The LHC
Physics Center (LPC) at FNAL was created so the USCMS community can provide
the maximum possible service to the CMS experiment. Our goal is to ensure
that those physicists who must reside inside the United States can still
contribute optimally to the many tasks required for the CMS experiment to
produce physics and be full members of the CMS team. The components of the
LPC are:
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a "brick
and mortar" location for CMS physicists to find experts on all aspects
of data analysis, particle ID, software, and event processing within the
US, working during hours convenient for U.S.-based physicists
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a center
of physics excellence within the US for LHC physics
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a place
for workshops/conferences/gatherings on LHC physics
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a place
for the training of graduate and postgraduate scientists.
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a center
for the development of software and physics analysis in the US
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a "remote
operations center" that CMS physicists can use to participate in
data taking and quality control for the CMS experiment in the U.S.
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a tool
to help provide a graceful transition between the Tevatron and LHC experiments
for those physicists participating in both, maximizing the manpower available
to each during the transition time.