1. SiD Tracking Simulation: Status and Plans Richard Partridge for the SiD Tracking Group Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop July 19-22, 2006

2. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge2 Tracking Simulation u Tracking simulation is a multi-layered effort MC Generation  Energy Deposits in Detector Digitization  Tracker Hits Track Finding  Tracks Track Fitting  Track Parameters, Error Matrix Tracker Performance Analysis  Optimization TOOLSTOOLS

3. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge3 Tools – MC Generation u Starting point: COMPACT XML file to specify geometry u Relatively easy to change tracker geometry! u Simulation package (SLIC) produces a “SimTrackerHit” when a particle deposits energy in a sensitive layer u MC Generation tools are mature and stable

4. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge4 Tools - Hit Digitization u Detector hits are not created during GEANT simulation »Allows readout segmentation to be changed without re-running GEANT To form hits: u Charge deposition »Turn energy deposits into charge on nearby strips »Include Lorentz angle, diffusion, capacitive coupling, noise u Readout Segmentation and Clustering »Map strip charges onto the readout segmentation »Sum charges when multiple particles produces charge on the same strip »Find clusters of strips and form “TrackerHit” with hit position and error

5. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge5 Tools - Track Finding Several approaches being taken in track finding: u Conformal Mapping »Conformal mapping of circular trajectory to a straight line »Current package works from 3D hits – needs strip digitization + ghosting »Results presented in tracking meetings for forward tracking u Vertex Seeded Tracking »Find track seed in vertex tracker and pick up hits in outer tracker »Results presented in tracking meetings using MC truth for vertex seeds u Calorimeter Seeded Tracking (Garfield) »Find MIP stubs in calorimeter and pick up hits in outer tracker »Can be used to find long-lived secondaries (K S, , etc.) u Stand-alone Outer Tracking »Find track candidates using outer barrel tracker

6. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge6 Tools - Track Fitting Goals: u Given a collection of hits, find the helix that best fits the hits u Determine the error matrix for the helix parameters u Provide the ability to swim the track parameters, error matrix to any point on the track (e.g., production vertex, calorimeter entrance, etc.) Approaches: u Weight Matrix »Performs a  2 fit of hits to a helix including multiple scattering correlations u Kalman Filter »Uses Kalman Filter to adapt trajectory for observed multiple scattering

7. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge7 Tools - Who is Doing What? TaskPeople CCD DigitizationNick Sinev Strip DigitizationTim Nelson Conformal Map TrackingNorman Graf Vertex Seeded TrackingFred Blanc, RP, Steve Wagner Calorimeter Seeded TrackingDima Onoprienko, Eckhard Von Toerne Stand Alone Outer TrackingTim Nelson Weight Matrix FitterNick Sinev Kalman Filter FitterFred Blanc, Norman Graf

8. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge8 Tool Status * Currently uses smeared hits ** Complete for Conf. Map Tracking

9. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge9 Near-Term Tool Milestones

10. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge10 Tracking Analysis u Use tracking tools to characterize / optimize tracker design u Some preliminary results shown at VLCW06 u Much more to do…

11. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge11 Tracking Characterization u Study rudimentary tracking performance measures that characterize tracker performance u Largely independent of physics process u Provides most direct feedback for tracker optimization u Track Resolution »pT, direction, impact parameters in bend and non-bend planes u Tracking Efficiency »pT dependence, polar angle dependence, jet core vs isolated track u Fake track rates »pT dependence, polar angle dependence, jet core vs isolated track u Effect of backgrounds on tracker performance »Produce high occupancy at low radius »Potential impact on tracking performance, readout electronics design

12. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge12 Optimization of Tracking Geometry u Software framework is designed to allow study of detector variations with full simulation / reconstruction u Tracking routines make use of geometry information used to generate events, so extensive tuning / coding is (hopefully) not required Some pertinent questions: u Does the baseline design have the right number of layers? u Is an equal radial spacing of barrel layers optimal? u Are we able to adequately project out from the vertex detector to the first layer of the outer tracker? u Is the barrel / disk transition optimally located? u Is there sufficient / excessive overlap of sensors?

13. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge13 Forward Tracker Design u Ideally, a group would take “ownership” of the forward tracker design u The pair background, decreasing lever arm make this a challenging region for tracking Many open questions: u Sensor shape: Square? Wedge? Hexagon? Other?  Strip orientation: x, y? Also u, v? small angle stereo? r,  ? u How many layers? Where are they? u What is the smallest sensible tracking angle? u Is occupancy acceptable for KPix design? u Should we have forward pixel disks at low radius? u How are the sensors supported?

14. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge14 Long-Lived Secondary Tracking  K S,  will typically decay outside the vertex detector u Boosted B mesons sometimes have large decay lengths also u Simulations in hep.lcd framework typically found 5% tracking inefficiency due to non-prompt tracks u In baseline design, barrel region has only axial strips »Only coarse measurement in r-z plane from readout segmentation »Poor precision in track polar angle, r-z impact parameter To be studied: u Calorimeter seeded tracking performance / optimization u Improvement from having >0 stereo barrel layers u Physics impact of not reconstructing long-lived secondaries

15. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge15 Heavy Flavor Identification u Efficient identification of b and c quarks is a critical requirement to meet ILC physics goals u Example: Higgs branching ratios u Need to optimize tracking for heavy quark tagging efficiency u Requires secondary vertexing code »ZVTop has been ported to org.lcsim To be studied: u Characterize tagging performance u Dependence on inner radius u Optimal radii and length of layers

16. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge16 Physics Benchmarking u Tracker performance potentially impacts a wide variety of physics processes u ILC physics performance is the ultimate goal of the design optimization u Benchmarks will be important in the comparison of the SiD concept and brand X Some possible benchmarks: u pT resolution as it affects the Higgs recoil mass resolution u Higgs branching ratio precision (tagging efficiency / fakes) u Impact of material on PFA jet energy resolution u Need a good benchmark for forward tracking performance!

17. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge17 Who is Doing What? TaskPeople Tracking CharacterizationBruce Schumm + students Tracker Geometry Optimization? Forward Tracker Design? Long-Lived SecondariesDima and Eckhard? Others? Heavy Flavor IdentificationCaroline Milstene Physics Benchmarking?

18. Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop Richard Partridge18 Summary u A plan for developing tracking tools was generated at Snowmass u There has been progress in all areas, but in many cases the rate of progress has been slow u We are getting close to having all the pieces in place, commitments have been made to complete these efforts u While there will be continuing development of the tools, our greatest need is for people to get involved in the tracking analysis and tracker optimization u This is the fun part! u If you are interested in getting involved, please get in touch with Marcel or myself