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CMB-relevant Conferences

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* '''Conference on recent developments in high energy physics and cosmology (HEP 2015)'''
15-18 Apr 2015. Athens, Greece
https://indico.cern.ch/event/366801/

* '''Hot topics in Modern Cosmology'''
27 Apr - 01 May 2015. Cargese, Corsica, France
http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/SW_2015/SW9.html

* '''3rd Caribbean Symposium on Cosmology, Gravitation, Nuclear and Astroparticle Physics'''
10-12 May 2015. Havana, Cuba
http://indico.cern.ch/event/stars2015

* '''CIPANP 2015: 12th Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics'''
18-25 May 2015. Vail Co. USA
http://cipanp2015.yale.edu

* '''First ICTP Advanced School on Cosmology'''
18-29 May 2015. Trieste, Italy
http://www.ictp.it/scientific-calendar.aspx?start_date=01/01/2015&end_date=31/12/2015

* '''PLANCK 2015 : 18th International Conference From the Planck Scale to the Electroweak Scale'''
25-29 May 2015. Ioannina, Greece
http://planck2015.physics.uoi.gr/

* '''27th Rencontres de Blois on Particle Physics and Cosmology'''
31 May - 05 Jun 2015. Blois, France
http://blois.in2p3.fr/2015/

* '''Gordon Research Conference — String Theory & Cosmology: New Ideas Meet New Experimental Data 2015'''
31 May - 05 Jun 2015. Hong Kong, China
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=16938

* '''Workshop Theoretical Frontiers in Black Holes and Cosmology'''
08-19 Jun 2015. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
http://www.iip.ufrn.br/events

* '''Workshop on Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum 2015'''
19-25 Jun 2015. Rhodes, Rhodes Island, Greece
http://www.ice.csic.es/research/workshop_rhodes/

* '''9th Alexander Friedmann International Seminar on Gravitation and Cosmology and 3rd Satellite Symposium on the Casimir Effect'''
21-27 Jun 2015. St. Petersburg, Russia
http://friedmann-2015.org/

* '''Cosmology / challenges — Observational anomalies challenging the Lambda-CDM cosmological model'''
22 June 2015. Tenerife, Spain
http://eas.unige.ch/EWASS2015/session.jsp?id=Sp2

* '''1st Peruvian School on High-Energy Physics and Cosmology (EPFAEC 2015)'''
22-26 Jun 2015. Lima, Peru
http://www.ictp-saifr.org/epfaec2015
http://fc.uni.edu.pe/epfaec2015/inicioEn.htm

* '''21st International Symposium on Particle, Strings and Cosmology (PASCOS 2015)'''
29 Jun-03 Jul 2015. Trieste, Italy
http://pascos2015.ictp.it/

* '''9th International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology (PPC2015)'''
29 Jun-03 Jul 2015. Deadwood, SD, USA
http://research.dsu.edu/ppc/default.aspx

* '''Accurate astrophysics, correct cosmology'''
13-16 Jul 2015. London, UK
http://www.london2015.uk

* '''Theoretical and Observational Progress on Large-scale Structure of the Universe'''
20-24 Jul 2015. Garching, Germany
http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/~komatsu/meetings/lss2015/

* '''The Chalonge School 19th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2015:Latest News from the Universe: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology: CMB, Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Sterile Neutrinos'''
22-24 Jul 2015. Paris, France
http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2015.html

* '''2015 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP 2015)'''
22-29 Jul 2015. Wien, Austria
http://eps-hep2015.eu

* '''IAU XXIX General Assembly'''
03-14 Aug 2015. Honolulu, Hawaii
http://astronomy2015.org/

* '''Meeting of the APS Division of Particles and Fields (DPF 2015)'''
04-08 Aug 2015. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
https://indico.cern.ch/event/361123/

* '''43rd SLAC Summer Institute : The Universe of Neutrinos'''
10-21 Aug 2015. Menlo Park, CA, USA
http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/ssi

* '''ICTP-SAIFR Workshop on Astrophysics and Relativity: Astro-GR 2015'''
11-15 Aug 2015. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
http://www.ictp-saifr.org/astrogr

* '''11th Rencontres du Vietnam: : Cosmology: 50 years after CMB discovery'''
16-22 Aug 2015. Quy Nhon, Vietnam
http://vietnsm.in2p3.fr/2015/Cosmology

* '''27th International Symposium on Lepton Photon Interactions at High Energy (LP15)'''
17-22 Aug 2015. Ljubljana, Slovenia
http://lp2015.ijs.si

* '''4th International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics'''
23-30 Aug 2015. Kolymbari, Greece
http://indico.cern.ch/e/icnfp2015

* '''XIV International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics'''
07-11 Sep 2015. Torino, Italy
http://taup2015.to.infn.it

* '''International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology (COSMO 2015)'''
07-11 Sep 2015. Warsaw, Poland
http://cosmo15.ncbj.gov.pl/

* '''Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Including Fundamental Interactions'''
12-18 Sep 2015. Moorea, French Polynesia
http://hepconf.physics.ucla.edu/pacific/

* '''38th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP 2016)'''
03-10 Aug 2016. Chicago, IL, USA
http://ichep2016.uchicago.edu/

CMB-relevant Conferences

2015-04-10T17:14:52Z

Ryoshida:

* '''Conference on recent developments in high energy physics and cosmology (HEP 2015)'''
15-18 Apr 2015. Athens, Greece
https://indico.cern.ch/event/366801/

* '''Hot topics in Modern Cosmology'''
27 Apr - 01 May 2015. Cargese, Corsica, France
http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/SW_2015/SW9.html

* '''3rd Caribbean Symposium on Cosmology, Gravitation, Nuclear and Astroparticle Physics'''
10-12 May 2015. Havana, Cuba
http://indico.cern.ch/event/stars2015

* '''CIPANP 2015: 12th Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics'''
18-25 May 2015. Vail Co. USA
http://cipanp2015.yale.edu

* '''First ICTP Advanced School on Cosmology'''
18-29 May 2015. Trieste, Italy
http://www.ictp.it/scientific-calendar.aspx?start_date=01/01/2015&end_date=31/12/2015

* '''PLANCK 2015 : 18th International Conference From the Planck Scale to the Electroweak Scale'''
25-29 May 2015. Ioannina, Greece
http://planck2015.physics.uoi.gr/

* '''27th Rencontres de Blois on Particle Physics and Cosmology'''
31 May - 05 Jun 2015. Blois, France
http://blois.in2p3.fr/2015/

* '''Gordon Research Conference — String Theory & Cosmology: New Ideas Meet New Experimental Data 2015'''
31 May - 05 Jun 2015. Hong Kong, China
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=16938

* '''Workshop Theoretical Frontiers in Black Holes and Cosmology'''
08-19 Jun 2015. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
www.iip.ufrn.br/events

* '''Workshop on Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum 2015'''
19-25 Jun 2015. Rhodes, Rhodes Island, Greece
http://www.ice.csic.es/research/workshop_rhodes/

* '''9th Alexander Friedmann International Seminar on Gravitation and Cosmology and 3rd Satellite Symposium on the Casimir Effect'''
21-27 Jun 2015. St. Petersburg, Russia
http://friedmann-2015.org/

* '''Cosmology / challenges — Observational anomalies challenging the Lambda-CDM cosmological model'''
22 June 2015. Tenerife, Spain
http://eas.unige.ch/EWASS2015/session.jsp?id=Sp2

* '''1st Peruvian School on High-Energy Physics and Cosmology (EPFAEC 2015)'''
22-26 Jun 2015. Lima, Peru
http://www.ictp-saifr.org/epfaec2015
http://fc.uni.edu.pe/epfaec2015/inicioEn.htm

* '''21st International Symposium on Particle, Strings and Cosmology (PASCOS 2015)'''
29 Jun-03 Jul 2015. Trieste, Italy
http://pascos2015.ictp.it/

* '''9th International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology (PPC2015)'''
29 Jun-03 Jul 2015. Deadwood, SD, USA
http://research.dsu.edu/ppc/default.aspx

* '''Accurate astrophysics, correct cosmology'''
13-16 Jul 2015. London, UK
http://www.london2015.uk

* '''Theoretical and Observational Progress on Large-scale Structure of the Universe'''
20-24 Jul 2015. Garching, Germany
http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/~komatsu/meetings/lss2015/

* '''The Chalonge School 19th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2015:Latest News from the Universe: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology: CMB, Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Sterile Neutrinos'''
22-24 Jul 2015. Paris, France
http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2015.html

* '''2015 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP 2015)'''
22-29 Jul 2015. Wien, Austria
http://eps-hep2015.eu

* '''IAU XXIX General Assembly'''
03-14 Aug 2015. Honolulu, Hawaii
http://astronomy2015.org/

* '''Meeting of the APS Division of Particles and Fields (DPF 2015)'''
04-08 Aug 2015. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
https://indico.cern.ch/event/361123/

* '''43rd SLAC Summer Institute : The Universe of Neutrinos'''
10-21 Aug 2015. Menlo Park, CA, USA
http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/ssi

* '''ICTP-SAIFR Workshop on Astrophysics and Relativity: Astro-GR 2015'''
11-15 Aug 2015. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
http://www.ictp-saifr.org/astrogr

* '''11th Rencontres du Vietnam: : Cosmology: 50 years after CMB discovery'''
16-22 Aug 2015. Quy Nhon, Vietnam
http://vietnsm.in2p3.fr/2015/Cosmology

* '''27th International Symposium on Lepton Photon Interactions at High Energy (LP15)'''
17-22 Aug 2015. Ljubljana, Slovenia
http://lp2015.ijs.si

* '''4th International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics'''
23-30 Aug 2015. Kolymbari, Greece
http://indico.cern.ch/e/icnfp2015

* '''XIV International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics'''
07-11 Sep 2015. Torino, Italy
http://taup2015.to.infn.it

* '''International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology (COSMO 2015)'''
07-11 Sep 2015. Warsaw, Poland
http://cosmo15.ncbj.gov.pl/

* '''Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Including Fundamental Interactions'''
12-18 Sep 2015. Moorea, French Polynesia
http://hepconf.physics.ucla.edu/pacific/

* '''38th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP 2016)'''
03-10 Aug 2016. Chicago, IL, USA
http://ichep2016.uchicago.edu/

CMB-relevant Conferences

2015-04-10T16:33:58Z

Ryoshida:

* '''Conference on recent developments in high energy physics and cosmology (HEP 2015)'''
15-18 Apr 2015. Athens, Greece
https://indico.cern.ch/event/366801/

* '''Hot topics in Modern Cosmology'''
27 Apr - 01 May 2015. Cargese, Corsica, France
http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/SW_2015/SW9.html

* '''3rd Caribbean Symposium on Cosmology, Gravitation, Nuclear and Astroparticle Physics'''
10-12 May 2015. Havana, Cuba
http://indico.cern.ch/event/stars2015

* '''PLANCK 2015 : 18th International Conference From the Planck Scale to the Electroweak Scale'''
25-29 May 2015. Ioannina, Greece
http://planck2015.physics.uoi.gr/

* '''27th Rencontres de Blois on Particle Physics and Cosmology'''
31 May - 05 Jun 2015. Blois, France
http://blois.in2p3.fr/2015/

* '''Workshop Theoretical Frontiers in Black Holes and Cosmology'''
08-19 Jun 2015. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
www.iip.ufrn.br/events

* '''Workshop on Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum 2015'''
19-25 Jun 2015. Rhodes, Rhodes Island, Greece
http://www.ice.csic.es/research/workshop_rhodes/

* '''9th Alexander Friedmann International Seminar on Gravitation and Cosmology and 3rd Satellite Symposium on the Casimir Effect'''
21-27 Jun 2015. St. Petersburg, Russia
http://friedmann-2015.org/

* '''1st Peruvian School on High-Energy Physics and Cosmology (EPFAEC 2015)'''
22-26 Jun 2015. Lima, Peru
http://www.ictp-saifr.org/epfaec2015
http://fc.uni.edu.pe/epfaec2015/inicioEn.htm

