Speaker
Katarzyna Wichmann
(DESY)
Description
A project to allow long term access and physics
analysis of ZEUS data (ZEUS data preservation)
has been established in collaboration with
the DESY-IT group. In the ZEUS approach the
analysis model is based on the Common Ntuple
project, under development since 2006. The real
data and all presently available Monte Carlo
samples are being preserved in a flat ROOT
ntuple format. There is ongoing work to provide
the ability to simulate new, additional Monte
Carlo samples also in the future. The
validation framework of such a scheme using
virtualisation techniques is being explored.
The goal is to validate the frozen ZEUS
software against future changes in hardware and
operating system. A cooperation between ZEUS,
DESY-IT and the library was established for
document digitisation and long-term preservation
of collaboration web pages. Part of the ZEUS
internal documentation has already been stored
within the HEP documentation system INSPIRE.
Existing digital documentation, needed to
perform physics analysis also in the future, is
being centralised and completed.
Authors
Janusz Malka
(DESY)
Katarzyna Wichmann
(DESY)
