Proton Calorimetry/Meetings/2018/11/07 - Revision history

SimonJolly at 19:07, 7 November 2018

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	* Will be working on front end detector electronics design and readout for project.		* Will be working on front end detector electronics design and readout for project.
	* Identified possible photodiodes for range calorimeter.		* Identified possible photodiodes for range calorimeter.
	* Contacted Hamamatsu but specific photodiode not available: will discuss with '''Anastasia Basharina-Freshville'' and ''SJ''' to contact Hamamatsu rep directly.		* Contacted Hamamatsu but specific photodiode not available: will discuss with '''Anastasia Basharina-Freshville''' and '''SJ''' to contact Hamamatsu rep directly.

	'''LK''':		'''LK''':
	* Working on build-up simulation paper.		* Working on build-up simulation paper.
	* Preparing detector for HIT trip.		* Preparing detector for HIT trip.

SimonJolly at 19:07, 7 November 2018

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	'''JO''':		'''JO''':
	*		* Managed to run Geant4 photon tutorial by connecting from Windows/Mac laptops to plus1.
	* Attending HEP lectures: HEP Monday and Tuesday, CDT Thursday.		* Cannot view or analyse results: issues with running ROOT over SSH.
	* ~~Going through Geant4 simulations~~: ~~cannot view graphics on Windows laptop..~~.		* '''MH''' will assist with setting up relevant software environment on Mac.
	* ~~Laptop has been ordered by~~ '''~~SJ''' and '''Tony Hoare~~'''.		* Going through reading list provided by '''Jamie McClelland''' and '''Adam Gibson'''.
	* ~~Met with~~ '''Jamie McClelland''' and '''Adam Gibson'~~'' on 18th October: have been provided with reading list.~~
	* Will take Medical Physics/CDT courses next term: ''Numerical Optimisation'' and ''Inverse Problems''.
	* '''To Do''':		* '''To Do''':
	** ~~Try analysing Geant4 simulation results in Python~~.		** Install MacPorts and ROOT on Mac.
	** ~~Background reading!~~		** Try both local and remote data analysis.

	'''MH''':		'''MH''':
	* Pure Geant4 pCT simulation matches results from GATE.		* Pure Geant4 pCT simulation matches results from GATE.
	*		* Reconstruction not quite working: resulting image does not represent actual object.
			* Possibly to do with matching up pairs of protons from pre/post object: might be possible to assign individual proton ID.
			* Issues with merging results from multiple simulations: cannot use more than 70,000 particles per simulation.
			* '''To Do''':
			** Contact '''Simon Rit''' to discuss reconstruction issues.
			** Contact '''Ben Morgan''' at Warwick to find solutions to simulation merging issues.

	~~Multithreaded simulations result in multiple data files~~:		'''OM''':
	** Geant4 ~~cannot merge them itself~~.		* Starting working on Geant4 simulations.
	** Possible to merge manually.		* Reading up on C++: '''SJ''' suggested getting started with the same tutorials as '''JO''' and '''MH'''.
	** '''RR''' ~~suggests that merging should work automatically: will investigate.~~		* Plan of action is to work from Geant4 to BDSIM, then add in CAD modelling, before improving CAD model.
	* '''~~To Do~~''':
	** Build application for Legion cluster: need to ~~speak~~ to ~~Research Computing.~~
	** Test application on HEP and Legion clusters.

	'''SS''':		'''SS''':
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	'''FFF''':		'''FFF''':
	* ~~Background reading~~ on ~~proton therapy: '''LK''' recommended '''Paganetti: Proton Therapy Physics'''.~~		* Will be working on front end detector electronics design and readout for project.
	* Met with '''LK''' to discuss detector ~~development~~.		* Identified possible photodiodes for range calorimeter.
	* ~~Two potential ideas~~ for ~~Masters project:~~		* Contacted Hamamatsu but specific photodiode not available: will discuss with '''Anastasia Basharina-Freshville'' and ''SJ''' to contact Hamamatsu rep directly.
	** Complete range calorimeter ~~simulations~~.
	** Front end electronics design and ~~readout.~~
	* Will contact ''~~'Ruben Saakyan~~''' to ~~discuss options and find out more about light detection options~~.

	'''LK''':		'''LK''':
	* Working on build-up simulation paper~~: need to check LET definition~~.		* Working on build-up simulation paper.
	* ~~Debugging Geant4 simulations with CentOS 7 environment.~~		* Preparing detector for HIT trip.
	* Organisation of HIT trip.

SimonJolly at 15:12, 7 November 2018

2018-11-07T15:12:09Z

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	** Background reading!		** Background reading!

	'''SS''':		'''MH''':
	* ~~Looking through data~~ from ~~[[Proton_Calorimetry/Experimental_Runs/2018/Oct25-6\|Birmingham experimental runs]]~~.		* Pure Geant4 pCT simulation matches results from GATE.
	~~Finished and submitted Literature Review.~~		*
	* Contacted '''LeCroy''' again: still waiting for information.
	* Setting up equipment for '''Birmingham'''.
	* '''To Do''':
	** Cracking back on with project.
	** ~~Take data in Birmingham!~~

	~~'''MH''':~~		Multithreaded simulations result in multiple data files:
	* Geant4 simulation now multithreaded: using 4 cores doubles the speed of the simulation.
	* Multithreaded simulations result in multiple data files:
	** Geant4 cannot merge them itself.		** Geant4 cannot merge them itself.
	** Possible to merge manually.		** Possible to merge manually.
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	** Build application for Legion cluster: need to speak to Research Computing.		** Build application for Legion cluster: need to speak to Research Computing.
	** Test application on HEP and Legion clusters.		** Test application on HEP and Legion clusters.

