
Crystal ball single event display
Author(s) -
D. Grosnick,
A. Gibson,
C. Allgower,
J. Alyea
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/658381
Subject(s) - cluster (spacecraft) , crystal (programming language) , fortran , event (particle physics) , crystallography , physics , computer science , chemistry , astrophysics , operating system , programming language
The Single Event Display (SED) is a routine that is designed to provide information graphically about a triggered event within the Crystal Ball. The SED is written entirely in FORTRAN and uses the CERN-based HICZ graphing package. The primary display shows the amount of energy deposited in each of the NaI crystals on a Mercator-like projection of the crystals. Ten different shades and colors correspond to varying amounts of energy deposited within a crystal. Information about energy clusters is displayed on the crystal map by outlining in red the thirteen (or twelve) crystals contained within a cluster and assigning each cluster a number. Additional information about energy clusters is provided in a series of boxes containing useful data about the energy distribution among the crystals within the cluster. Other information shown on the event display include the event trigger type and data about {pi}{sup o}`s and {eta}`s formed from pairs of clusters as found by the analyzer. A description of the major features is given, along with some information on how to install the SED into the analyzer