* '''21st International Symposium on Particle, Strings and Cosmology (PASCOS 2015)'''
29 Jun-03 Jul 2015. Trieste, Italy
http://pascos2015.ictp.it/

* '''9th International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology (PPC2015)'''
29 Jun-03 Jul 2015. Deadwood, SD, USA
http://research.dsu.edu/ppc/default.aspx

* '''Theoretical and Observational Progress on Large-scale Structure of the Universe'''
20-24 Jul 2015. Garching, Germany
http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/~komatsu/meetings/lss2015/

* '''2015 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP 2015)'''
22-29 Jul 2015. Wien, Austria
http://eps-hep2015.eu

* '''Meeting of the APS Division of Particles and Fields (DPF 2015)'''
04-08 Aug 2015. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
https://indico.cern.ch/event/361123/

* '''43rd SLAC Summer Institute : The Universe of Neutrinos'''
10-21 Aug 2015. Menlo Park, CA, USA
http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/ssi

* '''ICTP-SAIFR Workshop on Astrophysics and Relativity: Astro-GR 2015'''
11-15 Aug 2015. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
http://www.ictp-saifr.org/astrogr

* '''11th Rencontres du Vietnam: : Cosmology: 50 years after CMB discovery'''
16-22 Aug 2015. Quy Nhon, Vietnam
http://vietnsm.in2p3.fr/2015/Cosmology

* '''27th International Symposium on Lepton Photon Interactions at High Energy (LP15)'''
17-22 Aug 2015. Ljubljana, Slovenia
http://lp2015.ijs.si

* '''4th International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics'''
23-30 Aug 2015. Kolymbari, Greece
http://indico.cern.ch/e/icnfp2015

* '''XIV International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics'''
07-11 Sep 2015. Torino, Italy
http://taup2015.to.infn.it

* '''International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology (COSMO 2015)'''
07-11 Sep 2015. Warsaw, Poland
http://cosmo15.ncbj.gov.pl/

* '''Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Including Fundamental Interactions'''
12-18 Sep 2015. Moorea, French Polynesia
http://hepconf.physics.ucla.edu/pacific/

* '''38th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP 2016)'''
03-10 Aug 2016. Chicago, IL, USA
http://ichep2016.uchicago.edu/

CMB-relevant Conferences

2015-04-10T16:32:22Z

Ryoshida:

* '''Conference on recent developments in high energy physics and cosmology (HEP 2015)'''
15-18 Apr 2015. Athens, Greece
https://indico.cern.ch/event/366801/

* '''Hot topics in Modern Cosmology'''
27 Apr - 01 May 2015. Cargese, Corsica, France
http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/SW_2015/SW9.html

* '''3rd Caribbean Symposium on Cosmology, Gravitation, Nuclear and Astroparticle Physics'''
10-12 May 2015. Havana, Cuba
http://indico.cern.ch/event/stars2015

* '''PLANCK 2015 : 18th International Conference From the Planck Scale to the Electroweak Scale'''
25-29 May 2015. Ioannina, Greece
http://planck2015.physics.uoi.gr/

* '''27th Rencontres de Blois on Particle Physics and Cosmology'''
31 May - 05 Jun 2015. Blois, France
http://blois.in2p3.fr/2015/

* '''Workshop Theoretical Frontiers in Black Holes and Cosmology'''
08-19 Jun 2015. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
www.iip.ufrn.br/events

* '''Workshop on Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum 2015'''
19-25 Jun 2015. Rhodes, Rhodes Island, Greece
http://www.ice.csic.es/research/workshop_rhodes/

* '''9th Alexander Friedmann International Seminar on Gravitation and Cosmology and 3rd Satellite Symposium on the Casimir Effect'''
21-27 Jun 2015. St. Petersburg, Russia
http://friedmann-2015.org/

* '''1st Peruvian School on High-Energy Physics and Cosmology (EPFAEC 2015)'''
22-26 Jun 2015. Lima, Peru
http://www.ictp-saifr.org/epfaec2015
http://fc.uni.edu.pe/epfaec2015/inicioEn.htm

* '''21st International Symposium on Particle, Strings and Cosmology (PASCOS 2015)'''
29 Jun-03 Jul 2015. Trieste, Italy
http://pascos2015.ictp.it/

* '''9th International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology (PPC2015)'''
29 Jun-03 Jul 2015. Deadwood, SD, USA
http://research.dsu.edu/ppc/default.aspx

* '''Theoretical and Observational Progress on Large-scale Structure of the Universe'''
20-24 Jul 2015. Garching, Germany
http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/~komatsu/meetings/lss2015/

* '''2015 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP 2015)'''
22-29 Jul 2015. Wien, Austria
http://eps-hep2015.eu

* '''Meeting of the APS Division of Particles and Fields (DPF 2015)'''
04-08 Aug 2015. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

* '''43rd SLAC Summer Institute : The Universe of Neutrinos'''
10-21 Aug 2015. Menlo Park, CA, USA
http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/ssi

* '''ICTP-SAIFR Workshop on Astrophysics and Relativity: Astro-GR 2015'''
11-15 Aug 2015. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
http://www.ictp-saifr.org/astrogr

* '''11th Rencontres du Vietnam: : Cosmology: 50 years after CMB discovery'''
16-22 Aug 2015. Quy Nhon, Vietnam
http://vietnsm.in2p3.fr/2015/Cosmology

* '''27th International Symposium on Lepton Photon Interactions at High Energy (LP15)'''
17-22 Aug 2015. Ljubljana, Slovenia
http://lp2015.ijs.si

* '''4th International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics'''
23-30 Aug 2015. Kolymbari, Greece
http://indico.cern.ch/e/icnfp2015

* '''XIV International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics'''
07-11 Sep 2015. Torino, Italy
http://taup2015.to.infn.it

* '''International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology (COSMO 2015)'''
07-11 Sep 2015. Warsaw, Poland
http://cosmo15.ncbj.gov.pl/

* '''Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Including Fundamental Interactions'''
12-18 Sep 2015. Moorea, French Polynesia
http://hepconf.physics.ucla.edu/pacific/

* '''38th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP 2016)'''
03-10 Aug 2016. Chicago, IL, USA
http://ichep2016.uchicago.edu/

CMB-relevant Conferences

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* [[ANL HEP Student Opportunities|Student Opportunities]]
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ANL HEP Student Opportunities

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==HEP Projects for PHD Students==

Argonne HEP division have opportunities for Graduate Students (and their supervisors) to participate in short term (6 month to 1 year) projects that is going on in the division. The participation involves, typically, visiting the ANL HEP division for the duration of the project.