			'''SS''':
			* Looking through data from [[Proton_Calorimetry/Experimental_Runs/2018/Oct25-6\|Birmingham experimental runs]].
			* Results generally look good:
			** Clear double peak for eyepatch data.
			** Some spectra show unexpected double peaks: '''SJ''' suggests PMT rate effects.
			* '''To Do''':
			** Analyse scope data by Christmas.
			** Take data for LeCroy scope trigger rate test.

	'''FFF''':		'''FFF''':
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	** Front end electronics design and readout.		** Front end electronics design and readout.
	* Will contact '''Ruben Saakyan''' to discuss options and find out more about light detection options.		* Will contact '''Ruben Saakyan''' to discuss options and find out more about light detection options.

	~~'''RR''':~~
	* Met with '''Marina Fuentes Sainz''' to discuss patent issues:
	** Not enough knowledge on patent application process.
	** Meeting arranged with '''Vassilios Albanis''' on Monday 29th October.
	* '''To Do''':
	** Meet '''Vassilios'''.

	'''LK''':		'''LK''':

SimonJolly at 15:07, 7 November 2018

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	'''SS''':		'''SS''':
	* Looking through data from [[Proton_Calorimetry/Experimental_Runs/2018/Oct25-6 Birmingham experimental runs]].		* Looking through data from [[Proton_Calorimetry/Experimental_Runs/2018/Oct25-6\|Birmingham experimental runs]].
	Finished and submitted Literature Review.		Finished and submitted Literature Review.
	* Contacted '''LeCroy''' again: still waiting for information.		* Contacted '''LeCroy''' again: still waiting for information.

SimonJolly at 15:06, 7 November 2018

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	== Minutes for UCL Proton Calorimetry Meeting, ~~24th October~~ 2018 (D17, Physics & Astronomy, UCL) ==		== Minutes for UCL Proton Calorimetry Meeting, 7th November 2018 (D17, Physics & Astronomy, UCL) ==

	=== Present ===		=== Present ===

	'''Simon Jolly''', '''~~Raffaella Radogna~~''', '''Laurent Kelleter''', '''Jeremy Ocampo''', '''Saad Shaikh''', '''Fernando Franco Felix'''		'''Simon Jolly''', '''Matthieu Hentz''', '''Laurent Kelleter''', '''Jeremy Ocampo''', '''Saad Shaikh''', '''Fernando Franco Felix''', '''Ohie Mayenin'''

	'''JO''':		'''JO''':
			*
	* Attending HEP lectures: HEP Monday and Tuesday, CDT Thursday.		* Attending HEP lectures: HEP Monday and Tuesday, CDT Thursday.
	* Going through Geant4 simulations: cannot view graphics on Windows laptop...		* Going through Geant4 simulations: cannot view graphics on Windows laptop...
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	'''SS''':		'''SS''':
	* Finished and submitted Literature Review.		* Looking through data from [[Proton_Calorimetry/Experimental_Runs/2018/Oct25-6 Birmingham experimental runs]].
			Finished and submitted Literature Review.
	* Contacted '''LeCroy''' again: still waiting for information.		* Contacted '''LeCroy''' again: still waiting for information.
	* Setting up equipment for '''Birmingham'''.		* Setting up equipment for '''Birmingham'''.

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== Minutes for UCL Proton Calorimetry Meeting, 24th October 2018 (D17, Physics & Astronomy, UCL) ==

=== Present ===

'''Simon Jolly''', '''Raffaella Radogna''', '''Laurent Kelleter''', '''Jeremy Ocampo''', '''Saad Shaikh''', '''Fernando Franco Felix'''

'''JO''':
* Attending HEP lectures: HEP Monday and Tuesday, CDT Thursday.
* Going through Geant4 simulations: cannot view graphics on Windows laptop...
* Laptop has been ordered by '''SJ''' and '''Tony Hoare'''.
* Met with '''Jamie McClelland''' and '''Adam Gibson''' on 18th October: have been provided with reading list.
* Will take Medical Physics/CDT courses next term: ''Numerical Optimisation'' and ''Inverse Problems''.
* '''To Do''':
** Try analysing Geant4 simulation results in Python.
** Background reading!

'''SS''':
* Finished and submitted Literature Review.
* Contacted '''LeCroy''' again: still waiting for information.
* Setting up equipment for '''Birmingham'''.
* '''To Do''':
** Cracking back on with project.
** Take data in Birmingham!

'''MH''':
* Geant4 simulation now multithreaded: using 4 cores doubles the speed of the simulation.
* Multithreaded simulations result in multiple data files:
** Geant4 cannot merge them itself.
** Possible to merge manually.
** '''RR''' suggests that merging should work automatically: will investigate.
* '''To Do''':
** Build application for Legion cluster: need to speak to Research Computing.
** Test application on HEP and Legion clusters.

'''FFF''':
* Background reading on proton therapy: '''LK''' recommended '''Paganetti: Proton Therapy Physics'''.
* Met with '''LK''' to discuss detector development.
* Two potential ideas for Masters project:
** Complete range calorimeter simulations.
** Front end electronics design and readout.
* Will contact '''Ruben Saakyan''' to discuss options and find out more about light detection options.

'''RR''':
* Met with '''Marina Fuentes Sainz''' to discuss patent issues:
** Not enough knowledge on patent application process.
** Meeting arranged with '''Vassilios Albanis''' on Monday 29th October.
* '''To Do''':
** Meet '''Vassilios'''.

'''LK''':
* Working on build-up simulation paper: need to check LET definition.
* Debugging Geant4 simulations with CentOS 7 environment.
* Organisation of HIT trip.