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CDMS Onboarding

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). 

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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).