The following lists are current opportunities (May 2013) available. Some of these projects may be appropriate as a component of a PhD program. Others may be an entry level project for a particular experiment, such as ATLAS at LHC.

If you have a student who might be interested in one of the projects below, please email the contact person associated with the project. If the participation found to be suitable by all parties, specifics of the project will be worked out by you and the contact person.

==List of Opportunities==

===Development of a Level 1 Calorimeter FEX algorithm (with Bob Blair and Jinlong Zhang)===

Develop a Level 1 calorimeter feature extraction algorithm suitable for implementation in the ATLAS Phase 1 upgrade L1Calo FEX. Optimize this using simulated data sets and evaluate trigger rate improvements achieved. He will write code suitable for use in the FEX FPGA, VHDL, that implements the algorithm and is suitable for use in the Phase 1 upgraded level 1 calorimeter trigger.

===FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (with Jinlong Zhang and Jeremy Love)===
Participate in the commissioning the FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (FLIC). The performance of the FLIC will need to be established and its full functionality tested. The student could be responsible for measuring input, output, and error rates, as well as testing firmware of the board and ensuring communication with other FTK and Level‐2 systems.

===Develop software utilities in support of HPC development (with Tom LeCompte and Sergei Chekanov)===

Assist with the porting of ATLAS software to supercomputers and enabling grid access to them. This may involve scripting, benchmarking, validation, profiling and optimization. Much of the early work will revolve around accepting and reformatting jobs received from the grid and output data sent to the grid. Develop, implement and test software for encoding of Monte Carlo event/particle records from different Monte Carlo programs written both in C++ (Pythia, Herwig++) and Fortran (Alpgen) for application in optimizing file storage of large Monte Carlo generator files and for efficient exchange with High Performance Computers, such as Blue Gene/Q.

===DHCAL Data Analysis: Noise studies===
The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN. Currently the major effort is to analyze the test beam data.

Noise levels in the DHCAL are generally very low. Nevertheless, a complete knowledge of its characteristics and an understanding of its sources are necessary. E.g. the correlation between noise hits and showers measured in the DHCAL needs to be investigated. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Lei Xia

===Tracking with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.
The DHCAL layers can be used to track cosmic rays. The plan is to assemble a cosmic ray test stand with 2 x n layers (where n is >4). The two groups of layers would be separated by a gap, where different probes (high – Z materials) will be inserted. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student will be involved in setting up the cosmic ray test stand, will operate the chambers and analyze the data. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentors: Lei Xia and Jose Repond.

===Software Compensation with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.

The response to pions and electrons are not equal in the DHCAL, leading to a degradation of the pion energy resolution. Software compensation techniques are expected to help improve both the linearity of the response as well as the resolution. This is a ~2 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Jose Repond.

===Optical R&D I ===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. Duplicating existing LabView DAQ code in a Visual C++ environment. This task should take no more than several months full time effort with minimal VC++ experience.

===Optical R&D II ===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to implement a Kintex 7 Evaluation board to control, acquire and monitor errors from the modulator devices. Depending on the proficiency, this task can take up to one year, either full time or half time.

===Optical R&D III===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to remove the on-board laser from the commercial modulator, subsequently bringing in the laser light over a single-mode fiber into the device. This task may involve the use of CNM facilities. Depending on success and follow-up, this task could be completed within a year at half-time rate.

===Feedback control of laser polarization sent to remote light modulators===
The scenario is laser off big HEP detector, sending cw light to modulator through cheap single mode fiber, and the data is sent out to a receiver off detector. The modulator requires light polarization in a certain direction, and the polarization from the laser is rotated randomly by the fiber. Detect either power or modulation depth at the received signal - off detector. Use microcontroller etc in feedback loop to adjust polarization at laser source to demonstrate a system

===Analyze RHIC / STAR proton spin data during the summer.===
The goal is to try a very different approach compared to existing STAR code to finding photons and in particular di-photons in the endcap electromagnetic calorimeter. Base the approach as much as possible on calorimeter tower information before using shower maximum information. (Requires knowing or finding shower shape integrated over depth to find tower sharing.)
This should allow detection of etas which are useful for calibration, and the widely separated photons are also useful for measuring the material between vertex and detector as a function of position.

===Make a working thick GEM detector.===
Revise current printed circuit boards to avoid the HV breakdown seen with current boards, and design/construction of new gas box to get trigger scintillators closer than they are now.

===ASIC Testing===
Testing of the QIE chip as the front‐end readout device for the Tile Calorimeter in Phase II (Gary
Drake, Jimmy Proudfoot, Ben Auerbach)

===Component Testing===
Testing of the R5800 plus passive and active voltage divider to determine performance characteristics in high pileup conditions (Ben Auerbach)

===ATLAS Occupancy Studies===
Studies of hit occupancies in zero‐bias triggered data to estimate usefulness in measuring the gain stability of the tile calorimeter cells and of the E1,2,3,4 gap and cryostat scintillators (Jimmy
Proudfoot)

===ATLAS Calorimeter Monitoring===
Tile calorimeter monitoring in support of the ongoing refurbishment work (Larry Nodulman)

ANL HEP Student Opportunities

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Ryoshida:

==List of Opportunities==

===Development of a Level 1 Calorimeter FEX algorithm (with Bob Blair and Jinlong Zhang)===

Develop a Level 1 calorimeter feature extraction algorithm suitable for implementation in the ATLAS Phase 1 upgrade L1Calo FEX. Optimize this using simulated data sets and evaluate trigger rate improvements achieved. He will write code suitable for use in the FEX FPGA, VHDL, that implements the algorithm and is suitable for use in the Phase 1 upgraded level 1 calorimeter trigger.

===FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (with Jinlong Zhang and Jeremy Love)===
Participate in the commissioning the FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (FLIC). The performance of the FLIC will need to be established and its full functionality tested. The student could be responsible for measuring input, output, and error rates, as well as testing firmware of the board and ensuring communication with other FTK and Level‐2 systems.

===Develop software utilities in support of HPC development (with Tom LeCompte and Sergei Chekanov)===

Assist with the porting of ATLAS software to supercomputers and enabling grid access to them. This may involve scripting, benchmarking, validation, profiling and optimization. Much of the early work will revolve around accepting and reformatting jobs received from the grid and output data sent to the grid. Develop, implement and test software for encoding of Monte Carlo event/particle records from different Monte Carlo programs written both in C++ (Pythia, Herwig++) and Fortran (Alpgen) for application in optimizing file storage of large Monte Carlo generator files and for efficient exchange with High Performance Computers, such as Blue Gene/Q.

===DHCAL Data Analysis: Noise studies===
The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN. Currently the major effort is to analyze the test beam data.

Noise levels in the DHCAL are generally very low. Nevertheless, a complete knowledge of its characteristics and an understanding of its sources are necessary. E.g. the correlation between noise hits and showers measured in the DHCAL needs to be investigated. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Lei Xia

===Tracking with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.
The DHCAL layers can be used to track cosmic rays. The plan is to assemble a cosmic ray test stand with 2 x n layers (where n is >4). The two groups of layers would be separated by a gap, where different probes (high – Z materials) will be inserted. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student will be involved in setting up the cosmic ray test stand, will operate the chambers and analyze the data. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentors: Lei Xia and Jose Repond.

===Software Compensation with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.

The response to pions and electrons are not equal in the DHCAL, leading to a degradation of the pion energy resolution. Software compensation techniques are expected to help improve both the linearity of the response as well as the resolution. This is a ~2 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Jose Repond.

===Optical R&D I ===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. Duplicating existing LabView DAQ code in a Visual C++ environment. This task should take no more than several months full time effort with minimal VC++ experience.

===Optical R&D II ===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to implement a Kintex 7 Evaluation board to control, acquire and monitor errors from the modulator devices. Depending on the proficiency, this task can take up to one year, either full time or half time.

===Optical R&D III===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to remove the on-board laser from the commercial modulator, subsequently bringing in the laser light over a single-mode fiber into the device. This task may involve the use of CNM facilities. Depending on success and follow-up, this task could be completed within a year at half-time rate.

===Feedback control of laser polarization sent to remote light modulators===
The scenario is laser off big HEP detector, sending cw light to modulator through cheap single mode fiber, and the data is sent out to a receiver off detector. The modulator requires light polarization in a certain direction, and the polarization from the laser is rotated randomly by the fiber. Detect either power or modulation depth at the received signal - off detector. Use microcontroller etc in feedback loop to adjust polarization at laser source to demonstrate a system

===Analyze RHIC / STAR proton spin data during the summer.===
The goal is to try a very different approach compared to existing STAR code to finding photons and in particular di-photons in the endcap electromagnetic calorimeter. Base the approach as much as possible on calorimeter tower information before using shower maximum information. (Requires knowing or finding shower shape integrated over depth to find tower sharing.)
This should allow detection of etas which are useful for calibration, and the widely separated photons are also useful for measuring the material between vertex and detector as a function of position.

===Make a working thick GEM detector.===
Revise current printed circuit boards to avoid the HV breakdown seen with current boards, and design/construction of new gas box to get trigger scintillators closer than they are now.

===ASIC Testing===
Testing of the QIE chip as the front‐end readout device for the Tile Calorimeter in Phase II (Gary
Drake, Jimmy Proudfoot, Ben Auerbach)

===Component Testing===
Testing of the R5800 plus passive and active voltage divider to determine performance characteristics in high pileup conditions (Ben Auerbach)

===ATLAS Occupancy Studies===
Studies of hit occupancies in zero‐bias triggered data to estimate usefulness in measuring the gain stability of the tile calorimeter cells and of the E1,2,3,4 gap and cryostat scintillators (Jimmy
Proudfoot)

===ATLAS Calorimeter Monitoring===
Tile calorimeter monitoring in support of the ongoing refurbishment work (Larry Nodulman)

ANL HEP Student Opportunities

2013-05-20T20:39:30Z

Ryoshida: /* Software Compensation with the DHCAL */

==List of Opportunities==

===Development of a Level 1 Calorimeter FEX algorithm (with Bob Blair and Jinlong Zhang)===

Develop a Level 1 calorimeter feature extraction algorithm suitable for implementation in the ATLAS Phase 1 upgrade L1Calo FEX. Optimize this using simulated data sets and evaluate trigger rate improvements achieved. He will write code suitable for use in the FEX FPGA, VHDL, that implements the algorithm and is suitable for use in the Phase 1 upgraded level 1 calorimeter trigger.

===FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (with Jinlong Zhang and Jeremy Love)===
Participate in the commissioning the FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (FLIC). The performance of the FLIC will need to be established and its full functionality tested. The student could be responsible for measuring input, output, and error rates, as well as testing firmware of the board and ensuring communication with other FTK and Level‐2 systems.

===Develop software utilities in support of HPC development (with Tom LeCompte and Sergei Chekanov)===

Assist with the porting of ATLAS software to supercomputers and enabling grid access to them. This may involve scripting, benchmarking, validation, profiling and optimization. Much of the early work will revolve around accepting and reformatting jobs received from the grid and output data sent to the grid. Develop, implement and test software for encoding of Monte Carlo event/particle records from different Monte Carlo programs written both in C++ (Pythia, Herwig++) and Fortran (Alpgen) for application in optimizing file storage of large Monte Carlo generator files and for efficient exchange with High Performance Computers, such as Blue Gene/Q.

===DHCAL Data Analysis: Noise studies===
The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN. Currently the major effort is to analyze the test beam data.

