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How To Analyse The Cosmic Dch Data


Contents


The Raw Data

What data do we have?

All the data taken from the L.A.B. and IR2 cosmics runs are kept on tape. The tape labels are QX0368 to QX0385 and QX0408 to QX0449. Each tape can hold up to 800 Mbytes but with compression the practical limit is $\sim$ 1.1 Gbytes. The contents of each tape is stored in a file called QX0***.list in the $BFROOT/data/data03/dcdata/dch directory. The contents of a file will look like this:

  QX0382.list
  SEQ 1 run1882.xtc-new 156
  SEQ 2 run1886.xtc-new 70
  SEQ 3 run1887.xtc-new 110

The first line is the name of the file. Subsequent lines have 4 entries:

1.
The keyword SEQ.
2.
The sequence number of the file on the tape.
3.
The name of the run file. The suffix xtc-new indicates the file is stored in the new xtc format..
4.
The size of the file in Mbytes.

What runs are on tape?

To see the list of runs taken look at the LAB cosmic data page or the IR2 cosmic data page.

Which tape contains which run?

To find out which tape contains a run, cd to $BFROOT/data/data03/dcdata/dch and issue the command:

   findrun xxxx

where xxxx is the run number. This will return the tape number as well as the information given above.

How do I get more information on tapes/ntuples/calibrations?

To find information about a run, execute the runinfo command with a run number as a parameter. You will find it useful to define runinfo as an alias: alias runinfo ``$BFROOT/data/data03/dcdata/dch/runinfo'' and then execute the command.

  runinfo 2262

This will produce an output like this:

Searching for run 2262 on tape...
QX0421 SEQ 3 run2262.xtc-new 351

Searching for ntuples for run 2262 ...
0cp
10cp
20cp
40cp
30cp
Use above numbers as second parameter for historevive

Searching for Chebychev calibrations...
2262-161.cheby.cal
2262.cheby.cal

Searching for Masa calibrations...
ls: No match.

How do I stage the raw data tapes?

  • cd to $BFROOT/data/data03/dcdata/dch
  • Run the revive command. For example to revive run 2105: 
      revive 2105

This will stage in the file from the correct tape and create a link run2105.xtc-new (if the file was stored in the new xtc format) or run2105.xtc if stored in the old format. You can then use this link or create a link in your own directory.

Data Formats

There are currently 3 data ``formats''. All the old xtc files have been converted to the new format so you should not need to worry about old files.

Although the data format has not changed, it is not currently possible to read data written by DataFlow V2 and DataFlow V3 with the same executable.

Runs written after run 2140 require code compatible with DataFlow V3. See ``DchProto with DataFlow V3'' to find out how to make an executable for DataFlow V3 data and ``DchProto with DataFlow V2'' for DataFlow V2 data.


Running with DchProto

   
How do I build DchProto with DataFlow V3?

The code to read and process the data (DchProto) is not part of the official release. At the moment you need two executables: one to read the old data taken with DataFlow V2 (runs < 2140) and one to read the new data (runs $\geq$2140).

To setup to read the new data with release V7.7.1 you need to execute the following commands:

###########################################################################
srtpath 7.7.1 $BFARCH  
newrel -s /nfs/farm/babar/work/${USER} -t 7.7.1 p771
rmdir /nfs/farm/babar/work/${USER}/p771/tmp
#
srtpath 7.7.1 $BFARCH  
cd p771
#
gmake clean
gmake database.deleteboot DEFINE_BOOTFILE_RULES=yes
gmake database.import
#
setboot
#
addpkg workdir
addpkg -h DchProto
# fixes some floating point errors.
addpkg DcxReco V00-02-20
#
gmake database.config
#
rm gmake.log
gmake spec >& gmake.log
showtag   >>& gmake.log
#
showtag
###########################################################################

You now have to edit GNUmakefile and AppOepBuild.cc in ./DchProto. Remove the ``//dfv3'' comments in 5 places. Then issue the following commands from the p771 directory:

###########################################################################
#
gmake workdir.setup
gmake clean
gmake lib
gmake DchProto.bin
#
###########################################################################

Now go to ``DchProto Specific Files'' to finish the setup.

   
How do I build DchProto with DataFlow V2?

