Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v490.2.1

Eventdisplay is a reconstruction and analysis pipeline for data of the VERITAS Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT). This repository contains analysis files required for the the v490-based analysis.

This is a minor bug fix release which fixes download scripts and file lists to retrieve files from UCLA.

The usage of Eventdisplay requires code, scripts, and analysis files. For this release, the corresponding repositories are:

• Eventdisplay v490.2
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisScripts_VTS v490.2
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisFiles_VTS v490.2.1 (private repository)

What's Changed

• Fix list of IRF files to be downloaded and download scripts by @GernotMaier in #51
• v490.3 - bug fixes by @GernotMaier in #54

Full Changelog: v490.2...v490.2.1

Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v490.2

Eventdisplay is a reconstruction and analysis pipeline for data of the VERITAS Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT). This repository contains analysis files required for the the v490-based analysis.

This is a minor release with bug fixes and improvements:

• addition of IRFs for optimised next-neighbour cleaning (for V6 nominal and redHV observations)
• critical fix of Summer 2023 atmosphere epoch definitions
• improved packing scripts

The usage of Eventdisplay requires code, scripts, and analysis files. For this release, the corresponding repositories are:

• Eventdisplay v490.2
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisScripts_VTS v490.2
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisFiles_VTS v490.2 (private repository)

What's Changed

• v490.1 - dev 1: improved documentation; removed inconsistencies in anasum run parameter files by @GernotMaier in #48
• remove additional 0 in telescope height definition by @GernotMaier in #50
• v490.2 dev-1 - NN cleaning related directory structure and improved up-/downloading scripts by @GernotMaier in #49

Full Changelog: v490.1...v490.2

Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v490.1a

Eventdisplay is a reconstruction and analysis pipeline for data of the VERITAS Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT). This repository contains analysis files required for the the v490-based analysis.

This is a minor release with bug fixes and improvements:

• V4/V5 cut definition and optimised gamma/hadron cuts
• V4/V5 instrument response function handling
• consistent target coordinates in ParameterFiles/ANASUM.runparameter
• update of ParameterFiles/EVNDISP.reconstruction.SW18_noDoublePass.runparameter to current Eventdisplay version (this runparameter file is used for the laser analysis)
• new ParameterFiles/TMVA.BDT.V4.runparameter file for V4/V5 gamma/hadron BDT training
• atmosphere IDs from GRISU (21/22) are used for epochs with GRISU simulations only in ParameterFiles/VERITAS.Epochs.runparameter

The usage of Eventdisplay requires code, scripts, and analysis files. For this release, the corresponding repositories are:

• Eventdisplay v490.1
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisScripts_VTS v490.1
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisFiles_VTS v490.3 (private repository)

Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v490.1

This repository contains analysis files required for the the v490-based analysis.

Release v490.1 is a bug fix release which fixes issues in the downloading scripts used to get instrument response functions from UCLA.

Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v490.0

Eventdisplay v490 is a significant update with many changes compared to previous version. This repository contains analysis files required for the the v490-based analysis.

The usage of Eventdisplay requires code, scripts, and analysis files. For this release, the corresponding repositories are:

• Eventdisplay v490.0
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisScripts_VTS v490.0
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisFiles_VTS v490.1

Changes:

• improved BDT-based gamma/hadron separation cuts; BDT XML files are available per epoch in this directory
• new AP cleaning run parameter definition EVNDISP.reconstruction.runparameter.AP.v4x
• new cluster cleaning cleaning run parameter definition EVNDISP.reconstruction.runparameter.CC.v4x (for testing)
• AP cleaning is set as default image cleaning method
• increase of core distance cut to 400 m for all gamma/hadron cut definitions
• updated L2 channel definition for runs after run 103020
• added UV IRFs to up- and download scripts
• general change of version numbers to v490
• addition of dispBDT functionality including corresponding XML files
• change EPOCHs to dates; alignment of periods with winter/summer in #35
• addition of lists for summer and winter epochs (IRF_EPOCHS_SUMMER.dat and IRF_EPOCHS_WINTER.dat)
• addition of lists of relevant gamma/hadron cuts (IRF_GAMMAHADRONCUTS.dat, IRF_GAMMAHADRONCUTS.dat_RedHV)
• homogeneous cut definitions
• moderate cut size cut is 400 (was 600)
• consistent naming of directories without snakecase
• add V6_2022_2022s IRFs
• improved definitions of energy and zenith bins for TMVA BDT training
• fix of epoch definition for 2023 May (fixes issue #42)

Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v490-beta.2.1

Eventdisplay v490 is a significant update with many changes compared to previous version. This repository contains analysis files required for the the v490-based analysis.