Noise levels in the DHCAL are generally very low. Nevertheless, a complete knowledge of its characteristics and an understanding of its sources are necessary. E.g. the correlation between noise hits and showers measured in the DHCAL needs to be investigated. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Lei Xia

===Tracking with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.
The DHCAL layers can be used to track cosmic rays. The plan is to assemble a cosmic ray test stand with 2 x n layers (where n is >4). The two groups of layers would be separated by a gap, where different probes (high – Z materials) will be inserted. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student will be involved in setting up the cosmic ray test stand, will operate the chambers and analyze the data. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentors: Lei Xia and Jose Repond.

===Software Compensation with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.

The response to pions and electrons are not equal in the DHCAL, leading to a degradation of the pion energy resolution. Software compensation techniques are expected to help improve both the linearity of the response as well as the resolution. This is a ~2 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Jose Repond.

===Optical R&D===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. Duplicating existing LabView DAQ code in a Visual C++ environment. This task should take no more than several months full time effort with minimal VC++ experience.

===Optical R&D===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to implement a Kintex 7 Evaluation board to control, acquire and monitor errors from the modulator devices. Depending on the proficiency, this task can take up to one year, either full time or half time.

===Optical R&D===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to remove the on-board laser from the commercial modulator, subsequently bringing in the laser light over a single-mode fiber into the device. This task may involve the use of CNM facilities. Depending on success and follow-up, this task could be completed within a year at half-time rate.

===Feedback control of laser polarization sent to remote light modulators===
The scenario is laser off big HEP detector, sending cw light to modulator through cheap single mode fiber, and the data is sent out to a receiver off detector. The modulator requires light polarization in a certain direction, and the polarization from the laser is rotated randomly by the fiber. Detect either power or modulation depth at the received signal - off detector. Use microcontroller etc in feedback loop to adjust polarization at laser source to demonstrate a system

===Analyze RHIC / STAR proton spin data during the summer.===
The goal is to try a very different approach compared to existing STAR code to finding photons and in particular di-photons in the endcap electromagnetic calorimeter. Base the approach as much as possible on calorimeter tower information before using shower maximum information. (Requires knowing or finding shower shape integrated over depth to find tower sharing.)
This should allow detection of etas which are useful for calibration, and the widely separated photons are also useful for measuring the material between vertex and detector as a function of position.

===Make a working thick GEM detector.===
Revise current printed circuit boards to avoid the HV breakdown seen with current boards, and design/construction of new gas box to get trigger scintillators closer than they are now.

===ASIC Testing===
Testing of the QIE chip as the front‐end readout device for the Tile Calorimeter in Phase II (Gary
Drake, Jimmy Proudfoot, Ben Auerbach)

===Component Testing===
Testing of the R5800 plus passive and active voltage divider to determine performance characteristics in high pileup conditions (Ben Auerbach)

===ATLAS Occupancy Studies===
Studies of hit occupancies in zero‐bias triggered data to estimate usefulness in measuring the gain stability of the tile calorimeter cells and of the E1,2,3,4 gap and cryostat scintillators (Jimmy
Proudfoot)

===ATLAS Calorimeter Monitoring===
Tile calorimeter monitoring in support of the ongoing refurbishment work (Larry Nodulman)

ANL HEP Student Opportunities

2013-05-20T20:39:14Z

Ryoshida: /* Software Compensation with the DHCAL */

==List of Opportunities==

===Development of a Level 1 Calorimeter FEX algorithm (with Bob Blair and Jinlong Zhang)===

Develop a Level 1 calorimeter feature extraction algorithm suitable for implementation in the ATLAS Phase 1 upgrade L1Calo FEX. Optimize this using simulated data sets and evaluate trigger rate improvements achieved. He will write code suitable for use in the FEX FPGA, VHDL, that implements the algorithm and is suitable for use in the Phase 1 upgraded level 1 calorimeter trigger.

===FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (with Jinlong Zhang and Jeremy Love)===
Participate in the commissioning the FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (FLIC). The performance of the FLIC will need to be established and its full functionality tested. The student could be responsible for measuring input, output, and error rates, as well as testing firmware of the board and ensuring communication with other FTK and Level‐2 systems.

===Develop software utilities in support of HPC development (with Tom LeCompte and Sergei Chekanov)===

Assist with the porting of ATLAS software to supercomputers and enabling grid access to them. This may involve scripting, benchmarking, validation, profiling and optimization. Much of the early work will revolve around accepting and reformatting jobs received from the grid and output data sent to the grid. Develop, implement and test software for encoding of Monte Carlo event/particle records from different Monte Carlo programs written both in C++ (Pythia, Herwig++) and Fortran (Alpgen) for application in optimizing file storage of large Monte Carlo generator files and for efficient exchange with High Performance Computers, such as Blue Gene/Q.

===DHCAL Data Analysis: Noise studies===
The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN. Currently the major effort is to analyze the test beam data.

Noise levels in the DHCAL are generally very low. Nevertheless, a complete knowledge of its characteristics and an understanding of its sources are necessary. E.g. the correlation between noise hits and showers measured in the DHCAL needs to be investigated. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Lei Xia

===Tracking with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.
The DHCAL layers can be used to track cosmic rays. The plan is to assemble a cosmic ray test stand with 2 x n layers (where n is >4). The two groups of layers would be separated by a gap, where different probes (high – Z materials) will be inserted. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student will be involved in setting up the cosmic ray test stand, will operate the chambers and analyze the data. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentors: Lei Xia and Jose Repond.

===Software Compensation with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.
The response to pions and electrons are not equal in the DHCAL, leading to a degradation of the pion energy resolution. Software compensation techniques are expected to help improve both the linearity of the response as well as the resolution. This is a ~2 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Jose Repond.

===Optical R&D===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. Duplicating existing LabView DAQ code in a Visual C++ environment. This task should take no more than several months full time effort with minimal VC++ experience.

===Optical R&D===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to implement a Kintex 7 Evaluation board to control, acquire and monitor errors from the modulator devices. Depending on the proficiency, this task can take up to one year, either full time or half time.

===Optical R&D===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to remove the on-board laser from the commercial modulator, subsequently bringing in the laser light over a single-mode fiber into the device. This task may involve the use of CNM facilities. Depending on success and follow-up, this task could be completed within a year at half-time rate.

