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h1. MAUS User Documentation
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MAUS usage is handled by several applications that enable basic usage of the framework. Each application runs several modules against a particular configuration. The particular modules that the application runs, and the configuration that is run against, can all be modified by the user.
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h2. Applications
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There are several applications in the MAUS schema:
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* *Simulation* tracks particles through a given geometry. Simulation uses the following modules
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** _BeamGenerator_ generates a beam as defined by the user
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** _ReferenceParticle_ pushes a single particle through the geometry to phase the cavities
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** _Tracking_ pushes particles through the geometry
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** _VirtualPlanes_ extracts information on particle tracks as they cross flat planes in space or time.
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h2. Configuration manipulation
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MAUS uses a set of user-modifiable files to control the application configuration. Variables such as input geometry, field arrangement and detector parameters can all be modified by the user.
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* Documentation on geometry file generation is available in "pdf":http://www.mice.iit.edu/software/g4mice_doc/Mice_Module-2-4-1.pdf or "html":http://www.mice.iit.edu/software/g4mice_doc/Mice_Module-2-4-1.html format.
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* Documentation on global run controls is available in "html":http://www.mice.iit.edu/software/g4mice_doc/datacards-2-4-1.html format.
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* [[Materials-2-4-1|List of valid materials]]
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h2. Changing application modules
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MAUS uses a modular structure in its applications. Uses can alter the modules which a particular application runs or define their own application. Modules are of several types.
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* _Maps_ are executed once per spill and manipulate the spill data in some way (for example, try to do pattern recognition on tracker digits).
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* _Reduces_ are executed once per run and manipulate all the spills in some way (for example, make a histogram of the tracker light yield).
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* _Runners_ control how Maps and Reduces are executed (for example controlling multithreading or doing some optimisation).
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