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Added check for wrong records in the config file (R. Shaoyan)
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 #include <TMatrixD.h>
 #include <TTree.h>
-#include <TTreeStream.h>
 #include <TDatabasePDG.h>
 #include <TString.h>
 #include <TRandom.h>
+#include <TTreeStream.h>
 
 
 #include "AliLog.h"
+#include "AliITSPlaneEff.h"
+#include "AliITSCalibrationSPD.h"
+#include "AliITSCalibrationSDD.h"
+#include "AliITSCalibrationSSD.h"
+#include "AliCDBEntry.h"
+#include "AliCDBManager.h"
+#include "AliAlignObj.h"
+#include "AliTrackPointArray.h"
+#include "AliESDVertex.h"
 #include "AliESDEvent.h"
 #include "AliESDtrack.h"
-#include "AliESDVertex.h"
 #include "AliV0.h"
 #include "AliHelix.h"
+#include "AliITSChannelStatus.h"
+#include "AliITSDetTypeRec.h"
 #include "AliITSRecPoint.h"
 #include "AliITSgeomTGeo.h"
 #include "AliITSReconstructor.h"
-#include "AliTrackPointArray.h"
-#include "AliAlignObj.h"
 #include "AliITSClusterParam.h"
-#include "AliCDBManager.h"
-#include "AliCDBEntry.h"
 #include "AliITSsegmentation.h"
 #include "AliITSCalibration.h"
-#include "AliITSCalibrationSPD.h"
-#include "AliITSCalibrationSDD.h"
-#include "AliITSCalibrationSSD.h"
-#include "AliITSPlaneEff.h"
 #include "AliITSPlaneEffSPD.h"
 #include "AliITSPlaneEffSDD.h"
 #include "AliITSPlaneEffSSD.h"
+#include "AliITSV0Finder.h"
 #include "AliITStrackerMI.h"
 
 ClassImp(AliITStrackerMI)
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ fxOverX0LayerTrks(0),
 fxTimesRhoLayerTrks(0),
 fDebugStreamer(0),
 fITSChannelStatus(0),
-fDetTypeRec(0),
+fkDetTypeRec(0),
 fPlaneEff(0) {
   //Default constructor
   Int_t i;
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ fxOverX0LayerTrks(0),
 fxTimesRhoLayerTrks(0),
 fDebugStreamer(0),
 fITSChannelStatus(0),
-fDetTypeRec(0),
+fkDetTypeRec(0),
 fPlaneEff(0) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   //This is the AliITStrackerMI constructor
@@ -227,9 +230,10 @@ fPlaneEff(0) {
   fDebugStreamer = new TTreeSRedirector("ITSdebug.root");
 
   // only for plane efficiency evaluation
-  if (AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetComputePlaneEff()) {
+  if (AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetComputePlaneEff() &&
+      AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetIPlanePlaneEff()>=0) {
     Int_t iplane=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetIPlanePlaneEff();
-    if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetLayersToSkip(iplane))
+    if(!AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetLayersToSkip(iplane)==1)
       AliWarning(Form("Evaluation of Plane Eff for layer %d will be attempted without removing it from tracker",iplane));
     if (iplane<2) fPlaneEff = new AliITSPlaneEffSPD();
     else if (iplane<4) fPlaneEff = new AliITSPlaneEffSDD();
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ fxOverX0LayerTrks(0),
 fxTimesRhoLayerTrks(0),
 fDebugStreamer(tracker.fDebugStreamer),
 fITSChannelStatus(tracker.fITSChannelStatus),
-fDetTypeRec(tracker.fDetTypeRec),
+fkDetTypeRec(tracker.fkDetTypeRec),
 fPlaneEff(tracker.fPlaneEff) {
   //Copy constructor
   Int_t i;
@@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ AliITStrackerMI::~AliITStrackerMI()
   if(fPlaneEff) delete fPlaneEff;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::SetLayersNotToSkip(Int_t *l) {
+void AliITStrackerMI::SetLayersNotToSkip(const Int_t *l) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   //This function set masks of the layers which must be not skipped
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -322,11 +326,11 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::ReadBadFromDetTypeRec() {
 
   Info("ReadBadFromDetTypeRec","Reading info about bad ITS detectors and channels");
 
-  if(!fDetTypeRec) Error("ReadBadFromDetTypeRec","AliITSDetTypeRec nof found!\n");
+  if(!fkDetTypeRec) Error("ReadBadFromDetTypeRec","AliITSDetTypeRec nof found!\n");
 
   // ITS channels map
   if(fITSChannelStatus) delete fITSChannelStatus;
-  fITSChannelStatus = new AliITSChannelStatus(fDetTypeRec);
+  fITSChannelStatus = new AliITSChannelStatus(fkDetTypeRec);
 
   // ITS detectors and chips
   Int_t i=0,j=0,k=0,ndet=0;
@@ -336,7 +340,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::ReadBadFromDetTypeRec() {
     for (j=1; j<AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNLadders(i)+1; j++) {
       for (k=1; k<ndet+1; k++) {
         AliITSdetector &det=fgLayers[i-1].GetDetector((j-1)*ndet + k-1);  
-       det.ReadBadDetectorAndChips(i-1,(j-1)*ndet + k-1,fDetTypeRec);
+       det.ReadBadDetectorAndChips(i-1,(j-1)*ndet + k-1,fkDetTypeRec);
        if(det.IsBad()) {nBadDetsPerLayer++;}
       } // end loop on detectors
     } // end loop on ladders
@@ -449,7 +453,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FillClusterArray(TObjArray* array) const {
   return;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static Int_t CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t) {
+Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Correction for the material between the TPC and the ITS
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -462,7 +466,7 @@ static Int_t CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t) {
       if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(AliITSRecoParam::Getrcd(),1))       return 0;// TPC central drum
       if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(AliITSRecoParam::Getriw()+0.001,1)) return 0;// TPC inner wall
   } else {
-    Error("CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial","Track is already in the dead zone !");
+    printf("CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial: Track is already in the dead zone !\n");
     return 0;
   }
   
@@ -602,6 +606,8 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::Clusters2Tracks(AliESDEvent *event) {
 
   if(event->GetNumberOfV0s()>0) UpdateTPCV0(event);
   if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFindV0s()) FindV02(event);
+  //if(event->GetNumberOfV0s()>0) AliITSV0Finder::UpdateTPCV0(event,this);
+  //if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFindV0s()) AliITSV0Finder::FindV02(event,this);
   fAfterV0 = kTRUE;
   //
   itsTracks.Delete();
@@ -694,7 +700,10 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitInward(AliESDEvent *event) {
   // The clusters must be loaded !
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   fTrackingPhase="RefitInward";
+
   if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFindV0s()) RefitV02(event);
+  //if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFindV0s()) AliITSV0Finder::RefitV02(event,this);
+
   Int_t nentr=event->GetNumberOfTracks();
   Info("RefitInward", "Number of ESD tracks: %d\n", nentr);
 