###########################################################################
srtpath 7.7.1 $BFARCH  
newrel -s /nfs/farm/babar/work/${USER} -t 7.7.1 p771
rmdir /nfs/farm/babar/work/${USER}/p771/tmp
#
srtpath 7.7.1 $BFARCH  
cd p771
#
gmake clean
gmake database.deleteboot DEFINE_BOOTFILE_RULES=yes
gmake database.import
#
setboot
#
addpkg workdir
addpkg -h DchProto
#
addpkg OdfOffline   V00-01-06
addpkg OepCommon    V00-02-10
addpkg OepFramework V00-05-04
#
gmake database.config
#
rm gmake.log
gmake spec >& gmake.log
showtag   >>& gmake.log
#
showtag
#
gmake workdir.setup
gmake clean
gmake lib
gmake DchProto.bin
#
###########################################################################

Now go to ``DchProto Specific Files'' to finish the setup.

   
DchProto Specific Files

When you have completed ``DchProto with DataFlow V3'' or ``DchProto with DataFlow V2'', you now have to set up the DchProto specific files. From the p771/DchProto directory run the installFiles.sh script with the run you want to use. You only need to do this once when you set up the release.

cd DchProto 
source installFiles.sh 2156
cd ../

How do I run DchProto?

Before running you need to do two things:

  • Make a link to the data file in workdir. The revive command puts all its links in
    $BFROOT/data/data03/dcdata/dch with names like run2151.xtc-new (see the output from runinfo). For example make a link:
    ln -fs $BFROOT/data/data03/dcdata/dch/run2151.xtc-new 2151
  • Edit the tcl script. The things you usually want to change are:
    1.
    The name of the output histogram in GenBuildEnv
    2.
    The name of the time-to-distance calibration file in DchBuildEnv. The calibration files are in $BFROOT/doc/CentralTracker/commissioning/data/Calibration/ and contain the run number. There are currently two types, Chebyshev and Masa. Use the Chebyshev by default.
    3.
    If the data was taken with the magnetic field on, set isCosmic in DchBuildEnv to false.
    4.
    The value of T0offset in DchCosmicT0Builder. For IR2 data it should be 1680; for L.A.B. data it should be 0.

Everything else is optional and is described below.

Now (important) issue the setboot command:

        setboot

Now you can run the executable:

  • time testDchOep -b 1000000 -f <link_to_datafile> -n<events><tcl_file>
  • For example: time testDchOep -b 1000000 -f 2151 -n 30 proto_oep.tcl

   
How do I run DchProto on runs 2262 to 2291?

Runs 2262 to 2269 had an incorrect calibration file (162 instead of 161). This affected the charge and the T0. To correct for this you need to run the offline version of the online feature extraction and a special time-to-distance calibration file. To do this:

  • Edit AppOepBuild.cc in DchProto directory and comment in the line:
    add(new DchFEXModule);
  • Recompile.
  • make a link in workdir to the correct calibration file:
    ln -fs $BFROOT/detector/dch/DchIR2/calibration/cal161/calibration.out calibration.out
  • Add the DchFEX module to your TCL file (see ``Example TCL file'').
  • Use time-to-distance calibration files which contain the string ``-161''. For example, the 2278-161.cheby.cal file.

   
How do I run DchProto using the Dch Trigger Times?

  • Edit AppOepBuild.cc in DchProto directory and add the line: add(new DcxT0Finder( "DcxT0Finder", "Find the t0s")); before the line containing DchMakeHits.
  • Recompile.
  • If you do not want the Scintillator trigger times, disable the DchCosmicT0Builder module.
  • Comment in the DchT0Finder module to your TCL file (see ``Example TCL file'').

   
Example TCL file

The following is an example of a TCL file. It was used to create the ntuples for run 2149.

###########################################################################
#
# Tcl file for running on B-Field data in IR2 with Release 7.7.1
#
###########################################################################
#
#----------------------
#  DchProtoEventFilter
#----------------------
mod talk DchProtoEventFilter
  FirstEvent set 1
exit

#----------------------
#  DchBuildEnv
#----------------------
module talk DchBuildEnv
  isCosmic        set true
  zPM             set 999
  usedb           set true
  mapfile         set DchMaps/dch_thru.map
  mapconfig       set ir2_2roms_thru
  timeToDistCalib set file:/afs/slac/g/babar/doc/CentralTracker/commissioning/
                                                    data/Calibration/2149.cheby.cal 
exit

#----------------------
#  DchTrackFinder
#----------------------
module disable DchTrackFinder

#----------------------
#  DcxTrackFinder
#----------------------
module talk DcxTrackFinder
  verbose set false
exit

#----------------------
#  DcxTimeOrder
#----------------------
module talk DcxTimeOrder
  verbose set false
exit

#----------------------
#  DchCosmicT0Builder
#----------------------
module talk DchCosmicT0Builder
  verbose  set false
  T0offset set 1680
exit

