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index f9aa38061f4ad8e75205a7fae277c5b5a8b6d240..6767ad39f165248190440b02ce4ca6b02904c977 100644 (file)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "TGeoPcon.h"
 #include "TRotation.h"
 #include "AliITSv11GeometrySSD.h"
+#include "Riostream.h"
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Names of the Sensitive Volumes of Layer 5 and Layer 6
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -49,9 +50,10 @@ const char* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgSSDsensitiveVolName6 = "ITSssdSensitivL6";
 // Variable for Vertical Disalignement of Modules
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDTolerance = 0.0001*fgkmm;
-//const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDTolerance = 1.*fgkmm;
-const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment = 0.*fgkmm;
-const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment2 = 0.2*fgkmm;
+const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment = 0.2*fgkmm;
+const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDModuleSideDisalignment     = 0.2*fgkmm;
+// For ladders:
+const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment = 0.2*fgkmm;
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Layer5 (lengths are in mm and angles in degrees)
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -175,8 +177,8 @@ const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDSensorSideSupportLength                 =
 const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDSensorSideSupportWidth          =  
                                                                                                                                         2.000*fgkmm;
 const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDSensorSideSupportHeight[2]      =
-                                                                                                    { 4.620*fgkmm-fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment2
-                                                                                                      5.220*fgkmm-fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment2};
+                                                                                                    { 4.620*fgkmm-fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment, 
+                                                                                                      5.220*fgkmm-fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment};
 //const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDSensorSideSupportHeight[2]      =
 //                                                                                                  { 4.520*fgkmm, 5.130*fgkmm};
 const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDSensorSideSupportThickness[2]   = 
@@ -208,12 +210,12 @@ const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkSSDChipCablesHeight[4]   =
                                  {  0.014*fgkmm,  0.010*fgkmm, fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
                                                                  -  (fgkSSDSensorSideSupportHeight[1]
                                                                  -   fgkSSDSensorSideSupportHeight[0])
-                                                                 -   fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment
+                                                                 -   fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment
                                                                  -   fgkSSDCoolingBlockHoleCenter
                                                                  -   fgkSSDStiffenerHeight
                                                                  -   fgkSSDChipHeight-fgkSSDSensorHeight,
                                                                          fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                                                 -   fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment2 
+                                                                 -   fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment  
                                                                  -   fgkSSDCoolingBlockHoleCenter
                                                                  -       fgkSSDStiffenerHeight
                                                                  -   fgkSSDChipHeight-fgkSSDSensorHeight};
@@ -366,25 +368,21 @@ const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[2] = {fgkSSDL
                                                                                                  -  fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]
                                                                                                  +  0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
                                                                                                  +      fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                                                                                 +  fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment
                                                                                                  -      fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight,
                                                                                                         fgkSSDLay6RadiusMin
                                                                                                  -  fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]
                                                                                                  +  0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
                                                                                                  +      fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                                                                                 +  fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment
                                                                                                  -      fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight}; 
 const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[2] = {fgkSSDLay5RadiusMax
