sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

[Gunther M Roland <rolandg AT mit.edu>]

Hi Tony,

That's an interesting question. This particular discussion will focus on the physics/analysis organization. The commissioning plan is the  subject of the TF chaired by Caroline and John, and the production management is under the purview of the S&C board. The collaboration meeting will be a great opportunity to look at the state of the various efforts and their connections - the big picture. We'll test-drive the whole setup in the MDC-2 later this year.

Best,

Gunther

On May 4, 2021, at 12:26 AM, Anthony Frawley <afrawley AT fsu.edu> wrote:

Hello Gunther and Dave,

Will this discussion also include the operations side, or will that be a separate discussion? I am referring to run coordinators, analysis coordinators, production managers, etc. etc., who will all have to be in place before the commissioning run. 

Tony

---

From: sPHENIX-l <sphenix-l-bounces AT lists.bnl.gov> on behalf of Gunther M Roland <rolandg AT mit.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 9:05 AM
To: sphenix-l AT lists.bnl.gov <sphenix-l AT lists.bnl.gov>
Subject: [Sphenix-l] Meeting this Friday, 5/7, noon: Future sPHENIX physics organization

 

Dear Collaborators,

As we announced at last Friday's GM we will have a discussion/brainstorming meeting this Friday, 5/7, noon-2PM, on the evolution of the sPHENIX physics organization. We have sent a special invitation to the current and past TG conveners (copied below), but hope for broad participation from the collaboration.

In particular, we look for input from the younger members of the collaboration, but also from collaborators who served in leadership roles in the physics organizations of other RHIC collaborations and the LHC experiments.

Any input prior to the meeting, e,g. in the form of an org-chart sketch illustrating your ideas, would be particularly helpful! Of course, even more interesting would be to hear ideas on non-traditional approaches to organizing the physics effort.

Best,

Gunther and Dave


> Dear present and former Topical Group conveners,
> 
> As we get closer to the commissioning and data taking period we should continue the evolution of the collaboration structure, e.g., in terms of physics groups, overall physics coordination, physics object reconstruction, etc etc.
> 
> We would like to call a meeting on Fri, May 7, noon-2PM (*) to start this discussion. As many of you have experience both in the sPHENIX TGs and in other experiments, we look forward to suggestions on ideas and best practices sPHENIX should consider for its overall physics enterprise.
> 
> Some obvious topics to think about:
> - What is the right number of physics/topical groups (PAGs in CMS jargon)?
> - Which topical groups should be added/subtracted/merged?
> - Should there be "physics object groups" (POGs in CMS jargon) responsible for objects like e.g., jets, e/gamma, tracks, centrality, HF?
> - Do we need a formal mechanism coordinating the physics effort (e.g., CMS "Physics coordination" incl. PAG and POG conveners)? how should that operate?
> - Should there be Physics Co-Coordinators? Number, term, charge?
> - What is the mechanism for forming an author team?
> - ....
> 
> To start this discussion with a diverse set of ideas, we would like to ask each of you to individually prepare a sketch (org chart, w/o names) of a possible vision for the sPHENIX physics organization to be presented at the 5/7 meeting. We will also ask other interested collaborators to prepare contributions. 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Gunther and Dave
> 

_______________________________________________
sPHENIX-l mailing list
sPHENIX-l AT lists.bnl.gov
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.bnl.gov/mailman/listinfo/sphenix-l__;!!PhOWcWs!mXycurdJ6i5fslDASGxv8zRfV_FhVIr90Ii-9er854L_ROvAg28qNV6Mn0ujoqcJ$