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Summary, Budget and Summary, Budget and Personnel IssuesPersonnel Issues

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RPP on the WebBefore pdgLive, web was similar to the book• No use of the power of the Web

• Used PostScript and PDF only

pdgLive

• Enables powerful searches of RPP database

• Produces search results with Greek and math• Request particle, property, collab., journal article, review.

• Links Summary Tables to Data Listings

• Links Data to References

• Links References to actual papers

• Maintains PDF versions

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The Future of PDG Computing

Finding the information you want Finding the information you want has become much easierhas become much easier

Link together:Link together:• SLAC SPIRES HEP database• Los Alamos preprint archives• PDG database• Journals• COMPAS databases• Durham databases

RPP

SPIRES

Archives

Journals

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FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006

DOE 1663 1739 1362 1043 1255 1316 1250

NSF 122 152 152 152 165 170 174

Japan 80 91 91 96 88 96 103

TOTAL 1865 1971 1605 1291 1508 1577 1527

Budget in

Berkeley

in k$in k$

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Who are the PDG?

In Berkeley

• Physicists: 3 half-time (next year 4)

(2 ATLAS/CDF, 1 Theory/ATLAS 4 retired part-time

• Editor/physicist

• Administrative Assistant

• Education Staff

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Substantial CERN roleSubstantial CERN roleDoser, ManganoReview authors: many

Vital Japanese role Vital Japanese role (First authors in 2002)(First authors in 2002)Hagiwara, Hikasa, Nakamura, TanabashiReview authors: Sakai, Sumiyoshi, Yamamoto

European Meson TeamEuropean Meson Team

Many group members and review authors Many group members and review authors around the world.around the world.

Outside Berkeley

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Working groups at CERN, FNAL, SLAC, KEK, etc.Working groups at CERN, FNAL, SLAC, KEK, etc.

Workshop participantsWorkshop participants

Referees for reviewsReferees for reviews

Data Listings verifiersData Listings verifiers

Plus

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International collab. of 166 people International collab. of 166 people (19 countries and 100 institutions)(19 countries and 100 institutions)

700 consultants in the HEP community700 consultants in the HEP community

Resembles a medium-sized experiment.Resembles a medium-sized experiment.Needs central management. Needs central management.

Large Collaboration

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Collaboration Issues

• Increasing size of BookletIncreasing size of Booklet

• Increasing size of Big BookIncreasing size of Big Book

• Should the Listings be dropped from the big Should the Listings be dropped from the big book (while keeping Summary Tables, Reviews book (while keeping Summary Tables, Reviews and Mini-reviews)?and Mini-reviews)?

• Possible Cosmology Data/Parameters GroupPossible Cosmology Data/Parameters Group

• Producing RPP for download or CD/DVDProducing RPP for download or CD/DVD

• Should there be one combined author list?Should there be one combined author list?

• More?More?

M. Barnett – Sept. 2006

According to SLAC Library, the According to SLAC Library, the Review is the all-time top cited Review is the all-time top cited article in High Energy Physics witharticle in High Energy Physics with 25,800 citations. citations.

2nd is Weinberg’s Standard Model paper 2nd is Weinberg’s Standard Model paper with 6075with 6075

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• 2006 Edition of RPP and Booklet ~ a little late

(limited personnel)

– Most cited publication at Berkeley Lab & in HEP

– Webpages 10 million hits/yr from >140 countries

– 47,000 requests for book and booklet

• 2005 Web update on schedule

• Worldwide collaboration of LBNL, CERN, KEK, etc.

• Data Listings and Reviews have equal usage

• Papers entered/year have tripled

• Reviews tripled and expanded

• Cosmology Data/Parameters Group under

consideration

Particle Data Group Summary

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PDG Summary 2

• Continuing innovation in Listings and ReviewsContinuing innovation in Listings and Reviews– New and revised reviews

– Reorganized Listings sections

– Workshops

• Web offers many possibilities for the futureWeb offers many possibilities for the future– Access to PDG database via pdgLive

– Powerful linkage with journals and SLAC/ Los Alamos databases

• Future strength of Berkeley PDG in progressFuture strength of Berkeley PDG in progress– Need Miquel replacement

– Substantial progress on computing upgrade, but need funds to complete computing upgrade

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Particle Data GroupConclusion

• PDG provides a vital, dynamic, innovative service PDG provides a vital, dynamic, innovative service to the HEP communityto the HEP community

• The HEP community depends on PDG to provide The HEP community depends on PDG to provide standards and to assure integrity and quality in standards and to assure integrity and quality in summarizing particle physicssummarizing particle physics