The research
The main objective of the Extreme Energy Events Project, a collaboration between CREF and INFN, is the study of cosmic radiation through ground-based detection of secondary muons produced by the interaction of primary cosmic rays with the Earth’s atmosphere. The EEE Project makes high school students the protagonists of the activities: together with teachers and supervised by CREF and INFN researchers, students have built the three detectors constituting the muon telescope at CERN; they also participate in the installation of the telescope in the school, in the commissioning operations, and in the monitoring of the telescopes.
Each EEE Project telescope consists of 3 Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPC) detectors with an area of ~2 m², capable of reconstructing the muons’ passage point with cm² resolution and a time resolution on the order of 200 ps. Telescopes are synchronized with each other thanks to a GPS that allows relating events from different telescopes, and finally the telescope data are automatically transferred to the CNAF-INFN computing center in Bologna, where they are automatically analyzed to monitor the status of the EEE network in real time, through a dedicated web page (EEE Data Quality Monitor).
This page lists the software tools used by the EEE Collaboration, school students and teachers, to ensure the operation and monitoring of the telescopes. In particular, the EEE Project Software package contains both the data acquisition program (DAQ) and a series of executables useful for debugging telescope operation. In addition to the latest versions, it is possible to access the repository with previous versions.
Software
EEE Project Software
Version 3.1.0 [For Windows 10 or new trigger board] [download 64-bit]
EEE Project Software supports 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit Windows versions;
EEE Project Software recompiled under LabVIEW 2017 for optimization and stability;
LabVIEW 2017 Run-Time Engine included in all EEE installers
Compatibility check for Windows 10 (x86/64);
EEE Data Acquisition:
Added support for the EEE Combo board
Minor aesthetic revisions
EEE GPS Combo VME tester [download]
Version 3.0.0 [For Windows 10 or new trigger board] [download 64-bit] [download 32-bit]
Repository of previous software versions
Analysis Software
Software and documentation for studying coincidences between 2 EEE telescopes (2 macro ROOT). These can use text files produced by the analyzer
New version of the software to be used only with ROOT DST files
Documentation updated as of May 2015
Description of EEE telescope event reconstruction routines
Description of the EEE telescope event reconstruction procedure and the software tools for analyzing acquired data (document in English)
Software for the Oregon Scientific Weather Station
The Oregon Scientific WMR88A weather station comes with an installation CD (including license) that is no longer compatible with Windows 8.1. To get the compatible version, contact the local EEE responsible; the original registration code is still required.
EEE MONITOR – DQM
Link to the EEE Data Quality Monitor page which provides real-time updates on the operational status of the telescopes in the EEE Project network; from the same page you can access the telescopes’ elog (access via credentials) and request data for analysis (access via credentials).