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This page is intended for posting notes on the current plans for producing simulation datasets, and is a working document subject to discussions within and among the PWG's.


Planned Simulation Runs

We keep the previously used dataset naming convention, where the abbreviated site name (such as rcf or pds) is concatenated with the serial number of the set. Also, note that save for the first run, the Hijing simulation is done with the Y2004a geometry, which fixes the performace problem associated with custom treatment of the Photon Multiplicity Detector.

The most recent change to the plan is the extended Z-cut on the diamond size in the Spin group request.

The "rcf" in the dataset name means it was produced at the BNL farm (typically rcas), while "pds" is reserved for the sets dome mostly at PDSF.

Please see the Dataset Status Page for the updated information about the production.

Description Proposed
Dataset Name
Statistics Geometry Vertex
σ, cut (cm)
Comment
Hijing 1.382
AuAu 62.4 GeV minbias
0< b < 20 fm
rcf1206 100,000 Y2004 60, ± 60 GEANT propagation done, reco pending
Hijing 1.382
AuAu 62.4 GeV central
0< b < 3 fm
pds1207 50,000 Y2004a 60, ± 60  
Hijing 1.382
AuAu 200 GeV minbias
0< b < 20 fm
pds1208 100,000 Y2004a 60, ± 30 Finished at PDSF
Hijing 1.382
AuAu 200 GeV central
0< b < 3 fm
pds1209 50,000 Y2004a 60, ± 30 Finished at PDSF
A custom (2002) TPC dead channel map will be used in reco
for a portion of the statistics
Pythia 6.203
pp 200 GeV
rcf1210 1,100,000 Y2004a 60, ± 30 Estruct PWG request
Pythia 6.203
pp 200 GeV
minbias
rcf1211 450,000 Y2004X 60, ± 120 Finished at RCAS
Spin/Hi-PT PWG request; full barrel calorimeter
(MSEL 2)
Pythia 6.203
pp 200 GeV
PT > 3 GeV
pds1212 750,000 Y2004X 60, ± 120 Spin/Hi-PT PWG request; full barrel calorimeter
(MSEL 0, sub=11,12,13,28,53,68) Finished at PDSF
Pythia 6.203
pp 200 GeV
PT > 7 GeV
rcf1213 350,000 Y2004X 60, ± 120 Spin/Hi-PT PWG request; full barrel calorimeter
(MSEL 0, sub=11,12,13,28,53,68) Finished
Pythia 6.203
pp 200 GeV
PT > 15 GeV
pds1214 350,000 Y2004X 60, ± 120 Spin/Hi-PT PWG request; full barrel calorimeter
(MSEL 0, sub=11,12,13,28,53,68) Finished at PDSF



Historical reference: Resource Requirements Estimate

Comments:
  • for the purposes of metrics we choose the rcrs CPU as standard. In the following, the metrics for Starsim, Reco and total are presented in hours per event per 1 rcsrs CPU. The Sample Total assumes 100 rcsr CPUs employed.
  • Pending a metrics update, and based on prior experience, we use a scaling factor of 3.0 to estimate the central sample resource consumption by extrapolation from the minbias

Description Statistics Starsim Reco Total Sample Total
Hijing 1.382 AuAu 62.4 GeV minbias
0< b < 20 fm
100,000 0.07 0.03 0.10 100 hrs
Hijing 1.382 AuAu 62.4 GeV central
0< b < 3 fm
50,000 0.21 0.09 0.3 150 hrs
Hijing 1.382 AuAu 200 GeV minbias
0< b < 20 fm
100,000 0.10 0.05 0.15 150 hrs
Hijing 1.382 AuAu 200 GeV central
0< b < 3 fm
50,000 0.30 0.15 0.45 225 hrs
Pythia 6.203 pp 200 GeV 3,000,000 0.01 0.01 0.02 600 hrs

Note that as most of the production is now scheduled to run on PDSF via the grid facilities, the above estimates are being revised downward, i.e. we can count on at least factor of 5 greater speed, per CPU, when running there, from the emprirical data.

Last updated by Maxim Potekhin on 12/13/2004