===Feedback control of laser polarization sent to remote light modulators===
The scenario is laser off big HEP detector, sending cw light to modulator through cheap single mode fiber, and the data is sent out to a receiver off detector. The modulator requires light polarization in a certain direction, and the polarization from the laser is rotated randomly by the fiber. Detect either power or modulation depth at the received signal - off detector. Use microcontroller etc in feedback loop to adjust polarization at laser source to demonstrate a system

===Analyze RHIC / STAR proton spin data during the summer.===
The goal is to try a very different approach compared to existing STAR code to finding photons and in particular di-photons in the endcap electromagnetic calorimeter. Base the approach as much as possible on calorimeter tower information before using shower maximum information. (Requires knowing or finding shower shape integrated over depth to find tower sharing.)
This should allow detection of etas which are useful for calibration, and the widely separated photons are also useful for measuring the material between vertex and detector as a function of position.

===Make a working thick GEM detector.===
Revise current printed circuit boards to avoid the HV breakdown seen with current boards, and design/construction of new gas box to get trigger scintillators closer than they are now.

===ASIC Testing===
Testing of the QIE chip as the front‐end readout device for the Tile Calorimeter in Phase II (Gary
Drake, Jimmy Proudfoot, Ben Auerbach)

===Component Testing===
Testing of the R5800 plus passive and active voltage divider to determine performance characteristics in high pileup conditions (Ben Auerbach)

===ATLAS Occupancy Studies===
Studies of hit occupancies in zero‐bias triggered data to estimate usefulness in measuring the gain stability of the tile calorimeter cells and of the E1,2,3,4 gap and cryostat scintillators (Jimmy
Proudfoot)

===ATLAS Calorimeter Monitoring===
Tile calorimeter monitoring in support of the ongoing refurbishment work (Larry Nodulman)

ANL HEP Student Opportunities

2013-05-20T20:38:50Z

Ryoshida:

==List of Opportunities==

===Development of a Level 1 Calorimeter FEX algorithm (with Bob Blair and Jinlong Zhang)===

Develop a Level 1 calorimeter feature extraction algorithm suitable for implementation in the ATLAS Phase 1 upgrade L1Calo FEX. Optimize this using simulated data sets and evaluate trigger rate improvements achieved. He will write code suitable for use in the FEX FPGA, VHDL, that implements the algorithm and is suitable for use in the Phase 1 upgraded level 1 calorimeter trigger.

===FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (with Jinlong Zhang and Jeremy Love)===
Participate in the commissioning the FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (FLIC). The performance of the FLIC will need to be established and its full functionality tested. The student could be responsible for measuring input, output, and error rates, as well as testing firmware of the board and ensuring communication with other FTK and Level‐2 systems.

===Develop software utilities in support of HPC development (with Tom LeCompte and Sergei Chekanov)===

Assist with the porting of ATLAS software to supercomputers and enabling grid access to them. This may involve scripting, benchmarking, validation, profiling and optimization. Much of the early work will revolve around accepting and reformatting jobs received from the grid and output data sent to the grid. Develop, implement and test software for encoding of Monte Carlo event/particle records from different Monte Carlo programs written both in C++ (Pythia, Herwig++) and Fortran (Alpgen) for application in optimizing file storage of large Monte Carlo generator files and for efficient exchange with High Performance Computers, such as Blue Gene/Q.

===DHCAL Data Analysis: Noise studies===
The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN. Currently the major effort is to analyze the test beam data.

Noise levels in the DHCAL are generally very low. Nevertheless, a complete knowledge of its characteristics and an understanding of its sources are necessary. E.g. the correlation between noise hits and showers measured in the DHCAL needs to be investigated. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Lei Xia

===Tracking with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.
The DHCAL layers can be used to track cosmic rays. The plan is to assemble a cosmic ray test stand with 2 x n layers (where n is >4). The two groups of layers would be separated by a gap, where different probes (high – Z materials) will be inserted. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student will be involved in setting up the cosmic ray test stand, will operate the chambers and analyze the data. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentors: Lei Xia and Jose Repond.

===Software Compensation with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.

The response to pions and electrons are not equal in the DHCAL, leading to a degradation of the pion energy resolution. Software compensation techniques are expected to help improve both the linearity of the response as well as the resolution. This is a ~2 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Jose Repond.

===Optical R&D===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. Duplicating existing LabView DAQ code in a Visual C++ environment. This task should take no more than several months full time effort with minimal VC++ experience.

===Optical R&D===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to implement a Kintex 7 Evaluation board to control, acquire and monitor errors from the modulator devices. Depending on the proficiency, this task can take up to one year, either full time or half time.

===Optical R&D===
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to remove the on-board laser from the commercial modulator, subsequently bringing in the laser light over a single-mode fiber into the device. This task may involve the use of CNM facilities. Depending on success and follow-up, this task could be completed within a year at half-time rate.

===Feedback control of laser polarization sent to remote light modulators===
The scenario is laser off big HEP detector, sending cw light to modulator through cheap single mode fiber, and the data is sent out to a receiver off detector. The modulator requires light polarization in a certain direction, and the polarization from the laser is rotated randomly by the fiber. Detect either power or modulation depth at the received signal - off detector. Use microcontroller etc in feedback loop to adjust polarization at laser source to demonstrate a system

===Analyze RHIC / STAR proton spin data during the summer.===
The goal is to try a very different approach compared to existing STAR code to finding photons and in particular di-photons in the endcap electromagnetic calorimeter. Base the approach as much as possible on calorimeter tower information before using shower maximum information. (Requires knowing or finding shower shape integrated over depth to find tower sharing.)
This should allow detection of etas which are useful for calibration, and the widely separated photons are also useful for measuring the material between vertex and detector as a function of position.

===Make a working thick GEM detector.===
Revise current printed circuit boards to avoid the HV breakdown seen with current boards, and design/construction of new gas box to get trigger scintillators closer than they are now.

