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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abreu, P. et al); Pastor, S. |
Title |
Advanced functionality for radio analysis in the Offline software framework of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
635 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
92-102 |
Keywords |
Cosmic rays; Radio detection; Analysis software; Detector simulation |
Abstract |
The advent of the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) necessitates the development of a powerful framework for the analysis of radio measurements of cosmic ray air showers. As AERA performs “radio-hybrid” measurements of air shower radio emission in coincidence with the surface particle detectors and fluorescence telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory, the radio analysis functionality had to be incorporated in the existing hybrid analysis solutions for fluorescence and surface detector data. This goal has been achieved in a natural way by extending the existing Auger Offline software framework with radio functionality. In this article, we lay out the design, highlights and features of the radio extension implemented in the Auger Offline framework. Its functionality has achieved a high degree of sophistication and offers advanced features such as vectorial reconstruction of the electric field, advanced signal processing algorithms, a transparent and efficient handling of FFTs, a very detailed simulation of detector effects, and the read-in of multiple data formats including data from various radio simulation codes. The source code of this radio functionality can be made available to interested parties on request. |
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[Becker, K. H.; Bleve, C.; Kampert, K. H.; Krohm, N.; Kruppke-Hansen, D.; Kuempel, D.; Nierstenhoefer, N.; Oliva, P.; Rautenberg, J.; Szadkowski, Z.; Tascau, O.] Berg Univ Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany, Email: auger_pc@fnal.gov |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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ISI:000289317100017 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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606 |
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Aguiar, P.; Rafecas, M.; Ortuño, J.E.; Kontaxakis, G.; Santos, A.; Pavia, J.; Rosetti, M. |
Title |
Geometrical and Monte Carlo projectors in 3D PET reconstruction |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Medical Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Med. Phys. |
Volume |
37 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
5691-5702 |
Keywords |
3D PET; iterative reconstruction; list-mode reconstruction; ray-tracing techniques; Monte Carlo simulation; system response matrix |
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Purpose: In the present work, the authors compare geometrical and Monte Carlo projectors in detail. The geometrical projectors considered were the conventional geometrical Siddon ray-tracer (S-RT) and the orthogonal distance-based ray-tracer (OD-RT), based on computing the orthogonal distance from the center of image voxel to the line-of-response. A comparison of these geometrical projectors was performed using different point spread function (PSF) models. The Monte Carlo-based method under consideration involves an extensive model of the system response matrix based on Monte Carlo simulations and is computed off-line and stored on disk. Methods: Comparisons were performed using simulated and experimental data of the commercial small animal PET scanner rPET. Results: The results demonstrate that the orthogonal distance-based ray-tracer and Siddon ray-tracer using PSF image-space convolutions yield better images in terms of contrast and spatial resolution than those obtained after using the conventional method and the multiray-based S-RT. Furthermore, the Monte Carlo-based method yields slight improvements in terms of contrast and spatial resolution with respect to these geometrical projectors. Conclusions: The orthogonal distance-based ray-tracer and Siddon ray-tracer using PSF image-space convolutions represent satisfactory alternatives to factorizing the system matrix or to the conventional on-the-fly ray-tracing methods for list-mode reconstruction, where an extensive modeling based on Monte Carlo simulations is unfeasible. |
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[Aguiar, Pablo] Univ Santiago de Compostela, Dept Fis Particulas, Complexo Hosp Univ Santiago de Compostela, Fdn IDICHUS IDIS, Santiago De Compostela, Spain, Email: pablo.aguiar.fernandez@sergas.es |
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Amer Assoc Physicists Medicine Amer Inst Physics |
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0094-2405 |
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ISI:000283747600015 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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338 |
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Wagner, C.; Verde, L.; Boubekeur, L. |
Title |
N-body simulations with generic non-Gaussian initial conditions I: power spectrum and halo mass function |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
Volume |
10 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
022 - 24pp |
Keywords |
power spectrum; cosmological simulations; initial conditions and eternal universe; galaxy clusters |
