STAR Juniors Intro Manual
Contents
- Introduction
- SDCC
- Publishing Analysis
- Physics Working Groups
- Mattermost channels
- STAR Collaboration Meetings
- STAR Mailing Lists
Introduction
Welcome to STAR! This manual is intended to help STAR juniors who have just entered the collaboration. The manual covers various topics and materials needed to start your analysis and navigate SDCC.
SDCC
Once you have obtained your life number and other credentials, you can use them to log in to SDCC. To obtain these credentials, visit this link and follow the steps:
https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/sofi/facility-access/general-access
Basic Commands for Logging in
ssh -AX xxx@sssh.sdcc.bnl.gov
rterm -i
Replace xxx with your username. You will be prompted for a password, which corresponds to your local PC credentials. Upon running rterm, enter your SDCC password.
However, it is highly recommended to use SSH keys folling tutorial here
Running Your Analysis
To run your analysis, set up preliminary files. Here are some useful tutorials:
- Set up your environment on SDCC:
https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/STAR_soft_BNL_LK_2015_6_1.pdf - Data analysis:
https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/RMa_ColMetg_Junior.pdf - Scheduler tutorial:
https://www.star.bnl.gov/public/comp/Grid/scheduler/manual.htm - Data availability:
https://www.star.bnl.gov/public/comp/prod/localdata/DDpicosize.html
Use interactive sessions only for testing macros. Submit jobs to the farm for more computational resources.
Publishing Analysis
STAR Papers are documented with analysis notes. Find them here:
- STAR analysis notes:
https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/starnotes - Published analyses:
https://www.star.bnl.gov/cgi-bin/protected/viewvc.cgi/cvsroot/offline/paper/
Additional resources:
- List of God Parent Committees:
https://www.star.bnl.gov/protected/common/GPCs/gpc-committees.xml - Publication steps:
https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/20220916_PACreport.pdf - Author tools:
https://www.star.bnl.gov/central/collaboration/authors/
Physics Working Groups
STAR has 5 PWGs for collaborative analysis. Find meeting links and past agendas here:
- PWG meetings:
graph TD
PWG[PWG] --> HP[Hard Probes ]
PWG --> LFSUPC[Light Flavor
Spectra and UPC]
PWG --> Spin[Cold QCD
Spin]
PWG --> Correlations[Correlations
and fluctuations]
PWG --> FCV[Flow, Chirality
and Vorticity]
click HP "https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/pwg/Hard-Probes/Weekly-HP-PWG-meeting" "Hard Probes weekly"
click LFSUPC "https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/pwg/light-flavor-spectra/lfs-upc-weekly-meeting" "LFSUPC weekly"
click Spin "https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/pwg/spin/weekly-pwg-meetings" "Cold-QCD Webpage"
click FCV "https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/blog/jjiastar/bulkcorr" "Flow Chirality and Vorticity Webpage"
click Correlations "https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/blog/luoxf/correlations-and-fluctuations" "Correlations and Fluctuations Webpage"
Mattermost Channels
Join the Mattermost channels to ask questions and get help from experts:
- Juniors:
https://chat.sdcc.bnl.gov/star/channels/star-juniors - Software and infrastructure:
https://chat.sdcc.bnl.gov/star/channels/star-software-and-infrastructure - Town square:
https://chat.sdcc.bnl.gov/star/channels/town-square - Job running:
https://chat.sdcc.bnl.gov/star/channels/scheduler
STAR Collaboration Meetings
Collaboration meetings occur twice a year, starting with Junior Days. Access past Junior Days materials here:
- Past Junior Days:
https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/juniors/past-juniors-days - Junior Education Materials:
https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/juniors/educational-materials
STAR Mailing Lists
Subscribe to mailing lists for updates on recent events:
https://lists.bnl.gov/mailman/listinfo