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Christos Markou

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A study on implementing a multithreaded version of the SIRENE detector simulation software for high energy neutrinos

The primary objective of SIRENE is to simulate the response to neutrino events of any type of high energy neutrino telescope. Additionally, it implements different geometries for a neutrino detector and different configurations and characteristics of photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs) inside the optical modules of the detector through a library of C+ + classes. This could be considered a massive statistical analysis of photo-electrons. Aim of this work is the development of a multithreaded version of the SIRENE detector simulation software for high energy neutrinos. This approach allows utilization of multiple CPU cores leading to a potentially significant decrease in the required execution time compared to the sequential code. We are making use of the OpenMP framework for the production of multithreaded code running on the CPU. Finally, we analyze the feasibility of a GPU-accelerated implementation.

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Using IKAROS to provide Scalable I/O bandwidth

We present IKAROS as a utility that permit us to form scalable storage platforms. IKAROS enable us to create ad-hoc nearby storage formations and use a huge number of I/O nodes in order to increase the available bandwidth. We measure the performance and scalability of IKAROS versus the IBMs General Parallel File System (GPFS) under a variety of conditions. The measurements are based on benchmark programs that allow us to vary block sizes and to measure aggregate throughput rates.

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Study of e+ e- --> WW --> Lepton Neutrino q qbar at 500 GeV

W-pair production in e+ e- annihilation at 500 GeV is studied using different Monte Carlo generators and the proposed detector for the Linear Collider in its TESLA version. Semileptonic W decays are used to give hints for the detector optimization and to determine the expected accuracy of the W mass determination and the measurement of the anomalous triple gauge boson couplings. With an expected luminosity of 50 inverse fb a W mass measurement with an accuracy of 15 MeV should be possible. The triple gauge boson couplings can be determined with an accuracy in the order of ten to minus three.

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