Notes About MARS background

simulations for BTeV

A Summary of how far we’ve come
and how far we have to go.

By DJ Wagner 9/12/98
Vanderbilt University and
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The Organization of MARS
STRUCT Magnetic
Detector
(halo events) Fields
Geometry

Event Lattice
Generator Geometry
MARS (+- ~50m)

Fluences,
Nrg Loss
STRUCT
 HAVE STRUCT code and a basic
understanding of how it works
 HAVE current Tevatron lattice

 NEED new locations of lattice magnets

around C0 before realistic halo background
can be estimated

STATUS: On hold
Event Generators
 HAVE event files for simulations done by
others for BTeV in STDHEP format
 HAVE STDHEP installed

 NEED to convert STDHEP format to

MARS input

STATUS: Wrestling with STDHEP

Magnetic Fields
 HAVE 3D map for dipole and 1D map for
muon toroid magnetic fields, in MARS
 HAVE analytic fields from Mohkov for Q2-
Q4 quads, lattice toroid

 NEED to know how Q1 compares w/ Q2-4

 NEED to know position of lattice magnets

STATUS: Good start, routines adaptable

Detector Geometry - Option 1
Standard Geometry
Can divide detector into z-slices, r-slices, and phi. Material in a
z-section is easily changeable in input file. For radial
dependence, material indices must be put in “by hand” in
program. Adding more z-sections means completely re-doing
indexing.
PROS: Currently available, Fluences are
normalized in output.
CONS: Difficult to change, Introduces many
extra sections so more computing time.
Detector Geometry - Option 2
Non-Standard Geometry
Can assign indexing to user-defined regions in program.
Boundaries in x,y,z are specified by user and can be any
contiguous shape. Supercedes standard geometry material
indexes

PROS: Currently available, Allows odd

shapes, Flexible

CONS: Fluences are not normalized

Detector Geometry - Option 3
Object-Oriented (Extended) Geometry
Can place any of a set of shapes in the detector. Material
assigned to shape in input file.

PROS: Very Flexible

CONS: Not currently available, uses C++,

not all shapes available
Detector Geometry
 HAVE input file and subroutine for current
detector geometry in standard option

 NEED idea of how much detail to put into

detector

STATUS: Good start, two geometries done

Silicon Vertex Detectors
Lattice Geometry
 HAVE current lattice in STRUCT code
 HAVE coded approximate locations of
lattice magnets in non-standard option

 NEED information on how lattice will

change for BTeV

STATUS: On Hold
MARS Output - Histograms
Histograms are available for 4 or 6 quantities:
 Vertex (stars/cm3)
 Fluence (particles/cm2)
 Energy deposition (GeV/g),
 Energy spectrum (1/cm2/Del)
 Surface energy spectra (1/cm2/Del)
 Surface time spectra
MARS Output - Histograms II
Histograms are sorted by particle type:
 Neutrons
 Charged hadrons
 Total hadrons
 Photons
 Charged e+e-
 Total EM
 Muons (charged)
MARS Output - Text file
All information used to make the histograms
is found in the MARS output file too. In
addition, many of the distributions are given
with relative statistical errors, dose
equivalents may be found, and un-
normalized fluences for non-standard
geometry sections are included.
Results So Far

 Simulations run for fixed target of thin wire,

E=900 GeV protons

 Histograms created using PAW

 Magnetic fields modeled

Where I’ll Leave It

 Geometry as accurate and adaptable as

possible

 Event conversion figured out

 Preliminary background calculations done