===ASIC Testing===
Testing of the QIE chip as the front‐end readout device for the Tile Calorimeter in Phase II (Gary
Drake, Jimmy Proudfoot, Ben Auerbach)

===Component Testing===
Testing of the R5800 plus passive and active voltage divider to determine performance characteristics in high pileup conditions (Ben Auerbach)

===ATLAS Occupancy Studies===
Studies of hit occupancies in zero‐bias triggered data to estimate usefulness in measuring the gain stability of the tile calorimeter cells and of the E1,2,3,4 gap and cryostat scintillators (Jimmy
Proudfoot)

===ATLAS Calorimeter Monitoring===
Tile calorimeter monitoring in support of the ongoing refurbishment work (Larry Nodulman)

ANL HEP Student Opportunities

2013-05-20T20:36:32Z

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===Development of a Level 1 Calorimeter FEX algorithm (with Bob Blair and Jinlong Zhang)===

Develop a Level 1 calorimeter feature extraction algorithm suitable for implementation in the ATLAS Phase 1 upgrade L1Calo FEX. Optimize this using simulated data sets and evaluate trigger rate improvements achieved. He will write code suitable for use in the FEX FPGA, VHDL, that implements the algorithm and is suitable for use in the Phase 1 upgraded level 1 calorimeter trigger.

===FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (with Jinlong Zhang and Jeremy Love)===
Participate in the commissioning the FTK Level‐2 Interface Card (FLIC). The performance of the FLIC will need to be established and its full functionality tested. The student could be responsible for measuring input, output, and error rates, as well as testing firmware of the board and ensuring communication with other FTK and Level‐2 systems.

===Develop software utilities in support of HPC development (with Tom LeCompte and Sergei Chekanov)===

Assist with the porting of ATLAS software to supercomputers and enabling grid access to them. This may involve scripting, benchmarking, validation, profiling and optimization. Much of the early work will revolve around accepting and reformatting jobs received from the grid and output data sent to the grid. Develop, implement and test software for encoding of Monte Carlo event/particle records from different Monte Carlo programs written both in C++ (Pythia, Herwig++) and Fortran (Alpgen) for application in optimizing file storage of large Monte Carlo generator files and for efficient exchange with High Performance Computers, such as Blue Gene/Q.

===DHCAL Data Analysis: Noise studies===
The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN. Currently the major effort is to analyze the test beam data.

Noise levels in the DHCAL are generally very low. Nevertheless, a complete knowledge of its characteristics and an understanding of its sources are necessary. E.g. the correlation between noise hits and showers measured in the DHCAL needs to be investigated. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Lei Xia

===Tracking with the DHCAL===

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.
The DHCAL layers can be used to track cosmic rays. The plan is to assemble a cosmic ray test stand with 2 x n layers (where n is >4). The two groups of layers would be separated by a gap, where different probes (high – Z materials) will be inserted. This is a ~1 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student will be involved in setting up the cosmic ray test stand, will operate the chambers and analyze the data. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentors: Lei Xia and Jose Repond.

==Software Compensation with the DHCAL==

The DHCAL (Digital Hadron Calorimeter) is a prototype calorimeter using RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) as active elements. The readout is finely segmented into 1 x 1 cm^2 pads, each read out with a 1-bit resolution (on/off). The DHCAL currently holds the world record in channel counts of any calorimeter used in HEP. The device is novel in its concept as well as in its technical realization. It was exposed to test beams both at Fermilab and CERN.

The response to pions and electrons are not equal in the DHCAL, leading to a degradation of the pion energy resolution. Software compensation techniques are expected to help improve both the linearity of the response as well as the resolution. This is a ~2 year project, likely leading to a publication. The student needs to be familiar with C++ and root and is expected to work full time on this project. Mentor: Jose Repond.

==Optical R&D==
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. Duplicating existing LabView DAQ code in a Visual C++ environment. This task should take no more than several months full time effort with minimal VC++ experience.

==Optical R&D==
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to implement a Kintex 7 Evaluation board to control, acquire and monitor errors from the modulator devices. Depending on the proficiency, this task can take up to one year, either full time or half time.

==Optical R&D==
The optical group in the Division will want to implement a commercial 10 Gbps modulator into the front end and back end electronics of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter. This task is to remove the on-board laser from the commercial modulator, subsequently bringing in the laser light over a single-mode fiber into the device. This task may involve the use of CNM facilities. Depending on success and follow-up, this task could be completed within a year at half-time rate.

==Feedback control of laser polarization sent to remote light modulators==
The scenario is laser off big HEP detector, sending cw light to modulator through cheap single mode fiber, and the data is sent out to a receiver off detector. The modulator requires light polarization in a certain direction, and the polarization from the laser is rotated randomly by the fiber. Detect either power or modulation depth at the received signal - off detector. Use microcontroller etc in feedback loop to adjust polarization at laser source to demonstrate a system

==Analyze RHIC / STAR proton spin data during the summer.==
The goal is to try a very different approach compared to existing STAR code to finding photons and in particular di-photons in the endcap electromagnetic calorimeter. Base the approach as much as possible on calorimeter tower information before using shower maximum information. (Requires knowing or finding shower shape integrated over depth to find tower sharing.)
This should allow detection of etas which are useful for calibration, and the widely separated photons are also useful for measuring the material between vertex and detector as a function of position.

==Make a working thick GEM detector.==
Revise current printed circuit boards to avoid the HV breakdown seen with current boards, and design/construction of new gas box to get trigger scintillators closer than they are now.

==ASIC Testing==
Testing of the QIE chip as the front‐end readout device for the Tile Calorimeter in Phase II (Gary
Drake, Jimmy Proudfoot, Ben Auerbach)

==Component Testing==
Testing of the R5800 plus passive and active voltage divider to determine performance characteristics in high pileup conditions (Ben Auerbach)

==ATLAS Occupancy Studies==
Studies of hit occupancies in zero‐bias triggered data to estimate usefulness in measuring the gain stability of the tile calorimeter cells and of the E1,2,3,4 gap and cryostat scintillators (Jimmy
Proudfoot)

==ATLAS Calorimeter Monitoring==
Tile calorimeter monitoring in support of the ongoing refurbishment work (Larry Nodulman)

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