Fast AT Pedestal Extraction

This is a description how to set up and execute the auto trigger (AT) pedestals extraction software within the flchcalsoftware package. 

An fully automatised shell script within the package allows a fast pedestal and rms extraction and plotting on memory cell level for: 

• All memory cells
• Individual memory cells 0-15 
• All memory cells of the different chips

This can be used for fast AT pedestal monitoring during test beam operation.

First of all get the flchcalsoftware package from Stash:

git clone https://user@stash.desy.de/scm/calice/flchcalsoftware.git

Then build, compile and install the package:

mkdir build

cd build

cmake ..

make -j4 install

Now the software is ready tu be used! Just modify the input options of the extract_AT_pedestals.sh script:

• ILCSoft_Path: Should be /cvmfs/ilc.desy.de/sw/x86_64_gcc49_sl6/v02-00-01/init_ilcsoft.sh
• CALICESOFT_PATH: Complete path to the myInstall folder of the local or afs installation of the CaliceSoft (e.g. /afs/desy.de/group/flc/hcal/calice_soft/v04-12/build/myInstall)
• INPUT_SLCIO: Full, absolute path to the input slcio file/files
• OUTPUT_FOLDER: Full, absolute path to output folder of choice

and execute it.

If everything is fine you will receive a terminal output like:

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XMLParser::parse : no <constants/> section found in ../steering/calibration_tree_generation.xml

[ DEBUG "Marlin"]  ---- no GEAR XML file given  --------- 

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[ VERBOSE "ProgressHandler"] Current run: 66528 (0 runs so far)  processed events: 68956 (68956 total)  processtime: 11s

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[ VERBOSE "ProgressHandler"] Current run: 66528 (0 runs so far)  processed events: 194671 (194671 total)  processtime: 33s

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[ VERBOSE "ProgressHandler"] Speed: last event took     0ms since last report 0.166ms/event rate:    6014Hz

[ VERBOSE "ProgressHandler"] 

[ VERBOSE "ProgressHandler"] --- ProgressHandler Report :

[ VERBOSE "ProgressHandler"] Processed 200858 events in 0 runs 

[ VERBOSE "ProgressHandler"] Average time per event 0.1643ms/event

[ VERBOSE "ProgressHandler"] Average rate: 6.09e+03Hz

[ VERBOSE "ProgressHandler"] 

Current File: /nfs/dust/ilc/user/heucheld/mip_calib/mip_calib_may19/single_run_check_at/run_66528_66539/calibration_tree.root

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Start Extracting AT pedestals

Start Plotting AT Pedestals All

Start Plotting AT Pedestals Memory Cells

Start Plotting AT Pedestals Chips

Info in <TCanvas::MakeDefCanvas>:  created default TCanvas with name c1

In the set output folder you will find three output files:

• AT_Pedestal_Table.tsv - containing all extracted pedestals and RMS values of every chip, channel, memcell.

• AT_Pedestal_Spectra.root - containing all memory cell pedestal spectra of every chip, channel, memcell.

• AT_Pedestal_Plots.root - containing all pedestal and RMS result plots (all cells, individual cells and chip wise) for detailed investigation.