                                                                                                    -  fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]
                                                                                                    +  0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
                                                                                                    +  fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                                                                                       +  fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment
                                                                                                        -  fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[0],
                                                                                                           fgkSSDLay6RadiusMax
                                                                                                    -  fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]
                                                                                                    +  0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
                                                                                                    +  fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                                                                                       +  fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment
                                                                                                        -  fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[1]};
 const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkLadderSupportHeigth = 10.0*fgkmm; // To be verified
 const Double_t AliITSv11GeometrySSD::fgkLadderSupportRingLay5Position = 451.35*fgkmm;
@@ -1200,7 +1198,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::CreateTransformationMatrices(){
                       -       fgkSSDSensorCenterSupportThickness[0]),
                       -      (fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor+0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
                       -       fgkSSDSensorHeight-fgkSSDChipCablesHeight[3]-fgkSSDChipHeight
-                                         -       fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment2)); 
+                                         -       fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment)); 
   fhybridmatrix = new TGeoHMatrix();
   for(Int_t i=0; i<khybridmatrixnumber; i++) fhybridmatrix->MultiplyLeft(localhybridtrans[i]);
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1264,7 +1262,8 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::CreateTransformationMatrices(){
   Double_t ssdflexboxlength = fgkSSDFlexFullLength-2.*fgkSSDFlexAngle
                             * TMath::DegToRad()*ssdflexradiusmax
                                                               - fgkSSDFlexLength[2]-TMath::Pi()
-                                                              * fgkSSDStiffenerHeight-fgkSSDFlexLength[0];
+                                                              * fgkSSDStiffenerHeight-fgkSSDFlexLength[0]
+                                                                                  - 0.1*fgkSSDFlexFullLength;
   Double_t trans = ssdflexboxlength*CosD(2.*fgkSSDFlexAngle)
                             + (ssdflexradiusmax-fgkSSDStiffenerHeight)*SinD(2.*fgkSSDFlexAngle)
                             +      fgkSSDFlexLength[2];
@@ -1577,17 +1576,15 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::CreateTransformationMatrices(){
                                         - fgkCarbonFiberLowerSupportWidth 
                                         - fgkLowerSupportToSensorZ,
                                                        0.5*fgkSSDSensorHeight-0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
-                                         -             fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor-0.5*fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment
+                                         -             fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
                                          +    (fgkSSDSensorSideSupportHeight[1]
-                                         -             fgkSSDSensorSideSupportHeight[0])
-                                         +     0.5*fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment2);
+                                         -             fgkSSDSensorSideSupportHeight[0]));
   localssdsensortrans[1]->SetTranslation(0.5*fgkCarbonFiberTriangleLength,
                                         fgkCarbonFiberJunctionWidth 
                                         - fgkCarbonFiberLowerSupportWidth 
                                         - fgkLowerSupportToSensorZ,
                                                    0.5*fgkSSDSensorHeight-0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
-                                                       -fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor-0.5*fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment
-                                               +       0.5*fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment2);
+                                                       -fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor);
   for(Int_t i=0; i<2; i++) 
        localssdsensorcombitrans[i] = new TGeoCombiTrans(*localssdsensortrans[i],
                                                                                                         *localssdsensorrot);   
@@ -2022,11 +2019,11 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetCarbonFiberSupportList(){
   Double_t* param = new Double_t[4]; 
   param[0] = 0., param[1] = 1., param[2] = 0., param[3] = -symmetryplaneposition;
   for(Int_t j=0; j<kvertexnumber; j++) vertexposition[1][j] = 
-                                 new TVector3((GetReflection(vertexposition[0][j],param))->X(),
-                                                         (GetReflection(vertexposition[0][j],param))->Y());
-  char* carbonfibersupportshapename[kshapesnumber] = 