@@ -728,7 +737,9 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitInward(AliESDEvent *event) {
       fTrackToFollow.ResetCovariance(10.);
 
     //Refitting...
-    Bool_t pe=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetComputePlaneEff();
+    Bool_t pe=(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetComputePlaneEff() &&
+               AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetIPlanePlaneEff()>=0);
+
     AliDebug(2,Form("Refit LABEL %d  %d",t->GetLabel(),t->GetNumberOfClusters()));
     if (RefitAt(AliITSRecoParam::GetrInsideSPD1(),&fTrackToFollow,t,kTRUE,pe)) {
        AliDebug(2,"  refit OK");
@@ -744,7 +755,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitInward(AliESDEvent *event) {
         AliESDtrack  *esdTrack =fTrackToFollow.GetESDtrack();
         //printf("                                       %d\n",esdTrack->GetITSModuleIndex(0));
         //esdTrack->UpdateTrackParams(&fTrackToFollow,AliESDtrack::kITSrefit); //original line
-        Float_t r[3]={0.,0.,0.};
+        Double_t r[3]={0.,0.,0.};
         Double_t maxD=3.;
         esdTrack->RelateToVertex(event->GetVertex(),GetBz(r),maxD);
         ntrk++;
@@ -786,6 +797,7 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::GetTrackPoint(Int_t index, AliTrackPoint& p) const {
   p.SetXYZ(xyz, cov);
   p.SetCharge(cl->GetQ());
   p.SetDriftTime(cl->GetDriftTime());
+  p.SetChargeRatio(cl->GetChargeRatio());
   AliGeomManager::ELayerID iLayer = AliGeomManager::kInvalidLayer; 
   switch (l) {
   case 0:
@@ -835,7 +847,7 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::GetTrackPointTrackingError(Int_t index,
   detxy[1] = det.GetR()*TMath::Sin(det.GetPhi());
   Double_t alpha = t->GetAlpha();
   Double_t xdetintrackframe = detxy[0]*TMath::Cos(alpha)+detxy[1]*TMath::Sin(alpha);
-  Float_t phi = TMath::ASin(t->GetSnpAt(xdetintrackframe,AliTracker::GetBz()));
+  Float_t phi = TMath::ASin(t->GetSnpAt(xdetintrackframe,GetBz()));
   phi += alpha-det.GetPhi();
   Float_t tgphi = TMath::Tan(phi);
 
@@ -857,6 +869,7 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::GetTrackPointTrackingError(Int_t index,
   p.SetXYZ(xyz, cov);
   p.SetCharge(cl->GetQ());
   p.SetDriftTime(cl->GetDriftTime());
+  p.SetChargeRatio(cl->GetChargeRatio());
 
   AliGeomManager::ELayerID iLayer = AliGeomManager::kInvalidLayer; 
   switch (l) {
@@ -990,11 +1003,11 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
        AliITStrackMI* vtrack = new (&tracks[ilayer][ntracks[ilayer]]) AliITStrackMI(currenttrack1);
        // propagate to the layer radius
        Double_t xToGo; if (!vtrack->GetLocalXat(r,xToGo)) continue;
-       if(!vtrack->AliExternalTrackParam::PropagateTo(xToGo,GetBz())) continue;
+       if(!vtrack->Propagate(xToGo)) continue;
        // apply correction for material of the current layer
        CorrectForLayerMaterial(vtrack,ilayer,trackGlobXYZ1,"inward");
        vtrack->SetNDeadZone(vtrack->GetNDeadZone()+1);
-       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
+       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,-1);
        modstatus = (skip==1 ? 3 : 4); // skipped : out in z
        if(LocalModuleCoord(ilayer,idet,vtrack,xloc,zloc)) { // local module coords
          vtrack->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
@@ -1069,7 +1082,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
          (noClusters && 
           AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetAllowProlongationWithEmptyRoad())) {
        AliITStrackMI * updatetrack = new (&tracks[ilayer][ntracks[ilayer]]) AliITStrackMI(*currenttrack);
-       updatetrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
+       updatetrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,-1);
        if (dead==0) {
          modstatus = 5; // no cls in road
        } else if (dead==1) {
@@ -1113,7 +1126,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
        if (currenttrack->GetDetectorIndex()==idetc) { // track already on the cluster's detector
          // take into account misalignment (bring track to real detector plane)
          Double_t xTrOrig = currenttrack->GetX();
-         if (!currenttrack->PropagateTo(xTrOrig+cl->GetX(),0.,0.)) continue;
+         if (!currenttrack->Propagate(xTrOrig+cl->GetX())) continue;
          // a first cut on track-cluster distance
          if ( (currenttrack->GetZ()-cl->GetZ())*(currenttrack->GetZ()-cl->GetZ())*msz + 
               (currenttrack->GetY()-cl->GetY())*(currenttrack->GetY()-cl->GetY())*msy > 1. ) 
@@ -1122,7 +1135,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
              continue;
            }
          // bring track back to ideal detector plane
-         if (!currenttrack->PropagateTo(xTrOrig,0.,0.)) continue;
+         if (!currenttrack->Propagate(xTrOrig)) continue;
        } else {                                      // have to move track to cluster's detector
          const AliITSdetector &detc=layer.GetDetector(idetc);
          // a first cut on track-cluster distance
@@ -1154,7 +1167,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
          if (cl->GetQ()==0) deadzoneSPD=kTRUE; // only 1 prolongation with virtual cluster       
          if (ntracks[ilayer]>=100) continue;
          AliITStrackMI * updatetrack = new (&tracks[ilayer][ntracks[ilayer]]) AliITStrackMI(*currenttrack);
-         updatetrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
+         updatetrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,-1);
          if (changedet) new (&currenttrack2) AliITStrackMI(backuptrack);
 
