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FGT helix tracker - take 3
Evolution of FGT helix tracker continues. Changes since 'take2'
- increase minmal # of clusters from nP+nR>=4 to nP>=3 & nR>=3
- increase assumed errors on clusters from 0.03mm to 4mm
- reduce reco vertex Z cut form |Z|<80cm to |Z|<50 cm
Input data sets, real events:
- pp200, minB trig, runs 13066101-104, 51k events --> reco 219 tracks, Fig 1+2
- pp510, minB trig, run 13079078, 317k events --> reco 3275, Fig 3+4
- pp510, minB trig, 1/7 of run 13105023, 97k events --> reco 595, Fig 5+6
Residua in both planes have RMS of 1.5-2.5mm
More detailed plots, including residua are in attachements
Fig 0. Example of reco track in octant 3. This track uses 5 P and 5 R clusters, took ~18K events to find it.
Event=recoEve18241_cl69_nP5_nR5
Naming convention: event#, cl=total # of clusters, nP=# of used P-clusters, nR=# of used R-clusters .
More animated events like this are in the attachment.
Fig 1. pp200, fitting summary, runs 13066101-104
Fig 2. pp200, X-Y of reco tracks, runs 13066101-104
Fig 3. pp510, fitting summary, run 13079078, TPC was not read out so there is no Zvertex correlation
Fig 4. pp510, X-Y of reco tracks, run 13079078
Fig 5. pp510, fitting summary,run 13105023, TPC was not read
Fig 6. pp510, X-Y of reco tracks, run 13105023
Verification of FGT timing. COmparison of Z-vertex correlation w/ TPC

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