{
  "id": 16131,
  "title": "Is simulated signal data fully reconstructed or generator?",
  "url": "/competitions/flavours-of-physics/discussion/16131",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2015-08-25T23:51:41.597Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 4,
  "views": 614,
  "content": "<p>A question in regards to discrimination between data &amp; simulation vs. signal and background:</p>\n\n<p>Is the simulated signal data reconstructed using the same software as data or is it simulated at the generator level?</p>\n\n<p>In other words, are detector and electronics responses included in the simulation?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "90383",
      "postDate": "08/25/2015 23:51:41",
      "content": "<p>A question in regards to discrimination between data &amp; simulation vs. signal and background:</p>\n\n<p>Is the simulated signal data reconstructed using the same software as data or is it simulated at the generator level?</p>\n\n<p>In other words, are detector and electronics responses included in the simulation?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "A question in regards to discrimination between data & simulation vs. signal and background:\r\n\r\nIs the simulated signal data reconstructed using the same software as data or is it simulated at the generator level?\r\n\r\nIn other words, are detector and electronics responses included in the simulation?\r\n\r\nThanks",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "90446",
      "postDate": "08/26/2015 16:03:56",
      "content": "<p>Hey,</p>\n\n<p>Simulated data is fully reconstructed MC with all digitization of electronics etc. </p>\n\n<p>Cheers,\nMarcin</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey,\r\n\r\nSimulated data is fully reconstructed MC with all digitization of electronics etc. \r\n\r\nCheers,\r\nMarcin",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "90494",
      "postDate": "08/27/2015 04:08:32",
      "content": "<p>@Albercik1905 What do you mean by the term MC?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Albercik1905 What do you mean by the term MC?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "90511",
      "postDate": "08/27/2015 08:19:38",
      "content": "<p>I believe he means Monte Carlo. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I believe he means Monte Carlo.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "90538",
      "postDate": "08/27/2015 16:08:50",
      "content": "<p>Yes it's Monte Carlo aka simulation.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes it's Monte Carlo aka simulation.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 90446,
      "author_name": "albercik1905",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/26/2015 16:03:56",
      "content": "<p>Hey,</p>\n\n<p>Simulated data is fully reconstructed MC with all digitization of electronics etc. </p>\n\n<p>Cheers,\nMarcin</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 90494,
      "author_name": "edguy99",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/27/2015 04:08:32",
      "content": "<p>@Albercik1905 What do you mean by the term MC?</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 90511,
      "author_name": "andreusancho",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/27/2015 08:19:38",
      "content": "<p>I believe he means Monte Carlo. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 90538,
      "author_name": "albercik1905",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/27/2015 16:08:50",
      "content": "<p>Yes it's Monte Carlo aka simulation.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "90383": "A question in regards to discrimination between data & simulation vs. signal and background:\r\n\r\nIs the simulated signal data reconstructed using the same software as data or is it simulated at the generator level?\r\n\r\nIn other words, are detector and electronics responses included in the simulation?\r\n\r\nThanks",
    "90446": "Hey,\r\n\r\nSimulated data is fully reconstructed MC with all digitization of electronics etc. \r\n\r\nCheers,\r\nMarcin",
    "90494": "Albercik1905 What do you mean by the term MC?",
    "90511": "I believe he means Monte Carlo.",
    "90538": "Yes it's Monte Carlo aka simulation."
  },
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}