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System requirements for running MINERVA
MINERVA is a program based on ATLANTIS, which is an ATLAS event display. Both programs are standalone JAVA applications,
that can be run on any machine supporting JAVA. It reads JiveXML data.
Measurement
In this part you are going to analyze original data from the ATLAS experiment that was taken in 2011 in order to draw
your own conclusion about the structure of the proton on the one side and to understand how the yet undiscovered Higgs particle can be
found on the other side.
For the measurement, you will need the following tools:
- An event display program: MINERVA - Download starts here.
- A Data sample - All in all there are 6000 events. You will only analyze 50 out of them. All the other events will be analyzed by your student mates from either your venue or other venues where Masterclasses are also taking place today. How can you find your specific data sample? Each small data sample (containing 50 events) carries a signature. It is comprised of a number and a single letter from A to T. A number between 1 and 6 has been assigned to your venue. This is the leading number of your data sample. It is followed by the letter (see 3.) that is written on your tally sheet. All data samples can be found on the DVD that was sent to your venue and should be now in your hands. Start MINERVA and load your particular data sample into the program, e.g. 3F.
- The tally sheet, which should be in paper form in front of you (PDF ZIP), will help you in counting your events. On it you will easily recognize the data sample to be analyzed since the single letter is printed as group name. Together with the number of your venue the signature is now exactly defined and thus you should be able to pick your data sample out of the 120 available ones.
You are almost ready to start. On the next two pages, you will find the tasks for the measurement. Have fun!