A system for designing and simulating particle physics experiments

✍ Scribed by Roman Żelazny; Piotr Strzałkowski

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 922 KB
• Volume: 43
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0010-4655
• DOI: 10.1016/0010-4655(87)90208-6

✦ Synopsis

In view of the rapid development of experimental facilities and their costs, the systematic design and preparation of particle physics experiments have become crucial. A software system is proposed as an aid for the experimental designer, mainly for experimental geometry analysis and experimental simulation. The following model is adopted: the description of an experiment is formulated in a language (here called XL) and put by its processor in a data base. The language is based on the entity-relationship-attribute approach. The information contained in the data base can be reported and analysed by an analyser (called XA) and modifications can be made at any time. In particular, the Monte Carlo methods can be used in experiment simulation for both physical phenomena in experimental set-up and detection analysis. The general idea of the system is based on the design concept of ISDOS project information systems. The characteristics of the simulation module are similar to those of the CERN Geant system, but some extensions are proposed. The system could be treated as a component of a greater, integrated software environment for the design of particle physics experiments, their monitoring and data processing.