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37 <H2><A NAME="#Content">Content</A></H2>
40 <LI><A HREF="#General">General AliRoot architecture</A></LI>
41 <LI><A HREF="#Virtual">Virtual MonteCarlo schema</A></LI>
42 <LI><A HREF="#AliRoot">AliRoot flow of control</A></LI>
47 <h2><A HREF="#Content" NAME="General">General AliRoot architecture</A></h2>
49 <p> This picure is a general schema of the AliRoot architecture.
51 <center><img src="picts/architecture.gif" height=500></center>
53 <p> The following picture shows an high-level decomposition of AliRoot
54 into functional blocks.
56 <center><img src="picts/aliroot_schema.gif" height=400></center>
58 <h2><A HREF="#Content" NAME="Virtual">Virtual MonteCarlo schema</A></h2>
60 <p> This picture illustrates the concept of Virtual MonteCarlo schema
61 as it is implemented by AliRoot.
63 <center><img src="picts/virtualmc.gif" height=500></center>
65 <p> This picture illustrates the stepping action mechanism for the virtual
66 MC. Only the GEANT 3 version is operational, while the GEANT 4
69 <center><img src="picts/virtualmc2.gif" height=300></center>
71 <h2><A HREF="#Content" NAME="AliRoot">AliRoot flow of control</A></h2>
73 <p> This picture illustrates the AliRoot flow of control.
75 <center><img src="picts/alirootflow.gif" height=300></center>
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