Detector simulation in the O\textasciicircum 2 upgrade to the ALICE experiment

ORAL

Abstract

The ALICE experiment at the LHC is currently undergoing upgrades to prepare for Run 3 in 2020. One aspect of these upgrades is the ``Online - Offline computing system'' (O\textasciicircum 2), which is an upgrade to the computing facilities of ALICE as well as the underlying software to accommodate the high data rates and volumes. Part of the software upgrade involves creating models of the detector components, so that the collision events can be simulated. These simulations will help validate the detector's performance. This talk will present an overview of O\textasciicircum 2 as well as the modeling of the ALICE Fast Interaction Detector (FIT) in software.

*This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1713894 and 1624988. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Authors

  • Ryan Nevils

    • California Polytechnic State University