A Prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Pipelines Framework: Modular Efficiency Simple System (MESS)

TL;DR

This paper presents a simple, modular prototype framework for the Cherenkov Telescope Array's data processing pipelines, emphasizing efficiency, robustness, and ease of use for physics researchers.

Contribution

It introduces a straightforward pipeline framework prototype for CTA, built on familiar tools to simplify development and focus on physics analysis.

Findings

Framework prototype demonstrates efficient data processing capabilities.

Design allows easy integration and customization for CTA needs.

Focus on simplicity enhances user accessibility and development speed.

Abstract

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a ground-based $\gamma$-ray observatory that will observe the full sky in the energy range from 20 GeV to 100 TeV from facilities in both hemispheres. It is proposed to consist of more than 100 telescopes, producing large amounts of data. Apart from the storage system, there are also requirements on the software framework to allow efficient data processing, i.e. robustness, execution speed and coding efficiency. This contribution will present a plain and simple pipeline framework design prototype for CTA that builds upon well-known tools, allowing the users to focus on physics problems without learning complicated software paradigms.