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This file contains the release notes for each version of WCSim. Release notes can also be found at https://github.com/WCSim/WCSim/tags.

04/08/2015: Notes for v1.3.0

New Features

  • Added in 12" HPD photosensor option (same as 20" HPD but with a different geometry)
  • New detector configurations added for the Hyper-K design study: SuperK_20inchPMT_20perCent, SuperK_20inchBandL_20perCent, SuperK_12inchBandL_15perCent, SuperK_20inchBandL_14perCent, Cylinder_12inchHPD_15perCent
  • Added 12" and 20" Box and Line photosensor option
  • Implemented a collection efficiency parameter to deal with the angular efficiency dependence for Box and Line photosensors. By default, the collection efficiency option is turned off (so the collection efficiency is 100%). To enable the collection efficiency parameter, the user must set /WCSim/PMTCollEff on in the macro. If the collection efficiency parameter is enabled, the default collection efficiency in the base class is 100%. To use a different collection efficiency, GetCollectionEfficiencyArray() must be specified when defining a PMTObject in WCSimPMTObject.cc.
  • Added link to the NUANCE format documentation in the comments of WCSimPrimaryActionGenerator.cc

01/21/2015: Notes for v1.2.0

Bug Fixes

  • Missing HK variables added so that the HK geometry could be specified as the default and the code won't crash.
  • HasSubEvents() function now returns the proper Boolean value.
  • Dark noise is now added between the start of the trigger window and the start of the signal.

Structural Changes

  • All of the different detector setups were moved into a file called WCSimDetectorConfigs.cc.
  • WCSimPMTQE.cc was created and all quantum efficiency info was put there.
  • WCSimWCDigitizer was split into a PMT collection (in the newly created WCSimWCPMT file) and a digitizer collection.
  • The PMT information was put into a single file called WCSimPMTObject.cc. PMTs now inherit from the newly created WCSimPMTObject class.
  • WCSimWCConstructWC is now named WCSimConstructCylinder to explicitly show that this function builds cylinderical geometries and should not be used to construct the HK geometry.

New Features

  • Python script was added to generate kinematics files for simple particles.
  • A (very) basic validation script was added in a new directory called verification-test-scripts. The verification_HitsChargeTime.C script checks the hits, charge, and timing of events against a clean copy of the WCSim code.
  • HPDs were added to the list of possible tubes allowed in WCSim.
  • Hyper-K with HPDs was added as a new detector configuration.
  • Updated the dark rate parameters for normal PMTs.
  • Added the dark rate comands to novis.mac. Uncommented out the dark rate commands in novis.mac and vis.mac.
  • Included the dark rate parameters for the HPDs in vis.mac and novis.mac.