FWD Software

["Van Buren, Gene" <gene AT bnl.gov>]

Hi, David

This will be the start of a major production as this is a _huge_ dataset. 
Whatever PWGs or subsystems want to include in the production, we should 
consider including. The new TPC alignment, however, comes at too high a cost 
for its impact on reconstruction speed, so we are moving forward with the old 
TPC alignment.

Thanks,
-Gene

> On Jun 11, 2025, at 5:48 PM, David Kapukchyan <david.kapukchyan AT ucr.edu> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hello Gene,
>       I can't say much about the software but I am curious about this 
> production on the st_physics data. Will it include the latest TPC 
> calibrations and reconstructions? Also, will you be running it with all the 
> fwd BFC options? Is there a webpage where I can see the BFC options that 
> will be used? Specifically I am curious if this production will save the 
> hit information from the EPD, the FCS Ecal, Hcal, and Pres.
>              Best,
>                  David
> 
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM Van Buren, Gene <gene AT bnl.gov> wrote:
> Hi, FWD-thinkers
> 
> We're looking to move forward with the production of Run 22 pp500 
> st_physics data. Some of the triggers in this file stream do include 
> forward detectors, so I'm asking here once more before we proceed...
> 
> Should we get any additional software updates in place before starting this 
> production? I do realize that much is ready for running the FWD tracking as 
> an afterburner, but please let me know if anything isn't yet in a frozen 
> library, i.e. SL25a. So that includes as possibilities:
> 
> - software in DEV, but not in SL25a
> - software in a git PR, but not in DEV
> - software not yet in a git PR
> 
> Thanks for any feedback,
> -Gene
>