Speaker
Description
The Precision Proton Spectrometer (PPS) is a near-beam spectrometer that utilizes timing and
tracking detectors to measure scattered protons surviving collisions at the CMS interaction
point (IP). It is installed on both sides of CMS, approximately 200 meters from the IP, within
mechanical structures called Roman Pots. These special beam pockets enable the detectors to
approach the LHC beam within a few millimeters of its center. Due to the challenging
environment, PPS detectors require frequent calibrations and close monitoring.
This talk will introduce an automation software framework designed to streamline the
calibration process, reducing the time users spend on these tasks, facilitating their
implementation, and enhancing the monitoring of their execution and results. Developed
alongside other CMS subsystems, the framework supports multi-stage calibrations that
leverage CERN's distributed computing resources to run containerized tasks. Industry-grade
tools such as Jenkins, InfluxDB, and Grafana are employed for monitoring the calibration
execution and storing results, which can further be processed to identify anomalies in the data
quality.
