Simulations and Data Analysis Tools 1

Code	Completion	Credits	Range
02NSAD1	Z	2	2P+0C

Course guarantor:

Zdeněk Hubáček

Lecturer:

Zdeněk Hubáček

Tutor:

Zdeněk Hubáček

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Data analysis and simulations of high energy elementary particle collisions. ROOT and Pythia programs.

Requirements:

Secondary school knowledges.

Syllabus of lectures:

1.ROOT program.

2.Data storing in the ROOT program.

3.Working with histograms.

4.Working with trees.

5.Monte - Carlo collision generators.

6.Pythia program.

7.Pythia generator parameters.

8.Generating high-energy collision.

9.Storing of the generated collision in the ROOT program.

10.Making histogram from generated collision.

11.Selection priciples - cuts

12. I/O operations in ROOT.

13.Fitting in ROOT

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Data analysis in high energy particle physics - methods and programs, simulation of particle collisions

Abilities:

Individual simulation of particle collision and consequent analysis using proper tools

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] ROOT User's guide - root.cern.ch/drupal/

[2] ROOT Reference guide - root.cern.ch/drupal/

[3] Pythia manual pythia6.hepforge.org

Recommended references:

[4] M.Virius: Programování v C++, ČVUT Praha 2009(in czech)

[5] M. Virius: Metoda Monte Carlo, ČVUT Praha 2010(in czech)

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed	roomBR:009 Hubáček Z. 18:00–19:50 (lecture parallel1) Břehová 7
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: