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Run6 FPD Pi0 GSTAR

This page shows results from GSTAR simulation for run6 FPD at far position (configuration y2006g) with pi0s spread uniformly in selected momentum range.  Geant function u

Run6 FPD Single Photon GSTAR part2

Link to the first page on uniform spread single photon GSTAR

Run 9 TPC field cage currents

Run 9 saw a continuation of the partial resistor short on OFC west which was seen in previous years, plus a new "full" resistor short on OFC west.

STAR Management Meeting

2009-10-01 11:00
2009-10-01 12:00
Etc/GMT-7
Thursday, 1 October 2009
BNL, 50-Orange Room, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00

EVO: Title: STAR Management Meeting // Community:  STAR // Password:  star

           Phone Bridge: +1 626 395 2112 (CA) / +1 631 344 6100 (NY) // ID: 1245695 // Password: 0952

   Time:  11 AM - 12 PM EDT

 * --===================================================================--*

  Agenda:

1) STAR Collaboration preparation - Bedanga

2) Run10 shift and QA board - Olga

* --====================================================================--*

               Brief Summary:

  0) Attendency:

  1)

  Notes:

   1) STAR TPC Review (key= star2009),  June 4,5, BNL. Ron Settler (chair). Review report.

   2) NPE Committee, H. Huang (chair) 

   3) STAR TOF Close Out Review, Aug. 10-11. Review report and The Plan.

   4) STAR FMS Review agenda, Sept. 1-2, BNL, P. Jacobs (chair). Review report

              

               Future Meetings:

 

                1) STAR Regional meeting: Sept. 25-26, Rio, Brazil

    2) SQM2009: Sept. 27-Oct. 2, Buzios, Brazil

    3) STAR Collaboration meeting, Oct. 5-10, Berkeley

    4) DNP 2009, Oct. 13 - 17, Waikoloa

    5) STAR-DoE HFT CD-1 review, postpond to Nov., BNL

    6) APS April meeting, Feb. 13-17, 2010, Washongton DC. (abstract deadline: Oct. 23, 2009)

Sector 5 gains over the years

In the context of the Sector 5 anomaly, here are the gains for Sector 5 plotted by padrow vs. pad, and mean values per padrow (using only those pads with gains within +/-0.8 of 1.0).

A centroid method for ZDC SMD hits

Introduction

Phenix uses a "centroid method" for counting hits in the A_N azimuthal distribution.  Their acceptance is shown in the figure below:

EEmc MC Geometry version 5.21

Thoughts on Future FMS Transverse Running

 While Akio and I are still discussing this. I have posted some of my thoughts on future FMS running.

STAR Management Meeting

2009-09-17 11:00
2009-09-17 12:00
Etc/GMT-7
Thursday, 17 September 2009
BNL, 50-Orange Room, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00

EVO: Title: STAR Management Meeting // Community:  STAR // Password:  star

           Phone Bridge: +1 626 395 2112 (CA) / +1 631 344 6100 (NY) // ID: 923532 // Password: 0952

   Time:  11 AM - 12 PM EDT

 * --===================================================================--*

  Agenda:

1) MOU - Nu (Committee: Nu, Jamie, Jerome, Hank, Renee, Subhasis)

2) FMS review report and action items - Nu

3) STC new members - Nu

4) phi-meson analysis 

5) Run10 shift and QA board - Olga

6) New proposals and budget - Flemming

* --====================================================================--*

               Brief Summary:

  0) Attendency: Jerome, Bill, Bernd, Olga, Flemming, Nu, Jamie

  1) MOU Task Force: Hank, Jerome, Nu will meet and draft the first verison of the charges and goals for the committee

  2) FMS review report: send a message to FMS folks and request their inputs by Wednesday, Sept. 23rd.

  3) STC:

  4) phi-meson: ask the task force leader to report the status

  5) New proposals: Flemming will make a first draft on the Call for upgrade proposals soon.

  6) SHift: Olga will send a note to the management.

  Notes:

   1) STAR TPC Review (key= star2009),  June 4,5, BNL. Ron Settler (chair). Review report.

   2) NPE Committee, H. Huang (chair) 

   3) STAR TOF Close Out Review, Aug. 10-11. Review report and The Plan.

   4) STAR FMS Review agenda, Sept. 1-2, BNL, P. Jacobs (chair). Review report

              

               Future Meetings:

 

                1) STAR Regional meeting: Sept. 25-26, Rio, Brazil

 

    2) SQM2009: Sept. 27-Oct. 2, Buzios, Brazil

    3) STAR Collaboration meeting, Oct. 5-10, Berkeley

    4) DNP 2009, Oct. 13 - 17, Waikoloa

    5) STAR-DoE HFT CD-1 review, postpond to Nov., BNL

    6) APS April meeting, Feb. 13-17, 2010, Washongton DC. (abstract deadline: Oct. 23, 2009)

Adding ETOW to W-Algo

I included the Endcap towers in only the away side veto sum in Jan's W-algo ver4.2.2 (near side will come later).  Below are some plots before and after the changes.

Run6 FPD Single Photon GSTAR

Using the geometry configuration y2006g, which apparently has the east FPD at "far" position (x>~50cm), we look at the response of Yiqun reconstruction to single photons.

Fall '09 Upsilon talk drafts

See attached drafts...

New table for TPC slewing

Based on recent work I've done regarding First look at TPC slewing in Run 9 data, and presented at

Rough cut of EEMC SMD spacer geometry

The SMD spacer is added to the EEMC geometry, as well as material in the front and back of each SMD plane.
 

Comparing data etas to simulated etas

In the attached plots I'm comparing the etas I have found in different sectors in data to a single particle eta simulation in MC which has been put through the same analysis code.  I throw the

UPC analysis

This is my first attempt to use a blog. I attach a ppt file with a report on analysis of muDST from run07 UPC triggers

W-Background Estimation based on Run 9 pp500 data

I'm using Jan's Algo ver 4.1 with a few modifications to look into the idea Scott suggested of sorting events by placing conditions on the away side to get an estimate of the background.  Here

new fit stuff

Upgrades Progress

Speaker : Flemming Videbaek ( BNL )


Talk time : 09:45, Duration : 00:30

STAR physics overview

Speaker : Bedanga Mohanty ( VECC )


Talk time : 09:15, Duration : 00:30