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* Is the maximum number of hits coded into the simulation sufficient for the FDC?  If it is applied at the event level, 100 hits is probably not enough.
 
* Is the maximum number of hits coded into the simulation sufficient for the FDC?  If it is applied at the event level, 100 hits is probably not enough.
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''The maximum of 100 hits you mention is per anode wire or per cathode strip, not for entire planes or packages.  This is OK because more than 100 hits on a single wire or strip would make it unable to provide a reliable drift time.  Hits beyond this limit per wire or strip do not produce an error in the simulation, they are simply dropped from the event record. [rtj]''
 
* How relevant is the increased background as a function of downstream position of the package?
 
* How relevant is the increased background as a function of downstream position of the package?
 
** Does this need to be considered when optimizing package placement?
 
** Does this need to be considered when optimizing package placement?
 
** Do/Should the dead regions for each package vary in size depending on downstream location?
 
** Do/Should the dead regions for each package vary in size depending on downstream location?
 
* Cathode strip readout energy looks to be incorrect?
 
* Cathode strip readout energy looks to be incorrect?
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''That is because the units for the strips are in pC.  This is different from the anode wire pulse heights (GeV energy deposition) and also cdc straw pulse heights (GeV deposition) because a detailed model is used to compute the sharing of charge across the strips that includes multi-Poisson fluctuations.  The output record has now been changed to denote the strip pulse height by the variable "q" instead of "dE" to make this fact explicit. [rtj]''
 
* Explore dependence of rate on dead zone size.
 
* Explore dependence of rate on dead zone size.
  

Revision as of 15:17, 23 January 2007

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Detector Configuration

  • Double-Hit Resolution: 250 ns
  • Threshold: 1 keV
  • Strip Threshold: 5 mV
  • Maximum Number of Hits: 100
  • Dead Zone Radius: 3.5 cm


Items for Discussion

  • Is the maximum number of hits coded into the simulation sufficient for the FDC? If it is applied at the event level, 100 hits is probably not enough.

The maximum of 100 hits you mention is per anode wire or per cathode strip, not for entire planes or packages. This is OK because more than 100 hits on a single wire or strip would make it unable to provide a reliable drift time. Hits beyond this limit per wire or strip do not produce an error in the simulation, they are simply dropped from the event record. [rtj]

  • How relevant is the increased background as a function of downstream position of the package?
    • Does this need to be considered when optimizing package placement?
    • Do/Should the dead regions for each package vary in size depending on downstream location?
  • Cathode strip readout energy looks to be incorrect?

That is because the units for the strips are in pC. This is different from the anode wire pulse heights (GeV energy deposition) and also cdc straw pulse heights (GeV deposition) because a detailed model is used to compute the sharing of charge across the strips that includes multi-Poisson fluctuations. The output record has now been changed to denote the strip pulse height by the variable "q" instead of "dE" to make this fact explicit. [rtj]

  • Explore dependence of rate on dead zone size.

Plots

A plot of the rate as a function of anode wire number for the most dowstream anode plane (blue), the most upstream anode plane (red), and the average rate (black).
A plot of the rate as a function of cathode strip number for the most dowstream cathode plane (blue), the most upstream cathode plane (red), and the average rate (black).
A plot of the rate within 5 cm of the beam axis as a function of the plane number if the FDC. Planes for which N%3 == 2 are anodes, all other planes are cathodes. The notable increase in rate for the downstream chambers could be due to opening of charged particles in the relatively weaker field.
A double-log plot of the energy of all hits on anode wires in the FDC. The spectrum cuts off at 1 keV due to the GEANT threshold.
The integral of the plot above.
A double-log plot of the energy of all hits on cathode strips in the FDC. This looks buggy or else the units aren't quite as advertised.
The integral of the plot above.