          if (cl->GetQ()!=0) { // real cluster
@@ -1162,7 +1175,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
              AliDebug(2,"update failed");
              continue;
            } 
-           updatetrack->SetSampledEdx(cl->GetQ(),updatetrack->GetNumberOfClusters()-1); //b.b.
+           updatetrack->SetSampledEdx(cl->GetQ(),ilayer-2); 
            modstatus = 1; // found
          } else {             // virtual cluster in dead zone
            updatetrack->SetNDeadZone(updatetrack->GetNDeadZone()+1);
@@ -1208,7 +1221,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
        AliITStrackMI* vtrack = new (&tracks[ilayer][ntracks[ilayer]]) AliITStrackMI(currenttrack1);
        // apply correction for material of the current layer
        CorrectForLayerMaterial(vtrack,ilayer,trackGlobXYZ1,"inward");
-       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
+       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,-1);
        modstatus = 3; // skipped 
        vtrack->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
        vtrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
@@ -1221,7 +1234,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
        AliITStrackMI* vtrack = new (&tracks[ilayer][ntracks[ilayer]]) AliITStrackMI(currenttrack1);
        // apply correction for material of the current layer
        CorrectForLayerMaterial(vtrack,ilayer,trackGlobXYZ1,"inward");
-       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
+       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,-1);
        modstatus = 3; // skipped
        vtrack->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
        vtrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
@@ -2014,7 +2027,7 @@ fChipIsBad(det.fChipIsBad)
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AliITStrackerMI::AliITSdetector::ReadBadDetectorAndChips(Int_t ilayer,Int_t idet,
-                                                AliITSDetTypeRec *detTypeRec)
+                                              const AliITSDetTypeRec *detTypeRec)
 {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Read bad detectors and chips from calibration objects in AliITSDetTypeRec
@@ -2202,12 +2215,6 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
      if (TMath::Abs(hI-1.5)<0.01) // SPDouter
        if(!CorrectForShieldMaterial(track,"SPD",dir)) return kFALSE;
 
-     // remember old position [SR, GSI 18.02.2003]
-     Double_t oldX=0., oldY=0., oldZ=0.;
-     if (track->IsStartedTimeIntegral() && step==1) {
-        if (!track->GetGlobalXYZat(track->GetX(),oldX,oldY,oldZ)) return kFALSE;
-     }
-     //
 
      Double_t oldGlobXYZ[3];
      if (!track->GetXYZ(oldGlobXYZ)) return kFALSE;
@@ -2220,23 +2227,14 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
      // check if we allow a prolongation without point for large-eta tracks
      Int_t skip = CheckSkipLayer(track,ilayer,idet);
      if (skip==2) {
-       // propagate to the layer radius
-       Double_t xToGo; if (!track->GetLocalXat(r,xToGo)) return kFALSE;
-       if (!track->AliExternalTrackParam::PropagateTo(xToGo,GetBz())) return kFALSE;
-       // apply correction for material of the current layer
-       CorrectForLayerMaterial(track,ilayer,oldGlobXYZ,dir);
        modstatus = 4; // out in z
        if(LocalModuleCoord(ilayer,idet,track,xloc,zloc)) { // local module coords
         track->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
        }
-       // track time update [SR, GSI 17.02.2003]
-       if (track->IsStartedTimeIntegral() && step==1) {
-        Double_t newX, newY, newZ;
-        if (!track->GetGlobalXYZat(track->GetX(),newX,newY,newZ)) return kFALSE;
-        Double_t dL2 = (oldX-newX)*(oldX-newX) + (oldY-newY)*(oldY-newY) + 
-                       (oldZ-newZ)*(oldZ-newZ);
-        track->AddTimeStep(TMath::Sqrt(dL2));
-       }
+       // cross layer
+       // apply correction for material of the current layer
+       // add time if going outward
+       CorrectForLayerMaterial(track,ilayer,oldGlobXYZ,dir);
        continue;
      }
 
@@ -2297,7 +2295,7 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
      
      if (clAcc) {
        if (!UpdateMI(track,clAcc,maxchi2,idx)) return kFALSE;
-       track->SetSampledEdx(clAcc->GetQ(),track->GetNumberOfClusters()-1);
+       track->SetSampledEdx(clAcc->GetQ(),ilayer-2);
      }
      track->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
 
@@ -2333,18 +2331,10 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
      } // end search for extra clusters in overlapped modules
      
      // Correct for material of the current layer
+     // cross material
+     // add time if going outward
      if(!CorrectForLayerMaterial(track,ilayer,oldGlobXYZ,dir)) return kFALSE;
                  
-     // track time update [SR, GSI 17.02.2003]
-     if (track->IsStartedTimeIntegral() && step==1) {
-        Double_t newX, newY, newZ;
-        if (!track->GetGlobalXYZat(track->GetX(),newX,newY,newZ)) return kFALSE;
-        Double_t dL2 = (oldX-newX)*(oldX-newX) + (oldY-newY)*(oldY-newY) + 
-                       (oldZ-newZ)*(oldZ-newZ);
-        track->AddTimeStep(TMath::Sqrt(dL2));
-     }
-     //
-
   } // end loop on layers
 
