3 // Configuration macro for running aliroot with Geant4
4 // with primary events read from external file.
6 // By I. Hrivnacova, IPN Orsay
11 cout << "Running g4Config.C ... " << endl;
15 gROOT->LoadMacro("$ALICE_ROOT/test/vmctest/ppbench/commonConfig.C");
18 // TPC primary ionization
19 AliTPC* TPC = (AliTPC*)gAlice->GetDetector("TPC");
21 cerr << "Cannot get TPC detector" << endl;
23 cerr << "Setting TPC primary ionization" << endl;
24 TPC->SetPrimaryIonisation(); // not used with Geant3
27 // Load Geant4 + Geant4 VMC libraries
29 if (gClassTable->GetID("TGeant4") == -1) {
30 // Load Geant4 libraries
31 if (!gInterpreter->IsLoaded("$ALICE/geant4_vmc/examples/macro/g4libs.C")) {
32 gROOT->LoadMacro("$ALICE/geant4_vmc/examples/macro/g4libs.C");
33 gInterpreter->ProcessLine("g4libs()");
41 TG4RunConfiguration* runConfiguration
42 = new TG4RunConfiguration("geomRoot",
43 "FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical",
44 "specialCuts+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
46 // = new TG4RunConfiguration("geomRootToGeant4",
47 // "FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical",
48 // "specialCuts+specialControls+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
51 geant4 = new TGeant4("TGeant4",
52 "The Geant4 Monte Carlo : FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical",
54 // Repeat physics selection in the title; to be removed
55 // with new geant4_vmc tag (1.13)
57 cout << "Geant4 has been created." << endl;
60 cout << "Monte Carlo has been already created." << endl;
63 // Customization of Geant4 VMC
66 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/all 1");
67 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/geometryManager 1");
68 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/opGeometryManager 1");
69 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcTracking/loopVerbose 1");
70 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcPhysics/rangeCuts 0.01 mm");
71 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcTracking/skipNeutrino true");
73 // Activate step limit defined in low density materials
74 // (the default value is 10 cm)
75 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcDet/setIsMaxStepInLowDensityMaterials true");
76 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcDet/setMaxStepInLowDensityMaterials 10 m");
78 // Activate step limit defined in tracking media
79 // (Note: this slows down simulation significantly)
80 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcDet/setIsUserMaxStep true");
82 // for Geant4 <= 9.4.p03
83 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcPhysics/selectOpProcess Scintillation");
84 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcPhysics/setOpProcessActivation false");
86 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/optics_engine/selectOpProcess Scintillation");
87 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/optics_engine/setOpProcessUse false");
88 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/optics_engine/selectOpProcess OpWLS");
89 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/optics_engine/setOpProcessUse false");
90 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/optics_engine/selectOpProcess OpMieHG");
91 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/optics_engine/setOpProcessUse false");
92 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/optics_engine/selectOpProcess Cerenkov");
93 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/optics_engine/setTrackSecondariesFirst false");
95 // Activate saving random engine status
96 // (the file per event will be re-written with each new event)
97 //gAlice->GetMCApp()->SetSaveRndmStatus(kTRUE);
98 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcRun/saveRandom true");
100 // Activate saving random engine status for each event
101 // (a new file will be written for each event)
102 //gAlice->GetMCApp()->SetSaveRndmStatusPerEvent(kTRUE);
103 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcRun/saveRandom true");
104 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcEvent/saveRandom true");
106 // Activate printing size of used memory per event
107 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcEvent/printMemory true");
109 // Uncomment this line to get a detail info from each step
110 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/tracking/verbose 1");
112 // More info from the physics list
113 // the verbosity level is passed to all contained physics lists and their
115 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/composedPhysicsList 2");
117 // More info from optical processes
118 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/opticalPhysicsList 3");
120 // More info from geometry building
121 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/geometryManager 1");
123 // More info from setting geometry properties (in materials and surfaces)
124 // for optical physics
125 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/opGeometryManager 1");
127 // More info about regions construction
128 // and conversion of VMC cuts in cuts in range per regions
129 // geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/regionsManager 2");
130 // geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcRegions/print true");
132 // Suppress verbose info from tracks which reached maximum number of steps
133 // (default value is 30000)
134 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcTracking/loopVerbose 0");
138 // geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/process/em/applyCuts true");
139 // geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/geometryManager 2");
141 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcVerbose/composedPhysicsList 2");
142 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcDet/volNameSeparator !");
143 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcPhysics/setStackPopperSelection e+ e- pi+ pi- kaon+ kaon- gamma");
144 //geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/tracking/verbose 1");
146 geant4->ProcessGeantCommand("/mcControl/g3Defaults");
147 !!!!n Generates warnings:
149 G4ProcessTable::Insert : arguments are 0 pointer
150 G4ProcessTable::Insert : arguments are 0 pointer
151 G4ProcessTable::Insert : arguments are 0 pointer
152 G4ProcessTable::Insert : arguments are 0 pointer
153 G4ProcessTable::Insert : arguments are 0 pointer
157 // AliRoot event generator
158 // (it has to be created after MC, as it may use decayer via VMC)
160 gROOT->LoadMacro("$ALICE_ROOT/test/vmctest/ppbench/genPPbenchConfig.C");
161 gROOT->LoadMacro("$ALICE_ROOT/test/vmctest/ppbench/genExtFileConfig.C");
162 // The event generator selection (srun) is done in genPPbenchConfig.C
163 // that´s why we have to load it too
164 genExtFileConfig(srun);
166 cout << "Running g4Config.C finished ... " << endl;