Synchronize master branch with 2024-patches

Includes:

• Update References for: LHCb!4834 (merged), !4190 (merged), DaVinci!1217 (merged) based on lhcb-2024-patches-mr/1897 (!4199 (merged))
• Adding MC job configurations for HLT2 and Sprucing into 2024-patches (!4190 (merged))
• add additional input parameters to MuonProbeToLongMatcher for Rec!4150 (merged) (!4179 (merged))
• Merge branch 'msaur_disable_VP_clustering_test' for 2024-patches (!4167 (merged))
• Adding settings for Hlt2 PbPb default 2024 with beamgas prescale=1 (!4127 (merged))
• Adding HLT2 settings for TAE + lumi (!4096 (merged))
• Update of allen_mdf_write_for_hlt2 following Allen!1838 (merged) (!4137 (merged))
• B2OC: Fixes for EoY24 re-Sprucing (!4134 (merged))
• [RTADPA BW Tests] 2024-patches version of !4073 (merged) (!4074 (merged))
• New patch for HLT2 Ion reconstruction (!4053 (merged))