• Develop, maintain and document an official, permanent repository for collider/shot data* in the Accelerator Division
• Assure the accuracy and the integrity of the collider/shot data
• Develop, maintain and integrate analysis tools for collider/shot data
• Provide the primary intellectual guidance for new analysis of the collider/shot data that will lead to a better understanding of the performance of the Complex and to improved Complex performance.
• Develop and maintain operational models of the accelerator complex
• Develop guidelines for shot strategy
• Share responsibility within the Integrations Department for handling unusual operational situations.

To accomplish this mission, the SDA/Model Group generally works on the following tasks:

• Insure the accuracy and the integrity of the Supertable and the Derived tables
• Verify that the collider/shot data are created and stored properly by using the Store Checker.
• Develop and maintain the Offline Shot Data Analysis (OSDA) Java classes and the OSDA Physics Java classes.
• Develop and maintain web-based and stand-alone applications that give access to the collider/shot data to the rest of the Division, the Laboratory and the world.
• Write memos and give presentations that encourage the Division-wide use of the data stores and the applications tools developed in this Group.

*Definition:

"Collider/Shot Data"-the data collected during a Tevatron proton-antiproton store and during the "shot setup" leading to the store. It also includes data collected for shots of antiprotons from the Accumulator and/or the Recycler that are not intended for use in the Tevatron. The data collected in this manner are kept permanently.

May 25, 2004

Relevant Web Pages: Accelerator Division, Integrations Department, SDA/Model Group