FWD Software

[Akio Ogawa <akio AT bnl.gov>]

I'm sorry

One of 26232012            -> 26232013
One of 26232015            -> 26232005 
26161021 emc-check         -> 26161028
26303017 CosmicLocalClock  -> 26303004
26303042 emc-check         -> 26303040

Fixed at
  https://www.star.bnl.gov/protected/spin/akio/fcs/run25.html
as well.

> OK, I think I understand and can proceed with a sufficient chain....

For our main purpose of Ecal pi0 calibration you can go withiut FWD 
tracking data...

But maybe tracking people are interested in using low mult AuAu mudsts and 
wants to run afterburner later which should be possible with keeping fst & 
ftt data by keeping "fst,ftt,fstMuRawHit" options even without fwd 
tracking enabled.

Daniel?

OGAWA, akio                 Email : akio AT bnl.gov
BrookHaven National Lab. Physics Dep. 510A 2-235
Upton, NY, 11973-5000          Tel. 631-344-5293

On Mon, 23 Mar 2026, Van Buren, Gene wrote:

> OK, I think I understand and can proceed with a sufficient chain....
>
> ...but I do have one more question. The 120 runs that are in those 6 table 
> boxes on the web page contain two duplications:
>
> 26232012,26232015
>
> Please let me know if those should be two different run numbers.
>
> Thanks,
> -Gene
>
> > On Mar 23, 2026, at 3:57 PM, Xilin Liang <xlian046 AT ucr.edu> wrote:
> >
> > This Message Is From an External Sender
> > This message came from outside your organization.
> > Dear Gene,
> >
> > I remember that we had the fast offline QA for fcs stream in Run 25. Do you 
> > remember what is the production chain for that fast offline production?
> >
> > Since this is for calibration purpose, at the current stage, it does not 
> > matter to me for whether to include the tracking detectors or not. This is 
> > NOT the final production for this dataset. If any one have any other use with 
> > this test production, please feel free to mention.
> >
> > I will suggest to use the fast offline QA chain or the chain without the FWD 
> > tracking detectors.
> >
> > Akio, please share your thought.
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Xilin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Mar 23, 2026, at 3:18 PM, Van Buren, Gene <gene AT bnl.gov> wrote:
> > >
> > > Looking back at what we did for 2022 data, we had an even more minimal chain (starting with the base 
> > > "B" chain instead of the "pp" or "P" chain). Something like this:
> > >
> > > "B2025,BAna,trgd,ZDCvtx,emcDY2,-ITTF,-TpcIT,-tpcX,-tpx,-TpcHitMover,fcs,fst,ftt,fstMuRawHit"
> > >
> > > Do we want something like the above, _with_ FWD tracking detectors (or 
> > > perhaps even with FWD tracking enabled?), or something like the below chain, 
> > > _without_ the FWD tracking detectors ?
> > >
> > > "B2025,BAna,trgd,ZDCvtx,emcDY2,-ITTF,-TpcIT,-tpcX,-tpx,-TpcHitMover,fcs"
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Gene
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Mar 23, 2026, at 2:37 PM, Van Buren, Gene <gene AT bnl.gov> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi, Xilin
> > > >
> > > > I haven't yet produced anything. I had some questions embedded in my previous 
> > > > email that I wasn't sure about, so I will clarify those here:
> > > >
> > > > 1) Any objection to using SL25y?
> > > >
> > > > 2) Do you have any test DAQ files available that either you or I could run 
> > > > the chain on?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > -Gene
> > > >
> > > > > On Mar 23, 2026, at 1:43 PM, Xilin Liang <xlian046 AT ucr.edu> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > This Message Is From an External Sender
> > > > > This message came from outside your organization.
> > > > > Dear Gene,
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you for helping to produce the files for Run 25 with fcs .
> > > > >
> > > > > I’m wondering if you have already produced several MuDst files? If yes, could 
> > > > > you share the location? I can help to test to see if the files are good for 
> > > > > the calibration.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you!
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > Xilin
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Mar 18, 2026, at 3:37 PM, Van Buren, Gene <gene AT bnl.gov> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks, Akio.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > For the production of FCS in 2024 st_fwd stream , we used this chain:
> > > > > > "pp2024a -ITTF -sti -TpcIT -tpcX -tpx -TpcHitMover -mtd fcs -ftt -fttdat 
> > > > > > -ftthitcalib -fttclu -fttpoint"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm guessing we will similarly want:
> > > > > > "P2025 -ITTF -sti -TpcIT -tpcX -tpx -TpcHitMover -mtd fcs -ftt -fttdat 
> > > > > > -ftthitcalib -fttclu -fttpoint"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You are welcome to test this if you have an st_fcs DAQ file handy (I don't), 
> > > > > > and see if it gives the output you want.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Unless you believe otherwise, I suggest we use the SL25y library, as I expect we will 
> > > > > > be processing all Run 25 data with the new TPC alignment (hence the "y"), 
> > > > > > despite that the TPC alignment is moot for this track-less production, because then any 
> > > > > > st_physics production with FCS will have the same alignment with respect to the TPC 
> > > > > > that is used in the st_fcs production.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for getting the current version of the gains into the database!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Gene
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mar 18, 2026, at 3:22 PM, Ogawa, Akio <akio AT bnl.gov> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hello Gene,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Here I'm officially requesting FCS Ecal calibration prodiction of 120 runs 
> > > > > > > listed at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > https://www.star.bnl.gov/protected/spin/akio/fcs/run25.html
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - "fcs" stream files only, but all events in all files
> > > > > > > - Just fcs chain and NO need for TPC reconstruction
> > > > > > > - Keep Mudst and hopefully they fit on disks
> > > > > > > - No need for StEvent/picodst files
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Also I've finally pushed Run24 FCS Ecal gains to offline DB. It does not 
> > > > > > > matter much since we are changing the gain anyway, but this production will 
> > > > > > > have at least good starting gains as of end of Run24, which is better than 
> > > > > > > what I pushed as initial guess of gains.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > OGAWA, akio    Email : akio AT bnl.gov
> > > > > > > BrookHaven National Lab. Physics Dep. 510A 2-235
> > > > > > > Upton, NY, 11973-5000       Tel. 631-344-5293