   if (!track->PropagateTo(xx,0.,0.)) return kFALSE;
@@ -2365,7 +2355,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNormalizedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Int_t mode)
   Float_t *ny = GetNy(fCurrentEsdTrack), *nz = GetNz(fCurrentEsdTrack); 
   if (mode<100){
     for (Int_t i = 0;i<6;i++){
-      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>0){
+      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>=0){
        Float_t cerry, cerrz;
        if (ny[i]>0) {cerry = erry[i]; cerrz=errz[i];}
        else 
@@ -2397,7 +2387,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNormalizedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Int_t mode)
   }
   else{
     for (Int_t i = 0;i<4;i++){
-      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>0){
+      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>=0){
        Float_t cerry, cerrz;
        if (ny[i]>0) {cerry = erry[i]; cerrz=errz[i];}
        else { cerry= track->GetSigmaY(i); cerrz = track->GetSigmaZ(i);}
@@ -2409,7 +2399,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNormalizedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Int_t mode)
       }
     }
     for (Int_t i = 4;i<6;i++){
-      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>0){     
+      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>=0){    
        Float_t cerry, cerrz;
        if (ny[i]>0) {cerry = erry[i]; cerrz=errz[i];}
        else { cerry= track->GetSigmaY(i); cerrz = track->GetSigmaZ(i);}
@@ -2454,7 +2444,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNormalizedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Int_t mode)
  return normchi2;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetMatchingChi2(AliITStrackMI * track1, AliITStrackMI * track2)
+Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetMatchingChi2(const AliITStrackMI * track1,const AliITStrackMI * track2)
 {
   //
   // return matching chi2 between two tracks
@@ -2496,7 +2486,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetMatchingChi2(AliITStrackMI * track1, AliITStrackMI
   return chi2(0,0);
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Double_t  AliITStrackerMI::GetSPDDeadZoneProbability(Double_t zpos, Double_t zerr)
+Double_t  AliITStrackerMI::GetSPDDeadZoneProbability(Double_t zpos, Double_t zerr) const
 {
   //
   //  return probability that given point (characterized by z position and error) 
@@ -2528,7 +2518,7 @@ Double_t  AliITStrackerMI::GetSPDDeadZoneProbability(Double_t zpos, Double_t zer
   return probability;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetTruncatedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Float_t fac)
+Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetTruncatedChi2(const AliITStrackMI * track, Float_t fac)
 {
   //
   // calculate normalized chi2
@@ -2556,7 +2546,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetTruncatedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Float_t fac)
   return normchi2;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetInterpolatedChi2(AliITStrackMI * forwardtrack, AliITStrackMI * backtrack)
+Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetInterpolatedChi2(const AliITStrackMI * forwardtrack,const AliITStrackMI * backtrack)
 {
   //
   // calculate normalized chi2
@@ -2597,7 +2587,7 @@ Float_t  *AliITStrackerMI::GetWeight(Int_t index) {
   return fgLayers[l].GetWeight(c);
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::RegisterClusterTracks(AliITStrackMI* track,Int_t id)
+void AliITStrackerMI::RegisterClusterTracks(const AliITStrackMI* track,Int_t id)
 {
   //---------------------------------------------
   // register track to the list
@@ -2619,7 +2609,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::RegisterClusterTracks(AliITStrackMI* track,Int_t id)
   }
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::UnRegisterClusterTracks(AliITStrackMI* track, Int_t id)
+void AliITStrackerMI::UnRegisterClusterTracks(const AliITStrackMI* track, Int_t id)
 {
   //---------------------------------------------
   // unregister track from the list
@@ -2684,7 +2674,7 @@ Float_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNumberOfSharedClusters(AliITStrackMI* track,Int_t id
   return shared;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetOverlapTrack(AliITStrackMI *track, Int_t trackID, Int_t &shared, Int_t clusterlist[6],Int_t overlist[6])
+Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetOverlapTrack(const AliITStrackMI *track, Int_t trackID, Int_t &shared, Int_t clusterlist[6],Int_t overlist[6])
 {
   //
   // find first shared track 
@@ -3120,7 +3110,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SortTrackHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, Int_t maxcut, Int_t mo
   Float_t *erry = GetErrY(esdindex), *errz = GetErrZ(esdindex);
   Float_t *ny = GetNy(esdindex), *nz = GetNz(esdindex);
   for (Int_t j=0;j<6;j++) {
-    if (besttrack->GetClIndex(j)>0){
+    if (besttrack->GetClIndex(j)>=0){
       erry[j] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j); erry[j+6] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j+6);
       errz[j] = besttrack->GetSigmaZ(j); errz[j+6] = besttrack->GetSigmaZ(j+6);
       ny[j]   = besttrack->GetNy(j);
@@ -3151,7 +3141,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SortTrackHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, Int_t maxcut, Int_t mo
   besttrack = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(index[0]);
   if (besttrack&&besttrack->GetChi2MIP(0)<AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(0)){
     for (Int_t j=0;j<6;j++){
-      if (besttrack->GetClIndex(j)>0){
+      if (besttrack->GetClIndex(j)>=0){
        erry[j] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j); erry[j+6] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j+6);
        errz[j] = besttrack->GetSigmaZ(j); erry[j+6] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j+6);
        ny[j]   = besttrack->GetNy(j);
@@ -3422,7 +3412,7 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
     Float_t *ny = GetNy(esdindex), *nz = GetNz(esdindex);
     for (Int_t i=0;i<6;i++){
       Int_t index = besttrack->GetClIndex(i);
-      if (index<=0) continue; 
+      if (index<0) continue; 
       Int_t ilayer =  (index & 0xf0000000) >> 28;
       if (besttrack->GetSigmaY(ilayer)<0.00000000001) continue;
       AliITSRecPoint *c = (AliITSRecPoint*)GetCluster(index);     
@@ -3439,7 +3429,7 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
        AliITStrackMI * track = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(i);   
        if (!track) continue;
        if (track->GetChi2MIP(0)>besttrack->GetChi2MIP(0)+2.*shared+1.) break;
-       if ( (track->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0) && (track->GetClIndex(ilayer)!=besttrack->GetClIndex(ilayer))){
+       if ( (track->GetClIndex(ilayer)>=0) && (track->GetClIndex(ilayer)!=besttrack->GetClIndex(ilayer))){
          cansign = kFALSE;
          break;
        }
@@ -3548,6 +3538,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::CookLabel(AliITStrackMI *track,Float_t wrong) const {
      for (Int_t ind=0;ind<3;ind++){
        if (tpcLabel>0)
         if (cl->GetLabel(ind)==tpcLabel) isWrong=0;
+       AliDebug(2,Form("icl %d  ilab %d lab %d",i,ind,cl->GetLabel(ind)));
      }
      track->SetChi2MIP(9,track->GetChi2MIP(9)+isWrong*(2<<l));
      nwrong+=isWrong;
@@ -3560,18 +3551,13 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::CookLabel(AliITStrackMI *track,Float_t wrong) const {
      else
        track->SetLabel(tpcLabel);
    }
+   AliDebug(2,Form(" nls %d wrong %d  label %d  tpcLabel %d\n",nclusters,nwrong,track->GetLabel(),tpcLabel));
    