#----------------------
#  DchT0Finder
#----------------------
#module talk DchT0Finder
#  c0 set -100
#exit

#----------------------
#  ProAnalysisModule
#----------------------
module talk ProAnalysisModule
  verbose    set false
  dchTrkList set DchTrackFinder
  doRefit    set false
  WaveForm   set false
exit

#----------------------
#  WfAnalysisModule
#----------------------
module disable WfAnalysisModule

#----------------------
#  DchHist
#----------------------
module disable DchHist

#----------------------
#  GenBuildEnv
#----------------------
mod talk GenBuildEnv
  histFileName set ir2_2149_0cp.hsto
exit

#----------------------
#  DchMakeHits
#----------------------
module talk DchMakeHits
  chargeCut set 50
exit

#----------------------
#  DchFEXModule
#----------------------
module disable DchFEX
#module talk DchFEX
#  calConstsFile set calibration.out
#exit

#//gra module talk DchGra
#//gra   DchHitBW set True
#//gra   DchHoT set True
#//gra   DchTrk set True
#//gra   background set white
#//gra exit

path enable AllPath
exit

What are the TCL options?

See Tables 2.8 and  2.8.

 
Table 1: TCL Parmeters
 
Parameter Values Default Meaning
DchProtoEventFilter
FirstEvent Integer 1 The first event to be processed
DchFEX
calConstsFile string Calibration run 109 File containing Calibration constants

ProAnalysisModule
dchTrkList string DchTrackfinder List of tracks to be used
doRefit bool true Refit track with each Hot removed and store in ntuple
WaveForm bool false store waveform samples in ntuple
findResAdd real (cm) 0.0 Add in quadrature to t2d resolution function
fitResScale real 1.0 Scale the t2d resolution function
WfAnalysisModule
dchTrkList string DchTrackFinder  
WaveFormData string Default  
rawWaveForms bool false  
Slewing bool false  
Scan bool false  
Dip bool false  
Check bool false  
trueDch bool false  
ProReadCalib
inputFileCalib string run1180  
inputOnlineCalib string calibration.out  
driftmodel integer 8 (masa)  
onlineCalib bool false  
applyt0 bool false  
applyAGain bool false  
correctGain bool false  
ProSetTimeModule
startTime date 01Jan1998 00:00:00  
DcxTrackFinder
firstevt real 0.0  
c0 real 4.4  
vprop real (cm/ns) 26.0  
cresol real (cm) 0.018  
trkRecoTrkList string DchTrackFinder  
gEventList string Default  
dchHitList string Default  
DcxTimeOrder
c0 real 4.4  
vprop real (cm/ns) 26.0  
cresol real (cm) 0.018  
trkRecoTrkList string DchTrackFinder  
gEventList string Default  
dchHitList string Default  
vpmcorr real 20.0  
zpmcorr bool false  


 
Table 2: TCL Parameters
 
Parameter Values Default Meaning
DcxT0Finder
c0 real 4.4  
vprop real (cm/ns) 26.0  
cresol real (cm) 0.018  
dchdigiList string Default  
DchCosmicT0Builder
debug integer 0  
minT0 real (ns) 1200.0  
maxT0 real (ns) $\infty$  
T0offset real (ns) 0.0  
dchCosmicTime string Default  
DchTrackFinder
trkDchList string Default  
DchHist
dchDigiList string Default  
trkRecoTrkList string DchTrackFinder  
gVertexList string default  
DchMakeHits
chargeCut real 0.0 Minimum charge required to make a hit
dchDigiList string Default Input list of digis
dchHitList string Default Output list of hits


Running with Graphics

How do I get graphics in DchProto?

Apparently graphics is broken in 7.7.1 but here is the procedure:

  • Comment in the DchGra module in the TCL file (see ``Example TCL file'').
  • Make sure usedb is set to true in the DchBuildEnv Module in the TCL file.
  • Comment in lines marked ``//gra'' in AppOepBuild.cc in the DchProto directory. Do the same for lines marked ``#//gra''.
  • Remake DchProto (gmake DchProto.lib ; gmake DchProto.bin).
  • In the workdir, execute the command:
    source GraDisplay/setup.csh
  • Run the executable as before.


Ntuples

What is in the ntuples?

See Table 4.1.


 
Table 3: Description of the variables in the ntuples generated from the runs.
 
