CALICESiWTB

A Geant4 simulation of the CALICE SiW calorimeter beam tests.

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CALICESiWTB

A Geant4 simulation of the CALICE SiW calorimeter beam tests.

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Fig. - 10 GeV charged pion passing through the CALICE SiW calorimeter.



Vid. - Video example of how to use CALICESiWTB in Geant Val.



Table of Contents
  1. Project description
  2. Authors and contacts
  3. Documentation and results
  4. Geant Val integration
  5. Available datasets and analyses
  6. How to
  7. My quick Geant4 installation
  8. Selected CALICE SiW references

Project description

The project targets a standalone Geant4 simulation of the CALICE SiW calorimeter beam tests to perform Geant4 regression testing, physics lists comparison and validation against test-beam data.

Authors and contacts

Documentation and results

Selected articles

Selected presentations

Geant Val integration

Geant Val Website shields.io is the Geant4 testing and validation suite. It is a project hosted on gitlab.cern.ch Website shields.io used to facilitate the maintenance and validation of Geant4 applications, referred to as tests.
The following are instructions to use CALICESiWTB within Geant Val, from batch submission to website deployment.

  1. On lxplus git clone ATLHECTB and the Geant Val/geant-config-generator 
    git clone git@github.com:lopezzot/CALICESiWTB.git
git clone ssh://git@gitlab.cern.ch:7999/GeantValidation/geant-config-generator.git
  2. Copy the CALICESiWTB geant val scripts into tests/geant4/; cd geant-config-generator 
    cp -r CALICESiWTB/geantval_scripts/CALICESiWTB/ geant-config-generator/tests/geant4/
cd geant-config-generator
    Note that file inside tests/geant/CALICESiWTB/files/ will be used by Geant Val for execution and data analysis.
  3. We will execute CALICESiWTB via Geant Val using Geant4.10.7.p03, therefore we must make sure file 10.7.p03.sh exists into configs/geant/. In file 10.7.p03.sh we also export the path to the CALICESiWTB 10.7.p03 executable file (for instruction on how to compile CALICESiWTB see How to: Build, compile and execute on lxplus).
    Hence 10.7.p03.sh looks like this: 
    #!/bin/bash

VERSION="10.7.p03"
PLATFORM="x86_64-centos7-gcc8-optdeb"

# Geant4 libraries
source /cvmfs/geant4.cern.ch/geant4/$VERSION/${PLATFORM}/bin/geant4.sh
[ -e /cvmfs/geant4.cern.ch/geant4/$VERSION/setup_g4datasets.sh ] && source/cvmfs/geant4.cern.ch/geant4/$VERSION/setup_g4datasets.sh

# Test path
export PATH="/cvmfs/geant4.cern.ch/opt-geant-val/$VERSION/$PLATFORM/bin:/cvmfs/geant4.cern.ch/opt/$VERSION/$PLATFORM/bin:$PATH:/afs/cern.ch/work/l/lopezzot/Fellow/CALICE/geantval/build/"

# Compiler
source /cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/contrib/gcc/8/x86_64-centos7/setup.sh

# Externals
#export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/LCG_88/ROOT/6.08.06/x86_64-centos7-gcc62-opt/lib:/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/LCG_88/qt5/5.6.0/x86_64-centos7-gcc62-opt/lib/:/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/LCG_88/hdf5/1.8.18/x86_64-centos7-gcc62-opt/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
  4. Create macros and metadata for Geant Val execution 
    python mc-config-generator.py submit -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT -v 10.7.p03 -q "testmatch" -r
    this command creates the Geant Val files for batch submission using HTCondor under the OUTPUT folder, using CALICESiWTB, Geant4.10.7.p03 and the testmatch job flavour.
  5. To monitor the jobs use 
    python mc-config-generator.py status -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT
    When the job execution ends, the root output files are stored in the corresponding job folder.
  6. Execute the analysis on the root files in the OUTPUT folder to create Geant Val JSON output files 
    python mc-config-generator.py parse -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT
    the analysis is coded in tests/geant4/CALICESiWTB/parser.py and in the root macros stored in each job folder. The OUTPUTJSON folder is created with the corresponding JSON files.
  7. The last part is to deploy the results on Geant Val. The CALICESiWTB layout on the Geant Val website is defined in the CALICESiWTB.xml file on gitlab.com/thegriglat/geant-val-layouts (additional info are in the tags.json file).
    Deploy JSON files on the Geant Val database 
     find . -name '*.json' | while read i; do curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "token: askauthor" --data @$i https://geant-val.cern.ch/upload; echo; done