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AliITStrackerMI::CookdEdx(AliITStrackMI* track)
 {
   //
-  //
-  //  Int_t list[6];
-  //AliITSRecPoint * clist[6];
-  //  Int_t shared = GetNumberOfSharedClusters(track,index,list,clist);
-  Float_t dedx[4];
-  Int_t accepted=0;
   track->SetChi2MIP(9,0);
   for (Int_t i=0;i<track->GetNumberOfClusters();i++){
     Int_t cindex = track->GetClusterIndex(i);
@@ -3583,37 +3569,15 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::CookdEdx(AliITStrackMI* track)
       if (cl->GetLabel(ind)==lab) isWrong=0;
     }
     track->SetChi2MIP(9,track->GetChi2MIP(9)+isWrong*(2<<l));
-    if (l<2) continue;
-    //if (l>3 && (cl->GetNy()>4) || (cl->GetNz()>4)) continue;  //shared track
-    //if (l>3&& !(cl->GetType()==1||cl->GetType()==10)) continue;
-    //if (l<4&& !(cl->GetType()==1)) continue;   
-    dedx[accepted]= track->GetSampledEdx(i);
-    //dedx[accepted]= track->fNormQ[l];
-    accepted++;
   }
-  if (accepted<1) {
-    track->SetdEdx(0);
-    return;
-  }
-  Int_t indexes[4];
-  TMath::Sort(accepted,dedx,indexes,kFALSE);
   Double_t low=0.;
   Double_t up=0.51;    
-  Double_t nl=low*accepted, nu =up*accepted;  
-  Float_t sumamp = 0;
-  Float_t sumweight =0;
-  for (Int_t i=0; i<accepted; i++) {
-    Float_t weight =1;
-    if (i<nl+0.1)     weight = TMath::Max(1.-(nl-i),0.);
-    if (i>nu-1)     weight = TMath::Max(nu-i,0.);
-    sumamp+= dedx[indexes[i]]*weight;
-    sumweight+=weight;
-  }
-  track->SetdEdx(sumamp/sumweight);
+  track->CookdEdx(low,up);
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AliITStrackerMI::MakeCoefficients(Int_t ntracks){
   //
+  // Create some arrays
   //
   if (fCoefficients) delete []fCoefficients;
   fCoefficients = new Float_t[ntracks*48];
@@ -3623,22 +3587,22 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::MakeCoefficients(Int_t ntracks){
 Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetPredictedChi2MI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSRecPoint *cluster,Int_t layer) 
 {
   //
-  //
+  // Compute predicted chi2
   //
   Float_t erry,errz;
   Float_t theta = track->GetTgl();
   Float_t phi   = track->GetSnp();
-  phi = TMath::Sqrt(phi*phi/(1.-phi*phi));
+  phi = TMath::Abs(phi)*TMath::Sqrt(1./((1.-phi)*(1.+phi)));
   AliITSClusterParam::GetError(layer,cluster,theta,phi,track->GetExpQ(),erry,errz);
   AliDebug(2,Form(" chi2: tr-cl   %f  %f   tr X %f cl X %f",track->GetY()-cluster->GetY(),track->GetZ()-cluster->GetZ(),track->GetX(),cluster->GetX()));
   // Take into account the mis-alignment (bring track to cluster plane)
   Double_t xTrOrig=track->GetX();
-  if (!track->PropagateTo(xTrOrig+cluster->GetX(),0.,0.)) return 1000.;
+  if (!track->Propagate(xTrOrig+cluster->GetX())) return 1000.;
   AliDebug(2,Form(" chi2: tr-cl   %f  %f   tr X %f cl X %f",track->GetY()-cluster->GetY(),track->GetZ()-cluster->GetZ(),track->GetX(),cluster->GetX()));
   Double_t chi2 = track->GetPredictedChi2MI(cluster->GetY(),cluster->GetZ(),erry,errz);
   // Bring the track back to detector plane in ideal geometry
   // [mis-alignment will be accounted for in UpdateMI()]
-  if (!track->PropagateTo(xTrOrig,0.,0.)) return 1000.;
+  if (!track->Propagate(xTrOrig)) return 1000.;
   Float_t ny,nz;
   AliITSClusterParam::GetNTeor(layer,cluster,theta,phi,ny,nz);  
   Double_t delta = cluster->GetNy()+cluster->GetNz()-nz-ny;
@@ -3652,7 +3616,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetPredictedChi2MI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSR
   track->SetSigmaY(layer,erry);
   track->SetSigmaZ(layer, errz);
   //track->fNormQ[layer] = cluster->GetQ()/TMath::Sqrt(1+theta*theta+phi*phi);
-  track->SetNormQ(layer,cluster->GetQ()/TMath::Sqrt((1.+ track->GetTgl()*track->GetTgl())/(1.- track->GetSnp()*track->GetSnp())));
+  track->SetNormQ(layer,cluster->GetQ()/TMath::Sqrt((1.+ track->GetTgl()*track->GetTgl())/((1.-track->GetSnp())*(1.+track->GetSnp()))));
   return chi2;
 
 }
@@ -3660,7 +3624,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetPredictedChi2MI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSR
 Int_t AliITStrackerMI::UpdateMI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSRecPoint* cl,Double_t chi2,Int_t index) const 
 {
   //
-  //
+  // Update ITS track
   //
   Int_t layer = (index & 0xf0000000) >> 28;
   track->SetClIndex(layer, index);
@@ -3681,7 +3645,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::UpdateMI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSRecPoint* cl,D
   AliDebug(2,Form("gcl %f %f %f",clxyz[0],clxyz[1],clxyz[2]));
   AliDebug(2,Form(" xtr %f  xcl %f",track->GetX(),cl->GetX()));
 
-  if (!track->PropagateTo(xTrOrig+cl->GetX(),0.,0.)) return 0;
+  if (!track->Propagate(xTrOrig+cl->GetX())) return 0;
 
   
   AliCluster c(*cl);
@@ -3692,14 +3656,14 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::UpdateMI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSRecPoint* cl,D
   Int_t updated = track->UpdateMI(&c,chi2,index);
 
   // Bring the track back to detector plane in ideal geometry
-  if (!track->PropagateTo(xTrOrig,0.,0.)) return 0;
+  if (!track->Propagate(xTrOrig)) return 0;
 
