LHCb releases the entire Run I dataset
LHCb releases the entire Run I dataset
The LHCb collaboration recently completed the release of data collected throughout Run I (2011-2012) of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. These data contain 800 terabytes of pre-filtered information obtained from proton-proton collisions, suitable for a wide range of physics studies. The image below displays an event recorded during 2012.
LHCb data have been used for over 700 scientific publications including several significant discoveries. All scientific results from the LHCb collaboration are already made publicly accessible in open-access papers and HEPData. Now the data used to produce Run I results are also accessible to the public, thanks to CERN’s Open Data Policy, allowing research to be conducted by anyone in the world.
Eduardo Rodrigues, Senior Research Physicist at Liverpool and the leader of the LHCb Data Processing and Analysis (DPA) project, expressed his enthusiasm about this significant milestone, stating: “I am delighted that DPA took care of this important endeavour, according to plan, for the benefit of the community; this is a big effort that we are very proud of.”
LHCb is pleased to make these data available for research, educational purposes, and non-profit applications. The data and extensive documentation can be downloaded from the CERN Open Data portal and analyzed using dedicated, open-source LHCb algorithms.
(More information available on the LHCb public web page)