List of results on Geant Val

The following are results deployed on Geant Val so far. A copy of the used config files is stored in geantval_scripts/configs/.

Geant-Val-Results-Table

CALICESiWTB Reproduce data Reproduce analysis Comments
v1.2
Dataset #1 tag 1.2_1
(Geant4.11.2.p01 FTFP_BERT(+tune1,2,3), FTFP_INCLXX, QGSP_BERT)
Added on 10/4/2024
python mc-config-generator.py submit -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT -v version -q "testmatch" -r python mc-config-generator.py parse -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT Produced with new el9 machines on lxplus.
v1.1
Dataset #1 tag 1.1_1
(Geant4.11.0.p04 FTFP_BERT, FTFP_INCLXX, QGSP_BERT)
(Geant4.11.1.p01 FTFP_BERT(+tune_1,2,3), FTFP_INCLXX, QGSP_BERT)
Added on 3/5/2023
python mc-config-generator.py submit -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT -v version -q "testmatch" -r python mc-config-generator.py parse -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT Nothing.
v1.0
Dataset #2 tag 1.0_2
(Geant4.10.06.p03, Geant4.10.5.p01, Geant4.10.4.p01, CALICESiWTB v1.0, FTFP_BERT, FTFP_INCLXX, QGSP_BERT)
Added on 16/4/2022
python mc-config-generator.py submit -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT -v version -q "testmatch" -r python mc-config-generator.py parse -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT Results for three Geant4 versions, three physics list. Results for 10.5.p01 and 10.4.p01 obtained in single thread mode.
v1.0
Dataset #1 tag 1.0_1
(Geant4.10.07.p03, CALICESiWTB v1.0, FTFP_BERT, FTFP_INCLXX, QGSP_BERT)
Added on 14/4/2022
python mc-config-generator.py submit -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT -v 10.7.p03 -q "testmatch" -r python mc-config-generator.py parse -t CALICESiWTB -d OUTPUT Results for one Geant4 versions, three physics list. Results for experiment included as well, use last parser part for it.

Available datasets and analyses

We provide datasets and ROOT analyses, as well as instructions for their reproducibility. Ask authors for access to datasets.

Results-Table

CALICESiWTB Reproduce data Reproduce analysis Comments
v0p4
Dataset #1
tag 0p4_1		 Geant4.10.07.p03
CALICESiWTB v0p4
./CALICESiWTB run_pi-_x_GeV.mac FTFP_BERT #nThreads
x = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
using FTFP_BERT physics list		 root -l MyLongitudinalPlots.C Analysis reproducable with analysis/v0.4/MyLongitudinalPlots.C macro
assuming Data0p4_1/ is alongside root macro.
New results on pion energy and hit longitudinal distributions. Prepared for the CALICE Collaboration Meeting April 2022.
v0p3
Dataset #1
tag 0p3_1		 Geant4.10.07.p03
CALICESiWTB v0p3
./CALICESiWTB run_pi-_x_GeV.mac
x = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
FTFP_BERT implicit physics list		 root -l MyLongitudinalPlots.C Analysis reproducable with analysis/v0.3/MyLongitudinalPlots.C macro
assuming Data0p3_1/ is alongside root macro.
First results on pion energy longitudinal distributions, shown at presentation on 22/03/2022.