   if(!updated) AliDebug(2,"update failed");
   return updated;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::GetDCASigma(AliITStrackMI* track, Float_t & sigmarfi, Float_t &sigmaz)
+void AliITStrackerMI::GetDCASigma(const AliITStrackMI* track, Float_t & sigmarfi, Float_t &sigmaz)
 {
   //
   //DCA sigmas parameterization
@@ -3710,13 +3674,14 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::GetDCASigma(AliITStrackMI* track, Float_t & sigmarfi, Floa
   sigmaz   = 0.0110+4.37*TMath::Abs(track->GetC());
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::SignDeltas( TObjArray *ClusterArray, Float_t vz)
+void AliITStrackerMI::SignDeltas(const TObjArray *clusterArray, Float_t vz)
 {
   //
+  // Clusters from delta electrons?
   //  
-  Int_t entries = ClusterArray->GetEntriesFast();
+  Int_t entries = clusterArray->GetEntriesFast();
   if (entries<4) return;
-  AliITSRecPoint* cluster = (AliITSRecPoint*)ClusterArray->At(0);
+  AliITSRecPoint* cluster = (AliITSRecPoint*)clusterArray->At(0);
   Int_t layer = cluster->GetLayer();
   if (layer>1) return;
   Int_t index[10000];
@@ -3724,7 +3689,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SignDeltas( TObjArray *ClusterArray, Float_t vz)
   Float_t r = (layer>0)? 7:4;
   // 
   for (Int_t i=0;i<entries;i++){
-    AliITSRecPoint* cl0 = (AliITSRecPoint*)ClusterArray->At(i);
+    AliITSRecPoint* cl0 = (AliITSRecPoint*)clusterArray->At(i);
     Float_t nz = 1+TMath::Abs((cl0->GetZ()-vz)/r);
     if (cl0->GetNy()+cl0->GetNz()<=5+2*layer+nz) continue;
     index[ncandidates] = i;  //candidate to belong to delta electron track
@@ -3737,7 +3702,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SignDeltas( TObjArray *ClusterArray, Float_t vz)
   //  
   //
   for (Int_t i=0;i<ncandidates;i++){
-    AliITSRecPoint* cl0 = (AliITSRecPoint*)ClusterArray->At(index[i]);
+    AliITSRecPoint* cl0 = (AliITSRecPoint*)clusterArray->At(index[i]);
     if (cl0->GetDeltaProbability()>0.8) continue;
     // 
     Int_t ncl = 0;
@@ -3745,7 +3710,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SignDeltas( TObjArray *ClusterArray, Float_t vz)
     sumy=sumz=sumy2=sumyz=sumw=0.0;
     for (Int_t j=0;j<ncandidates;j++){
       if (i==j) continue;
-      AliITSRecPoint* cl1 = (AliITSRecPoint*)ClusterArray->At(index[j]);
+      AliITSRecPoint* cl1 = (AliITSRecPoint*)clusterArray->At(index[j]);
       //
       Float_t dz = cl0->GetZ()-cl1->GetZ();
       Float_t dy = cl0->GetY()-cl1->GetY();
@@ -3782,6 +3747,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SignDeltas( TObjArray *ClusterArray, Float_t vz)
 void AliITStrackerMI::UpdateESDtrack(AliITStrackMI* track, ULong_t flags) const
 {
   //
+  // Update ESD track
   //
   track->UpdateESDtrack(flags);
   AliITStrackMI * oldtrack = (AliITStrackMI*)(track->GetESDtrack()->GetITStrack());
@@ -3808,8 +3774,9 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNearestLayer(const Double_t *xr) const{
   }
   return res;
 }
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::UpdateTPCV0(AliESDEvent *event){
+void AliITStrackerMI::UpdateTPCV0(const AliESDEvent *event){
   //
   //try to update, or reject TPC  V0s
   //
@@ -3854,7 +3821,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::UpdateTPCV0(AliESDEvent *event){
       //
       if (trackp){
        for (Int_t ilayer=0;ilayer<clayer;ilayer++){
-         if (trackp->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0){
+         if (trackp->GetClIndex(ilayer)>=0){
            chi2p+=trackp->GetDy(ilayer)*trackp->GetDy(ilayer)/(trackp->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*trackp->GetSigmaY(ilayer))+
              trackp->GetDz(ilayer)*trackp->GetDz(ilayer)/(trackp->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*trackp->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));
          }
@@ -3868,7 +3835,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::UpdateTPCV0(AliESDEvent *event){
       //
       if (trackm){
        for (Int_t ilayer=0;ilayer<clayer;ilayer++){
-         if (trackm->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0){
+         if (trackm->GetClIndex(ilayer)>=0){
            chi2m+=trackm->GetDy(ilayer)*trackm->GetDy(ilayer)/(trackm->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*trackm->GetSigmaY(ilayer))+
              trackm->GetDz(ilayer)*trackm->GetDz(ilayer)/(trackm->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*trackm->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));
          }
@@ -3888,7 +3855,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::UpdateTPCV0(AliESDEvent *event){
       //
       if (trackp&&TMath::Abs(trackp->GetTgl())<1.){
        for (Int_t ilayer=clayer;ilayer<6;ilayer++){
-         if (trackp->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0){
+         if (trackp->GetClIndex(ilayer)>=0){
            chi2p+=trackp->GetDy(ilayer)*trackp->GetDy(ilayer)/(trackp->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*trackp->GetSigmaY(ilayer))+
              trackp->GetDz(ilayer)*trackp->GetDz(ilayer)/(trackp->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*trackp->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));
          }
@@ -3902,7 +3869,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::UpdateTPCV0(AliESDEvent *event){
       //
       if (trackm&&TMath::Abs(trackm->GetTgl())<1.){
        for (Int_t ilayer=clayer;ilayer<6;ilayer++){
-         if (trackm->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0){
+         if (trackm->GetClIndex(ilayer)>=0){
            chi2m+=trackm->GetDy(ilayer)*trackm->GetDy(ilayer)/(trackm->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*trackm->GetSigmaY(ilayer))+
              trackm->GetDz(ilayer)*trackm->GetDz(ilayer)/(trackm->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*trackm->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));
          }
@@ -4057,7 +4024,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FindV02(AliESDEvent *event)
     Double_t xx,yy,zz,alpha; 
     if (!bestLong->GetGlobalXYZat(bestLong->GetX(),xx,yy,zz)) continue;
     alpha = TMath::ATan2(yy,xx);    
-    if (!trackat0.Propagate(alpha,0)) continue;      
+    trackat0.Propagate(alpha,0); //PH The check on the return value is temporarily disabled (bug 45751) 
     // calculate normalized distances to the vertex 
     //
     Float_t ptfac  = (1.+100.*TMath::Abs(trackat0.GetC()));
@@ -4111,8 +4078,8 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FindV02(AliESDEvent *event)
     if (bestConst){
       if (bestLong->GetNumberOfClusters()<4       && bestConst->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestConst->GetNDeadZone()>4.5)               forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
       if (normdist[itsindex]<3 && bestConst->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestConst->GetNDeadZone()>5.5)               forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
-      if (normdist[itsindex]<2 && bestConst->GetClIndex(0)>0 && bestConst->GetClIndex(1)>0 ) forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
-      if (normdist[itsindex]<1 && bestConst->GetClIndex(0)>0)                              forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
+      if (normdist[itsindex]<2 && bestConst->GetClIndex(0)>=0 && bestConst->GetClIndex(1)>=0 ) forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
+      if (normdist[itsindex]<1 && bestConst->GetClIndex(0)>=0)                              forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
       if (normdist[itsindex]<4 && bestConst->GetNormChi2(0)<2)                             forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
       if (normdist[itsindex]<5 && bestConst->GetNormChi2(0)<1)                             forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;      
       if (bestConst->GetNormChi2(0)<2.5) {
@@ -4183,16 +4150,16 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FindV02(AliESDEvent *event)
     if (forbidden[itrack0]) continue;
     AliITStrackMI * btrack0 = (AliITStrackMI*)trackarray.At(itrack0);
     if (!btrack0) continue;    
-    if (btrack0->GetSign()>0) continue;
+    if (btrack0->GetSign()>0 && !AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetStoreLikeSignV0s()) continue;
     AliITStrackMI *trackc0 = (AliITStrackMI*)trackarrayc.At(itrack0);
     //
-    for (Int_t iesd1=0;iesd1<ntracks;iesd1++){
+    for (Int_t iesd1=iesd0+1;iesd1<ntracks;iesd1++){
       Int_t itrack1 = itsmap[iesd1];
       if (forbidden[itrack1]) continue;
 
