QIE8 preamp simulation

[cmsbuild]

Initial implementation of the QIE8 HCAL preamp simulation.
More information is available from
https://indico.cern.ch/event/351640/contribution/2/material/slides/0.pdf

Automatically ported from CMSSW_7_3_X #6322

[cmsbuild]

A new Pull Request was created by @cmsbuild for CMSSW_7_4_X.

QIE8 preamp simulation

It involves the following packages:

CalibCalorimetry/HcalAlgos
CondCore/HcalPlugins
CondFormats/DataRecord
CondFormats/HcalObjects
CondTools/Hcal

@apfeiffer1, @nclopezo, @cerminar, @cmsbuild, @diguida, @rcastello, @ggovi, @mmusich can you please review it and eventually sign? Thanks.
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[nclopezo]

+1
Latest commit marked as "Tests OK" in CMSSW_7_3_X

[apfeiffer1]

+1
provided the comparison turns out OK

[cmsbuild]

Comparison is ready
https://cmssdt.cern.ch/SDT/jenkins-artifacts/pull-request-integration/PR-6676/1537/summary.html

[diguida]

+1

[cmsbuild]

This pull request is fully signed and it will be integrated in one of the next CMSSW_7_4_X IBs unless changes (tests are also fine). This pull request will be automatically merged.