The Open Data Detector Tracking System

Abstract

Charged particle reconstruction in High Energy Physics experiments is a significant part of overall event reconstruction. Depending on the physics environment, for instance in collider experiments with high multiplicities or luminosities, the tracking problem increases in complexity and often poses not only an algorithmic, but also a computational challenge. With the high-luminosity phase of the LHC at CERN approaching, research for new approaches and algorithms for track reconstruction has seen an increased interest. Both new technological approaches like hardware accelerators, as well as machine learning are being developed. However, testing and developing these new approaches against the existing experiments’ software stacks can prove to be challenging, as they typically focus on stable data taking, discouraging disruptive changes. This document presents a virtual tracking detector that is designed to be a simplified, but realistic model of a real-world detector, that can serve as a robust testbed for new developments.