DQM4HEP - A Generic Online Monitor for Particle Physics Experiments

TL;DR

DQM4HEP is a versatile online monitoring framework for particle physics experiments, capable of handling diverse detector data formats and tested at multiple beamlines, with ongoing integration into the EUDAQ data acquisition system.

Contribution

The paper introduces DQM4HEP, a generic C++11 online monitoring framework adaptable to various detector prototypes and experimental setups in particle physics.

Findings

Successfully tested at multiple beamlines with different detector prototypes.

Enabled real-time analysis during testbeams.

Planned integration with EUDAQ for comprehensive DAQ and monitoring.

Abstract

There is currently a lot of activity in R\&D for future collider experiments. Multiple detector prototypes are being tested, each one with slightly different requirements regarding the format of the data to be analysed. This has generated a variety of ad-hoc solutions for data acquisition and online data monitoring. We present a generic C++11 online monitoring framework called DQM4HEP, which is designed for use as a generic online monitor for particle physics experiments, ranging from small tabletop experiments to large multi-detector testbeams, such as those currently ongoing/planned at the DESY II or CERN SPS beamlines. We present results obtained using DQM4HEP at several testbeams where the CALICE AHCAL, SDHCAL and SiWECAL detector prototypes have been tested. During these testbeams, online analysis using DQM4HEP\'s framework has been developed and used. We also present the currently ongoing work to integrate DQM4HEP within the EUDAQ tool. EUDAQ is a tool for common and generic data acquisition within the AIDA-2020 collaboration. This will allow these two frameworks to work together as a generic and complete DAQ and monitoring system for any type of detector prototype tested on beam tests, which is one of the goals of the AIDA-2020 project.