       AliITStrackMI * btrack1 = (AliITStrackMI*)trackarray.At(itrack1); 
       if (!btrack1) continue;
-      if (btrack1->GetSign()<0) continue;
+      if (btrack1->GetSign()<0 && !AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetStoreLikeSignV0s()) continue;
       Bool_t isGold = kFALSE;
       if (TMath::Abs(TMath::Abs(btrack0->GetLabel())-TMath::Abs(btrack1->GetLabel()))==1){
        isGold = kTRUE;
@@ -4314,7 +4281,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FindV02(AliESDEvent *event)
            }
            for (Int_t ilayer=i;ilayer<maxLayer;ilayer++){
              sumn+=1.;       
-             if (!btrack->GetClIndex(ilayer)){
+             if (btrack->GetClIndex(ilayer)<0){
                sumchi2+=25;
                continue;
              }else{
@@ -4358,7 +4325,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FindV02(AliESDEvent *event)
            }
            for (Int_t ilayer=i;ilayer<maxLayer;ilayer++){
              sumn+=1.;
-             if (!btrack->GetClIndex(ilayer)){
+             if (btrack->GetClIndex(ilayer)<0){
                sumchi2+=30;
                continue;
              }else{
@@ -4545,7 +4512,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FindV02(AliESDEvent *event)
   delete   pvertex;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::RefitV02(AliESDEvent *event)
+void AliITStrackerMI::RefitV02(const AliESDEvent *event)
 {
   //
   //try to refit  V0s in the third path of the reconstruction
@@ -4631,6 +4598,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::RefitV02(AliESDEvent *event)
     }    
   }
 }
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AliITStrackerMI::BuildMaterialLUT(TString material) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4706,13 +4674,14 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForPipeMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Propagate beyond beam pipe and correct for material
   // (material budget in different ways according to fUseTGeo value)
+  // Add time if going outward (PropagateTo or PropagateToTGeo)
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   // Define budget mode:
   // 0: material from AliITSRecoParam (hard coded)
-  // 1: material from TGeo (on the fly)
+  // 1: material from TGeo in one step (on the fly)
   // 2: material from lut
-  // 3: material from TGeo (same for all hypotheses)
+  // 3: material from TGeo in one step (same for all hypotheses)
   Int_t mode;
   switch(fUseTGeo) {
   case 0:
@@ -4746,43 +4715,42 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForPipeMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
   if (!t->GetLocalXat(rToGo,xToGo)) return 0;
 
   Double_t xOverX0,x0,lengthTimesMeanDensity;
-  Bool_t anglecorr=kTRUE;
 
   switch(mode) {
   case 0:
     xOverX0 = AliITSRecoParam::GetdPipe();
     x0 = AliITSRecoParam::GetX0Be();
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = xOverX0*x0;
+    lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 1:
     if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,1)) return 0;
-    return 1;
     break;
   case 2:
     if(fxOverX0Pipe<0) BuildMaterialLUT("Pipe");  
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0Pipe;
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoPipe;
+    lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 3:
     if(!fxOverX0PipeTrks || index<0 || index>=fNtracks) Error("CorrectForPipeMaterial","Incorrect usage of UseTGeo option!\n");
     if(fxOverX0PipeTrks[index]<0) {
       if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,1,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity)) return 0;
       Double_t angle=TMath::Sqrt((1.+t->GetTgl()*t->GetTgl())/
-                                (1.-t->GetSnp()*t->GetSnp()));
+                                ((1.-t->GetSnp())*(1.+t->GetSnp())));
       fxOverX0PipeTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(xOverX0)/angle;
       fxTimesRhoPipeTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(lengthTimesMeanDensity)/angle;
       return 1;
     }
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0PipeTrks[index];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoPipeTrks[index];
+    lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   }
 
-  lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-
-  if (!t->AliExternalTrackParam::PropagateTo(xToGo,GetBz())) return 0;
-  if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
-
   return 1;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4792,13 +4760,15 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForShieldMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Propagate beyond SPD or SDD shield and correct for material
   // (material budget in different ways according to fUseTGeo value)
+  // Add time if going outward (PropagateTo or PropagateToTGeo)
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   // Define budget mode:
   // 0: material from AliITSRecoParam (hard coded)
-  // 1: material from TGeo (on the fly)
+  // 1: material from TGeo in steps of X cm (on the fly)
+  //    X = AliITSRecoParam::GetStepSizeTGeo()
   // 2: material from lut
-  // 3: material from TGeo (same for all hypotheses)
+  // 3: material from TGeo in one step (same for all hypotheses)
   Int_t mode;
   switch(fUseTGeo) {
   case 0:
@@ -4843,43 +4813,44 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForShieldMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
   Int_t index=2*fCurrentEsdTrack+shieldindex;
 
   Double_t xOverX0,x0,lengthTimesMeanDensity;
-  Bool_t anglecorr=kTRUE;
+  Int_t nsteps=1;
 
   switch(mode) {
   case 0:
     xOverX0 = AliITSRecoParam::Getdshield(shieldindex);
     x0 = AliITSRecoParam::GetX0shield(shieldindex);
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = xOverX0*x0;
+    lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 1:
-    if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,1)) return 0;
-    return 1;
+    nsteps= (Int_t)(TMath::Abs(t->GetX()-xToGo)/AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetStepSizeTGeo())+1;
+    if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,nsteps)) return 0; // cross the material and apply correction
     break;
   case 2:
     if(fxOverX0Shield[shieldindex]<0) BuildMaterialLUT("Shields");  
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0Shield[shieldindex];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoShield[shieldindex];
+    lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 3:
     if(!fxOverX0ShieldTrks || index<0 || index>=2*fNtracks) Error("CorrectForShieldMaterial","Incorrect usage of UseTGeo option!\n");
     if(fxOverX0ShieldTrks[index]<0) {
       if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,1,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity)) return 0;
       Double_t angle=TMath::Sqrt((1.+t->GetTgl()*t->GetTgl())/
-                                (1.-t->GetSnp()*t->GetSnp()));
+                                ((1.-t->GetSnp())*(1.+t->GetSnp())));
       fxOverX0ShieldTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(xOverX0)/angle;
       fxTimesRhoShieldTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(lengthTimesMeanDensity)/angle;
       return 1;
     }
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0ShieldTrks[index];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoShieldTrks[index];
+    lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   }
 
-  lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-
-  if (!t->AliExternalTrackParam::PropagateTo(xToGo,GetBz())) return 0;
-  if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
-
   return 1;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4890,13 +4861,15 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForLayerMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Propagate beyond layer and correct for material
   // (material budget in different ways according to fUseTGeo value)
+  // Add time if going outward (PropagateTo or PropagateToTGeo)
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   // Define budget mode:
   // 0: material from AliITSRecoParam (hard coded)
-  // 1: material from TGeo (on the fly)
+  // 1: material from TGeo in stepsof X cm (on the fly)
+  //    X = AliITSRecoParam::GetStepSizeTGeo()
   // 2: material from lut
-  // 3: material from TGeo (same for all hypotheses)
+  // 3: material from TGeo in one step (same for all hypotheses)
   Int_t mode;
   switch(fUseTGeo) {
   case 0:
@@ -4933,52 +4906,54 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForLayerMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
 