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We address the issue of setting up generic non-Gaussian initial conditions for N-body simulations. We consider inflationary-motivated primordial non-Gaussianity where the perturbations in the Bardeen potential are given by a dominant Gaussian part plus a non-Gaussian part specified by its bispectrum. The approach we explore here is suitable for any bispectrum, i.e. it does not have to be of the so-called separable or factorizable form. The procedure of generating a non-Gaussian field with a given bispectrum (and a given power spectrum for the Gaussian component) is not univocal, and care must be taken so that higher-order corrections do not leave a too large signature on the power spectrum. This is so far a limiting factor of our approach. We then run N-body simulations for the most popular inflationary-motivated non-Gaussian shapes. The halo mass function and the non-linear power spectrum agree with theoretical analytical approximations proposed in the literature, even if they were so far developed and tested only for a particular shape (the local one). We plan to make the simulations outputs available to the community via the non-Gaussian simulations comparison project web site http://icc.ub.edu/similar to liciaverde/NGSCP.html. |
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[Wagner, Christian; Verde, Licia] Univ Barcelona, ICCUB IEEC, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain, Email: cwagner@icc.ub.edu |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1475-7516 |
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ISI:000283577600013 |
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no |
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no |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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339 |
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ATLAS Collaboration (Abat, E. et al); Castillo Gimenez, V.; Ferrer, A.; Gonzalez, V.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Mitsou, V.A.; Ruiz, A.; Sanchis, E.; Solans, C.; Torres, J.; Valero, A.; Valls Ferrer, J.A. |
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Study of energy response and resolution of the ATLAS barrel calorimeter to hadrons of energies from 20 to 350 GeV |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
621 |
Issue |
1-3 |
Pages |
134-150 |
Keywords |
ATLAS; Calorimetry; Test-beam; Calibration; Simulation |
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A fully instrumented slice of the ATLAS detector was exposed to test beams from the SPS (Super Proton Synchrotron) at CERN in 2004. In this paper, the results of the measurements of the response of the barrel calorimeter to hadrons with energies in the range 20-350 GeV and beam impact points and angles corresponding to pseudo-rapidity values in the range 0.2-0.65 are reported. The results are compared to the predictions of a simulation program using the Geant 4 toolkit. |
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[Abata, E.; Arik, E.; Cetin, S. A.] Bogazici Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, TR-80815 Bebek, Turkey, Email: atlassecretariat@cern.ch |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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ISI:000281109100019 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
Serial |
389 |
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ATLAS Collaboration (Adragna, P. et al); Castelo, J.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Cuenca, C.; Ferrer, A.; Fullana, E.; Gonzalez, V.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Poveda, J.; Ruiz, A.; Salvachua, B.; Sanchis, E.; Solans, C.; Torres, J.; Valero, A.; Valls Ferrer, J.A. |
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Measurement of pion and proton response and longitudinal shower profiles up to 20 nuclear interaction lengths with the ATLAS Tile calorimeter |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
615 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
158-181 |
Keywords |
Calorimeter; Test-beam; ATLAS; Monte Carlo simulation; GEANT4; Hadronic shower development; Pion-proton response; Longitudinal shower profile for hadrons |
Abstract |
The response of pions and protons in the energy range of 20-180 GeV, produced at CERN's SPS H8 test-beam line in the ATLAS iron-scintillator Tile hadron calorimeter, has been measured. The test-beam configuration allowed the measurement of the longitudinal shower development for pions and protons up to 20 nuclear interaction lengths. It was found that pions penetrate deeper in the calorimeter than protons. However, protons induce showers that are wider laterally to the direction of the impinging particle. Including the measured total energy response, the pion-to-proton energy ratio and the resolution, all observations are consistent with a higher electromagnetic energy fraction in pion-induced showers. The data are compared with GEANT4 simulations using several hadronic physics lists. The measured longitudinal shower profiles are described by an analytical shower parametrization within an accuracy of 5-10%. The amount of energy leaking out behind the calorimeter is determined and parametrized as a function of the beam energy and the calorimeter depth. This allows for a leakage correction of test-beam results in the standard projective geometry. |
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[Hakobyan, H.; Simonyan, M.] Yerevan Phys Inst, Yerevan 375036, Armenia, Email: Margar.Simonyan@cern.ch |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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ISI:000276299900002 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
252 |
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