Variable Description
nTrgTime Number of triggers [0,4]
trgTime(nTrgTime) Trigger times
BunchT0 Trigger time used in code
evtTime Time stamp (seconds)
damage Error Flag
Ntrk Number of tracks
chisqDof(Ntrk) $\chi^2$/Ndof (Ndof=nActive-4)
nActive(Ntrk) Number hits on track
phi0(Ntrk) $\phi$
tandip(Ntrk) Tan($\theta$)
z0(Ntrk) Z0 (at closest approach to Z axis)
d0(Ntrk) Doca (at closest approach to Z axis)
Pt(Ntrk) PT
Ndigi Number of Hits on track
tkmat(Ndigi) Track Number the HOT belongs to
layer(Ndigi) Layer Number
wire(Ndigi) Wire Number
time(Ndigi) Corrected measured time
doca(Ndigi) Doca of the track from the wire
drift(Ndigi) Hit drift distance (from t2d relation)
x(Ndigi) x coordinate of Hot after fit
y(Ndigi) y
z(Ndigi) z
xwire(Ndigi) x wire coordinates at the fitted z position
ywire(Ndigi) y
Eangle(Ndigi) Entrance Angle
dEdX(Ndigi) Charge from PID
Charge(Ndigi) Charge from waveform
dX(Ndigi) Track path length in cell
Nref Number of hits on refitted tracks
refdoca(Nref) Refitted doca
tResid(Nref) Refdoca-drift
refresid(Nref) abs(refdoca)-abs(drift)
refchisqdof(Nref) $\chi^2$/Ndof
refnactive(Nref) Number hits on track
refphi(Nref) $\phi$
refd0(Nref) d0
refz0(Nref) Z0
reftandip(Nref) Tan($\theta$)
reftrkerr(Nref) Error on refdoca (from track fit)
nHit Number of TDC hits in the event
hittime(nHit) Time
idigi(nHit) Index on nAllDigi
nAllDigi Total number of digis
hitlayer(nAllDigi) Layer number
hitwire(nAllDigi) Wire numberr
hitbad(nAllDigi) Digi Status (1=bad WF; 2=error; 4=bad pedestal)
hitChanMap(nAllDigi) Compacted FEE/ROM/chip/channel number
hitCharge(nAllDigi) Charge
ampXX(nAllDigi) Amplitude of the waveform bin XX(from 0 and 31)
Nmis Number of hits expected on track and not found
misWire(Nmis) Wire Number
misLayer(Nmis) Layer Number
misDoca(Nmis) Measured track doca to the wire
misTmat(Nmis) Track that expected the hit

What do the ntuple names mean?

The ntuples have names like ir2_2343_10cp. This provides four pieces of information. The prefixes:

  • The environment.
    • oep: Data taken in the L.A.B.
    • ir2: Data taken in standalone mode in IR2.
    • babar: Data taken with other detectors in IR2.
  • The Run Number.
  • The Offset. The ntuples are split into units of 10000 events. The number indicates the first thousand'th event in the ntuple. For example ``10'' indicates the ntuple started at event 10000.
  • Processing Options:
    • c or m: indicates a chebyshev or masa function was used for the t-2-d function.
    • p: indicates that the number of hits in the ntuple was ``pruned'' by demanding a minimum charge. This was set at 50.

What runs have been processed?

To see if a run has been processed, use the historevive command with the run number as an option:

  • cd to $BFROOT/data/data03/dcdata/dch/ntuple
  • Run the historevive command. For example to check the available ntuples from run 2099: 
      historevive 2099
    This will return something like: 
    Searching for ntuples for run 2099 ...
0
4
8
12
16
Use above numbers as second parameter for historevive

How do I get the ntuples?

To recover the ntuples you use the historevivecommand with one of the numbers printed out above as a second option:

  • cd to $BFROOT/data/data03/dcdata/dch/ntuple
  • Run the historevive command. For example: 
      historevive 2099 8
  • This will create a link in $BFROOT/data/data03/dcdata/dch/ntuple to the real data file with the prefix ir2 (for data taken in IR2) or oep (for data taken in the LAB). For example: ir2_2099_8

How were the ntuples created?

The ntuples were created by using DchProto.

How do I chain the ntuples?

To use paw on more than one ntuple, you can chain them together. For example, if you have links to ntuples called ir2_2099_0, ir2_2099_4 and ir2_2099_8, you can use the following commands:

  • PAW> CHAIN dedx ir2_2099_0 ir2_2099_4 ir2_2099_8
  • PAW> cd //dedx
  • PAW> nt/pl //dedx/1.charge
  • PAW> etc...

Postscript and HTML Version

You can find the postscript version of this information in:
$BFROOT/doc/CentralTracker/commissioning/analysis/analysis.ps

You can find the HTML version of this information in:
$BFROOT/doc/CentralTracker/commissioning/analysis/analysis.html


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