   Int_t index=6*fCurrentEsdTrack+layerindex;
 
-  // Bring the track beyond the material
-  if (!t->AliExternalTrackParam::PropagateTo(xToGo,GetBz())) return 0;
-  Double_t globXYZ[3];
-  if (!t->GetXYZ(globXYZ)) return 0;
 
   Double_t xOverX0=0.0,x0=0.0,lengthTimesMeanDensity=0.0;
-  Double_t mparam[7];
-  Bool_t anglecorr=kTRUE;
+  Int_t nsteps=1;
+
+  // back before material (no correction)
+  Double_t rOld,xOld;
+  rOld=TMath::Sqrt(oldGlobXYZ[0]*oldGlobXYZ[0]+oldGlobXYZ[1]*oldGlobXYZ[1]);
+  if (!t->GetLocalXat(rOld,xOld)) return 0;
+  if (!t->Propagate(xOld)) return 0;
 
   switch(mode) {
   case 0:
     xOverX0 = fgLayers[layerindex].GetThickness(t->GetY(),t->GetZ(),x0);
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = xOverX0*x0;
+    lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
+    // Bring the track beyond the material
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 1:
-    AliTracker::MeanMaterialBudget(oldGlobXYZ,globXYZ,mparam);
-    if(mparam[1]>900000) return 0;
-    xOverX0=mparam[1];
-    lengthTimesMeanDensity=mparam[0]*mparam[4];
-    anglecorr=kFALSE;
+    nsteps = (Int_t)(TMath::Abs(xOld-xToGo)/AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetStepSizeTGeo())+1;
+    if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,nsteps)) return 0; // cross the material and apply correction
     break;
   case 2:
     if(fxOverX0Layer[layerindex]<0) BuildMaterialLUT("Layers");  
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0Layer[layerindex];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoLayer[layerindex];
+    lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
+    // Bring the track beyond the material
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 3:
     if(!fxOverX0LayerTrks || index<0 || index>=6*fNtracks) Error("CorrectForLayerMaterial","Incorrect usage of UseTGeo option!\n");
     if(fxOverX0LayerTrks[index]<0) {
-      AliTracker::MeanMaterialBudget(oldGlobXYZ,globXYZ,mparam);
-      if(mparam[1]>900000) return 0;
+      nsteps = (Int_t)(TMath::Abs(xOld-xToGo)/AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetStepSizeTGeo())+1;
+      if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,nsteps,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity)) return 0;
       Double_t angle=TMath::Sqrt((1.+t->GetTgl()*t->GetTgl())/
-                                (1.-t->GetSnp()*t->GetSnp()));
-      xOverX0=mparam[1]/angle;
-      lengthTimesMeanDensity=mparam[0]*mparam[4]/angle;
-      fxOverX0LayerTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(xOverX0);
-      fxTimesRhoLayerTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(lengthTimesMeanDensity);
+                                ((1.-t->GetSnp())*(1.+t->GetSnp())));
+      fxOverX0LayerTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(xOverX0)/angle;
+      fxTimesRhoLayerTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(lengthTimesMeanDensity)/angle;
+      return 1;
     }
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0LayerTrks[index];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoLayerTrks[index];
+    lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   }
 
-  lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-
-  if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
 
   return 1;
 }
@@ -5038,7 +5013,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::DeleteTrksMaterialLUT() {
   return;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckSkipLayer(AliITStrackMI *track,
+Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckSkipLayer(const AliITStrackMI *track,
                                      Int_t ilayer,Int_t idet) const {
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
   // This method is used to decide whether to allow a prolongation 
@@ -5106,7 +5081,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckDeadZone(AliITStrackMI *track,
   } else if (ilayer==4 || ilayer==5) { // ----------  SSD
     detType = 2;
   }
-  AliITSsegmentation *segm = (AliITSsegmentation*)fDetTypeRec->GetSegmentationModel(detType);
+  AliITSsegmentation *segm = (AliITSsegmentation*)fkDetTypeRec->GetSegmentationModel(detType);
   if (detType==2) segm->SetLayer(ilayer+1);
   Float_t detSizeX = detSizeFactorX*segm->Dx(); 
   Float_t detSizeZ = detSizeFactorZ*segm->Dz(); 
@@ -5188,7 +5163,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckDeadZone(AliITStrackMI *track,
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::LocalModuleCoord(Int_t ilayer,Int_t idet,
-                                      AliITStrackMI *track,
+                                      const AliITStrackMI *track,
                                       Float_t &xloc,Float_t &zloc) const {
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
   // Gives position of track in local module ref. frame
@@ -5219,7 +5194,7 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::LocalModuleCoord(Int_t ilayer,Int_t idet,
   return kTRUE;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::IsOKForPlaneEff(AliITStrackMI* track, const Int_t *clusters, Int_t ilayer) const {
+Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::IsOKForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, const Int_t *clusters, Int_t ilayer) const {
 //
 // Method to be optimized further: 
 // Aim: decide whether a track can be used for PlaneEff evaluation
@@ -5259,11 +5234,11 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::IsOKForPlaneEff(AliITStrackMI* track, const Int_t *clust
   for(Int_t lay=AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers-1;lay>ilayer;lay--) {
     AliDebug(2,Form("trak=%d  lay=%d  ; index=%d ESD label= %d",tmp.GetLabel(),lay,
                     tmp.GetClIndex(lay),((AliESDtrack*)tmp.GetESDtrack())->GetLabel())) ;
-    if (tmp.GetClIndex(lay)>0) ncl++;
+    if (tmp.GetClIndex(lay)>=0) ncl++;
   }
   Bool_t nextout = kFALSE;
   if(ilayer==AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers-1) nextout=kTRUE; // you are already on the outermost layer
-  else nextout = ((tmp.GetClIndex(ilayer+1)>0)? kTRUE : kFALSE );
+  else nextout = ((tmp.GetClIndex(ilayer+1)>=0)? kTRUE : kFALSE );
   Bool_t nextin = kFALSE;
   if(ilayer==0) nextin=kTRUE; // you are already on the innermost layer
   else nextin = ((index[ilayer-1]>=0)? kTRUE : kFALSE );
@@ -5320,7 +5295,7 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::IsOKForPlaneEff(AliITStrackMI* track, const Int_t *clust
   return kTRUE;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::UseTrackForPlaneEff(AliITStrackMI* track, Int_t ilayer) {
+void AliITStrackerMI::UseTrackForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, Int_t ilayer) {
 //
 // This Method has to be optimized! For the time-being it uses the same criteria
 // as those used in the search of extra clusters for overlapping modules.