This page includes the onboarding materials for individuals working on the CDMS project. It is important that group members have completed the General Onboarding process before continuing here. This page covers the basics to get started with CDMS. More in depth documentation is found on SLAC onboarding pages. These pages are linked below and require a SLAC/confluence account (See CDMS Accounts).
IMPORTANT: Only complete the minimal set of necessary tasks to get started on your first project (Setting up accounts, finding resources, maybe others). Try not to waste time doing every single tutorial or reading before getting started. When you come across a task you don’t know how to complete, then you can come back here to learn more.
Table of Contents:
Helpful Reading
- Why care about dark matter, and how to detect it: JWinchell_Thesis.pdf , see sections 1.1 – 1.2.1 and 1.3
- All types of physics theories behind SuperCDMS: The Physics Behind What We Do , needs confluence access, click the heading to open different sections.
CDMS Account Setup
If you are doing work on CDMS, you will need to do things like accessing CDMS documentation, data, or code repositories. To do that you need to start by joining CDMS and setting various CDMS accounts. It is recommended that you start by making a Confluence account.
- How to setup new CDMS accounts
(For undergraduates and graduate students with TA positions, Research Fraction is an estimation of how much time will be spent on CDMS research. Typically this could be anywhere from 5%-25%) - SLAC: How To Get Started (Requires Confluence Account)
CDMS Simulations
The CDMS Simulations working group focuses on simulating the physical components of the CDMS experiment. To start with CDMS simulations, you must first setup the necessary CDMS Accounts (above).
CDMS Analysis
The CDMS Analysis working group focuses on analyzing the data produced by the simulations run by the Simulations working group. To start with CDMS analysis, you must first setup the necessary CDMS Accounts (above).