This release should be used together with

• Eventdisplay v490-beta.2
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisScripts_VTS v490-beta.2
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisFiles_VTS v490-beta.2.1

This is a bug fix update fixing:

• download scripts for IRFs (V6 effective areas and dispBDTs)
• upload scripts for redHV IRFs

Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v490-beta.2

Eventdisplay v490 is a significant update with many changes compared to previous version. This repository contains analysis files required for the the v490-based analysis.

This release should be used together with

• Eventdisplay v490-beta.2
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisScripts_VTS v490-beta.2
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisFiles_VTS v490-beta.2

Changes (includes beta.1 changes):

• improved BDT-based gamma/hadron separation cuts
• new AP cleaning run parameter definition EVNDISP.reconstruction.runparameter.AP.v4x
• new cluster cleaning cleaning run parameter definition EVNDISP.reconstruction.runparameter.CC.v4x (for testing)
• set AP cleaning as default image cleaning method
• increase of core distance cut to 400 m for all gamma/hadron cut definitions
• updated L2 channel definition for runs after run 103020
• added UV IRFs to up- and download scripts
• general change of version numbers to v490
• addition of dispBDT functionality including corresponding XML files
• change EPOCHs to dates; alignment of periods with winter/summer in #35
• addition of lists for summer and winter epochs (IRF_EPOCHS_SUMMER.dat and IRF_EPOCHS_WINTER.dat)
• addition of lists of relevant gamma/hadron cuts (IRF_GAMMAHADRONCUTS.dat, IRF_GAMMAHADRONCUTS.dat_RedHV)
• homogeneous cut definitions
• moderate cut size cut is 400 (was 600)
• consistent naming of directories without snakecase
• add V6_2022_2022s IRFs
• improved definitions of energy and zenith bins for TMVA BDT training
• fix of epoch definition for 2023 May (fixes issue #42)

Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v490-beta.1

Eventdisplay v490 is a significant update with many changes compared to previous version. This repository contains analysis files required for the the v490-based analysis.

This release should be used together with

• Eventdisplay v490-beta.1
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisScripts_VTS v490-beta.1
• Eventdisplay_AnalysisFiles_VTS v490-beta.1

Changes:

• new AP cleaning run parameter definition EVNDISP.reconstruction.runparameter.AP.v4x
• new cluster cleaning cleaning run parameter definition EVNDISP.reconstruction.runparameter.CC.v4x (for testing)
• set AP cleaning as default image cleaning method
• increase of core distance cut to 400 m for all gamma/hadron cut definitions
• add super-soft open cuts
• updated L2 channel definition for runs after run 103020
• added UV IRFs to up- and download scripts
• general change of version numbers to v490
• addition of dispBDT functionality
• change EPOCHs to dates; alignment of periods with winter/summer in #35
• addition of lists for summer and winter epochs (IRF_EPOCHS_SUMMER.dat and IRF_EPOCHS_WINTER.dat)
• addition of lists of relevant gamma/hadron cuts (IRF_GAMMAHADRONCUTS.dat, IRF_GAMMAHADRONCUTS.dat_RV)

Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v490-alpha.2

Analysis release v490-alpha.2 with the following changes in comparison to v490-alpha.1:

• new AP cleaning run parameter definition EVNDISP.reconstruction.runparameter.AP.v4x
• new cluster cleaning cleaning run parameter definition EVNDISP.reconstruction.runparameter.CC.v4x (for testing)
• set AP cleaning as default image cleaning method
• increase of core distance cut to 400 m for all gamma/hadron cut definitions
• add super-soft open cuts
• updated L2 channel definition for runs after run 103020
• added UV IRFs to up- and download scripts
• general change of version numbers to v490

What's Changed

• Draft: v490 - alpha.2 by @GernotMaier in #33

Full Changelog: v490-alpha.1...v490-alpha.2

Eventdisplay Analysis Files for VERITAS - version v487e

v487e release of Eventdisplay analysis files.

Release wiki page including the list of major changes:https://veritas.sao.arizona.edu/wiki/Eventdisplay_v487

Changes:

• critical fix of soft-cut (BDT) definition

Full Changelog: v487d...v487e