cms-sw/cmssw — pull request #6103 by abdoulline (2014-10-30 08:22:46+00:00)
Title: TimeSlew modelling update

NB: to have it more adequate for 25ns high-PU simulation. Needs to be included in 73X in sync with "Method 2"
https://github.com/cms-sw/cmssw/pull/5954

(1)
Current TimeSlew modelling has been developed/inplemented quite some time ago and it relies on the "standalone" signal properties, evaluating the time delay of the signal based on the total charge collected in 4TS. It was OK for low-PU sparse BX simulation , but becomes less adequate for high-PU 25ns regime.
(2)
This update still uses existing "TimeSlew vs full-signal" parametrization, but it makes estimates for "full signal" for each 1TS and delays each TS accordingly, which corresponds better to the hardware operation mode.
Still keeping previous TimeSlew smearing evaluated in 2010 (to mimic real data timing variation).
(3)
More advanced and detailed simulation of the HCAL FE electronics properties is being developed, but out of scope of 730.