The LPC Tracking Group at Work

Practical information for users looking to get some real work done.

Software

• Examples from ORCA
  • How to run a simple example for analyzing tracks
  • How to run the latest code (taken from the head so not guaranteed to build)
  • How to run the TkRoadSearch example
  • How to run the event display macro
• Software resources on the web
  • CVS repository at fnal
  • CMS Object Oriented page (CERN)
• Monte Carlo Samples
  • The Particle Gun
  • Particle Gun Data samples
  • cosmic muon samples
• CMSSW Resources
  • Luca Lista's converter
  • Oliver's page on tracking in the new EDM

Talks

• Report to LPC Advisory Committee (22 Oct 04) pdf ,ps
• Report during CPT week: pdf
• Report at US CMS Weekly Meeting (11 Feb 05) pdf

Documents

• Draft of note describing new Digi data format (07 July 05) pdf
• Short Description of Track Reconstruction (CMS CR 2005/014) ps
• First description of use of geometry services in Tracking (by T. Todorov and F. Ambroglini) pdf
• Plan for implementing RoadSearch in CMSSW (by Kevin, Oliver, Steve) pdf

Useful Tutorials

• CMS Event Data Model - Norbert Neumeister
• Introduction to Analysis with DSTs - Norbert Neumeister
• Software Tutorial 6: Tracker - T.Boccali, W. Adam