Speaker
Michael Steder
(DESY)
Description
The H1 data preservation project was started in
2009 as part of the global data preservation in
high-energy physics (DPHEP) initiative. In
order to retain the full potential for future
improvements, the H1 collaboration aims for
level 4 of the DPHEP recommendations, requiring
the full simulation and reconstruction chain to
be available for analysis. A major goal of the
H1 project is therefore to provide secure,
long-lived and validated access to the H1 data
and analysis software, which is realised in
collaboration with DESY-IT using virtualisation
techniques. By implementing such a system, it
is hoped that the lifetime of the unique HERA
data will be extended, providing the
possibility for novel analysis in the near
future. Improvements may come from for example
the development of new experimental techniques
or the implementation of currently unavailable
higher order Monte Carlo corrections. The
preservation of data and software is performed
alongside a consolidation programme of all
(non-)digital documentation since the beginning
of the H1 collaboration in the early 1980s.
This presentation will introduce idea,
structure and status of the H1 data
preservation program.
Authors
Dr
David South
(DESY)
Michael Steder
(DESY)
