Topics to be covered in Pre-School [January 20 - February 10, 2026]
Collider Detectors:
- Tracker: Suchandra Dutta
- Calorimeters: Satyaki Bhattacharya
- Gas Detectors: Nayana Majumdar
Extensive Air Shower Simulation: Debanjan Bose
Very High Energy Gamma Ray Detection: Atreyee Sinha
Direct Detection of Dark Matter: Mala Das / Arka Santra
Indirect Detection of Dark Matter: TBA
C++: Object-Oriented programming, Generic Programming and the Standard Template Library (STL), Modern C++ (C++11 onwards) - Subir Sarkar
January 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2026 - 16:00 - 17:30 hrs
ROOT: Basic concepts, Histograms, Graphs, Root Files I/O, Math Libraries, Tree based analysis, Basics of RooFit - Saranya Ghosh
January 27, 28, 30, 2026 - 16:00 - 17:30 hrs
Topics to be covered in Main School [February 15 - 23, 2026]
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Basic concept of fitting algorithms
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Kinematic Fitting
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Random Number Generators
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Generation of physics processes
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Simulation of matter particle interactions including the granularity and imperfection of detector/electronics
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Digitisation of simulated signals with noise/inefficiencies
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Reconstruction of momentum of charged particles
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Clustering algorithms for neutral particles
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Alignment & Calibration