How to

Build, compile and execute on Mac/Linux

  1. git clone the repo 
    git clone https://github.com/lopezzot/CALICESiWTB.git
  2. source Geant4 env 
    source /relative_path_to/geant4.10.07_p01-install/bin/geant4.sh
  3. cmake build directory and make (using geant4.10.07_p01) 
    mkdir CALICESiWTB-build; cd CALICESiWTB-build/
cmake -DGeant4_DIR=/absolute_path_to/geant4.10.07_p01-install/lib/Geant4-10.7.1/ relative_path_to/CALICESiWTB/
make
  4. execute (example with run_pi-_2GeV.mac macro card, FTFP_BERT physics list and 2 threads) 
    ./CALICESiWTB run_pi-_2GeV.mac FTFP_BERT 2

Build, compile and execute on lxplus

  1. git clone the repo 
    git clone https://github.com/lopezzot/CALICESiWTB.git
  2. cmake build directory and make (using geant4.10.07_p03, check for gcc and cmake dependencies for other versions) 
    mkdir CALICESiWTB-build; cd CALICESiWTB-build/
source /cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/contrib/gcc/8.3.0/x86_64-centos7/setup.sh 
source /cvmfs/geant4.cern.ch/geant4/10.7.p03/x86_64-centos7-gcc8-optdeb-MT/CMake-setup.sh 
export CXX=`which g++`
export CC=`which gcc`
cmake3 -DGeant4_DIR= /cvmfs/geant4.cern.ch/geant4/10.7.p03/x86_64-centos7-gcc8-optdeb-MT/lib64/Geant4-10.7.3 ../CALICESiWTB/
make
    Hint: cp and source the scripts/CALICESiWTB_lxplus_10.7.p03.sh file in the build directory.
  3. execute (example 2 GeV pi- macro card, FTFP_BERT physics list and 2 threads) 
    ./CALICESiWTB run_pi-_2GeV.mac FTFP_BERT 2

Submit a job with HTCondor on lxplus

  1. git clone the repo 
    git clone https://github.com/lopezzot/CALICESiWTB.git
  2. prepare execution files (example with Geant4.10.07_p03, 2 GeV pi- macro, 2 threads, FTFP_BERT physics list) 
    mkdir CALICESiWTB-build; cd CALICESiWTB-build
mkdir error log output
cp ../CALICESiWTB/scripts/CALICESiWTB_lxplus_10.7.p03.sh .
source CALICESiWTB_lxplus_10.7.p03.sh
  3. prepare for HTCondor submission (example with Geant4.10.07_p03, 2 GeV pi- macro, 2 threads, FTFP_BERT physics list) 
    cp ../CALICESiWTB/scripts/CALICESiWTB_HTCondor_10.7.p03.sh .
export MYHOME=`pwd`
echo cd $MYHOME >> CALICESiWTB_HTCondor_10.7.p03.sh
echo $MYHOME/CALICESiWTB run_pi-_2GeV.mac FTFP_BERT 2 >> CALICESiWTB_HTCondor_10.7.p03.sh
cp ../CALICESiWTB/scripts/CALICESiWTB_HTCondor.sub .
sed -i '1 i executable = CALICESiWTB_HTCondor_10.7.p03.sh' CALICESiWTB_HTCondor.sub
  4. submit a job 
    condor_submit CALICESiWTB_HTCondor.sub

My quick Geant4 installation

Here is my standard Geant4 installation (example with Geant4.10.7.p01) starting from the unpacked geant4.10.07.tar.gz file under the example path "path/to".

  1. create build directory alongside source files 
    cd /path/to
mkdir geant4.10.07-build
cd geant4.10.07-build
  2. link libraries with CMAKE (example with my favourite libraries) 
    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Users/lorenzo/myG4/geant4.10.07_p01-install \
-DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON -DGEANT4_USE_QT=ON -DGEANT4_BUILD_MULTITHREADED=ON \
-DGEANT4_USE_GDML=ON ../geant4.10.07.p01
  3. make it 
    make -jN
make install

Selected CALICE SiW references