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Sensitive Detector Segmentation

Sensitive Detector Segmentation. Norman Graf (SLAC) LC-ECFA Meeting, DESY May 28 , 2013. Problem Statement. LC Detectors being considered for the ILC and CLIC are highly segmented, resulting in hundreds of millions to billions of readout channels.

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Sensitive Detector Segmentation

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  1. Sensitive Detector Segmentation Norman Graf (SLAC) LC-ECFA Meeting, DESY May 28, 2013

  2. Problem Statement • LC Detectors being considered for the ILC and CLIC are highly segmented, resulting in hundreds of millions to billions of readout channels. • Implementing each readout channel as a separate volume in Geant4 is impractical. • Define Sensitive Detectors as larger volumes and use “virtual segmentation” to define readouts, e.g. • Tracking sensitive detector is silicon wafer, virtual segmentation returns pixels or strips. • TPC sensitive detector is full endplate, virtual segmentation returns pads • Calorimeter sensitive detector is scintillator sheet, or gas volume, virtual segmentation returns cells.

  3. Functionality • Given local position, return cell ID • Given cell ID, return local position • Given cell ID, return list of neighboring cell IDs • Return cell size (allows energy density clustering)

  4. Dependencies • Need to have a separate package containing segmentation classes on which both the simulation and reconstruction packages depend. • Do not want to couple the reconstruction to Geant4. • Also don't want to have two separate implementations of segmentors.

  5. slic reco G4SD binding lcdd Geometry ? Geant4 Segmentation

  6. Cartesian Grid • For each grid • x • deltaX • y • deltaY • Allows for effective gaps in between pads

  7. R-Phi Readout, e.g. BeamCal • For each annulus: • rmin • rmax • nCells • phi0 • deltaPhi • Allows for effective gaps in both radius and phi • Allows for staggered cells

  8. Hexagons • Define hexagon “radius” • Can define effective gaps between cells using two “radii”

  9. Attaching Segmentation Class to Volume • Need the ability to specify location of origin and orientation of segmentation coordinates with respect to sensitive geometric volume.

  10. Issues • In calorimeters, how to handle Geant4 steps which straddle cell borders or cross “gaps” • How to handle edges of segmentation classes • irregular cell sizes and shapes • missing neighbors • Semi-Digitization • How to handle position-sensitive digitization such as charge-sharing across boundaries (e.g. RPC) or efficiency of light collection in scintillator readout.

  11. Software Architecture • Segmentation classes should be closely related to Geant4 primitive volumes for efficiency in defining, implementing and utilizing them. • Do not want reconstruction to depend on Geant4 • Standalone package upon which both simulation and reconstruction classes depend. • Runtime binding via plugin mechanism might lead to problems of provenance. • Prefer compile-time binding of classes, run-time definitions for parameters.

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