation review 2     10/29/96   2 days. Simulation strategy and approach to migration endorsed.
Internal simulation review     5/27/97   ~3 hour. Requirements doc. Fast sim design done. G4 proto status. MC truth. Digi cleanup.
Simulation review 3     7/18/97   ~1 day. G4 proto done. Full sim->digi chain and reco object creation. G4 validation first results. QA/QC. Requirements iteration.
Internal simulation review     9/15/97   ~3 hour. G4 validation against BBSIM at hits level. DB interface. Final integrated simu design. QA/QC.
Simulation review 4     12/10/97   ~1 day. Fast simulation complete; validation and release status.
Internal simulation review     3/10/98   Integrated simu status. Fast simu performance.
Simulation review 5     6/10/98   Integrated simu functionally complete. G4 readiness for MDC2.
Internal simulation review     9/10/98   MDC2 outcome. Integrated simu commissioning status.
Simulation review 6     12/10/98   Geant4 unified simulation complete. Deployment status.

Last Updated on 4/3/97
By Torre Wenaus
Email: wenaus@llnl.gov