+    new TVector3((GetReflection(vertexposition[0][j],param))->X(),
+                (GetReflection(vertexposition[0][j],param))->Y());
+  const char* carbonfibersupportshapename[kshapesnumber] = 
                                                {"CarbonFiberSupportShape1","CarbonFiberSupportShape2"};
-  char* carbonfibersupportname[kshapesnumber] = 
+  const char* carbonfibersupportname[kshapesnumber] = 
                                                {"CarbonFiberSupport1","CarbonFiberSupport2"};
   TGeoArb8* carbonfibersupportshape[kshapesnumber]; 
   TGeoVolume* carbonfibersupport[kshapesnumber];
@@ -2063,8 +2060,8 @@ TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetCarbonFiberJunction(Double_t width){
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   const Int_t kvertexnumber = 6;
   TGeoXtru* carbonfiberjunctionshape = new TGeoXtru(2);
-  Double_t reflectionparam[3] = {TMath::Tan(fgkCarbonFiberJunctionAngle[0]
-                                                         *  TMath::DegToRad()),-1.,0.};
+  Double_t reflectionparam[4] = {TMath::Tan(fgkCarbonFiberJunctionAngle[0]
+                                           *  TMath::DegToRad()),-1.,0.,0.};
   TVector3* vertex[kvertexnumber];
   vertex[0] = new TVector3();
   vertex[3] = new TVector3(fgkCarbonFiberJunctionEdge[0]
@@ -2125,9 +2122,9 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetCarbonFiberLowerSupportList(){
   vertexposition[1][2] = new TVector3(0.,fgkCarbonFiberLowerSupportVolumePosition[0]);
   vertexposition[1][3] = new TVector3(fgkCarbonFiberTriangleLength,
                                                                fgkCarbonFiberLowerSupportVolumePosition[1]);
-  char* carbonfiberlowersupportshapename[kshapesnumber] = 
+  const char* carbonfiberlowersupportshapename[kshapesnumber] = 
                          {"CarbonFiberLowerSupportShape1","CarbonFiberLowerSupportShape2"};
-  char* carbonfiberlowersupportname[kshapesnumber] = 
+  const char* carbonfiberlowersupportname[kshapesnumber] = 
                          {"CarbonFiberLowerSupport1","CarbonFiberLowerSupport2"};
   TGeoArb8* carbonfiberlowersupportshape[kshapesnumber];
   TGeoVolume* carbonfiberlowersupport[kshapesnumber];
@@ -2348,10 +2345,10 @@ TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetCoolingTubeSupport(Int_t nedges){
   // Deallocating memory
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   delete [] vertexposition;
-  delete xvertexpoints;
-  delete yvertexpoints;
-  delete xvert;
-  delete yvert;
+  delete [] xvertexpoints;
+  delete [] yvertexpoints;
+  delete [] xvert;
+  delete [] yvert;
   for(Int_t i=0; i< kvirtualvertexnumber; i++)
        delete virtualvertex[i];
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -2587,8 +2584,8 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDHybridParts(){
                                 - fgkSSDConnectorSeparation;
   Double_t wirey = ssdstiffenerseparation+fgkSSDStiffenerWidth
                                 - 2.*fgkSSDConnectorPosition[1]-fgkSSDConnectorWidth;
-  Double_t ssdwireradius = TMath::Sqrt(TMath::Power(wirex,2.)
-                                        + TMath::Power(wirey,2));
+  Double_t ssdwireradius = TMath::Sqrt(wirex*wirex+wirey*wirey);
+
   Double_t wireangle = TMath::ATan(wirex/wirey);
   TGeoTube *hybridwireshape = new TGeoTube("HybridWireShape", 0., 
                                                fgkSSDWireRadius, 0.5*ssdwireradius);
@@ -2868,7 +2865,8 @@ TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDEndFlex(){
   Double_t ssdflexboxlength = fgkSSDFlexFullLength-2.*fgkSSDFlexAngle
                                                * TMath::DegToRad()*ssdflexradiusmax
                                                - fgkSSDFlexLength[2]-TMath::Pi()
-                                               * fgkSSDStiffenerHeight-fgkSSDFlexLength[0];
+                                               * fgkSSDStiffenerHeight-fgkSSDFlexLength[0]
+                                                       - 0.1*fgkSSDFlexFullLength;
   const Int_t knedges = 20;  
   const Int_t karcnumber = 2;
   TVector3* vertexposition[karcnumber*(knedges+1)];
@@ -2971,8 +2969,9 @@ for(Int_t i=0; i<karcnumber; i++){
                                                                           xmothervertex,ymothervertex);
   ssdendflexmothershape->DefineSection(0,-0.5*fgkSSDFlexWidth[0]);
   ssdendflexmothershape->DefineSection(1, 0.5*fgkSSDFlexWidth[0]);
-  TGeoVolume* ssdendflexmother = new TGeoVolume("SSDEndFlexMother",
-                                                                ssdendflexmothershape,fSSDAir);        
+//  TGeoVolume* ssdendflexmother = new TGeoVolume("SSDEndFlexMother",
+//                                                              ssdendflexmothershape,fSSDAir);        
+  TGeoVolumeAssembly* ssdendflexmother = new TGeoVolumeAssembly("SSDEndFlexMother");
   //////////////////////////////////////
   // End Flex TGeoXtru Layer Definition 
   //////////////////////////////////////
@@ -3034,8 +3033,7 @@ TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDMountingBlock(){
                         -     fgkSSDMountingBlockScrewHoleRadius[0];
   xvertex[7] = xvertex[6];
   yvertex[0] = -0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight-fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                        +      fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]-0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[0]
-                        -  fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment;
+                        +      fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]-0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[0];
   yvertex[1] = 0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[0];
   yvertex[2] = yvertex[1]; 
   yvertex[3] = fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]-yvertex[1];
@@ -3044,6 +3042,7 @@ TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDMountingBlock(){
                         - fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[0];
   yvertex[6] = yvertex[5];
   yvertex[7] = yvertex[0];
+
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // TGeoXTru Volume definition for Mounting Block Part
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -3222,8 +3221,7 @@ TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDMountingBlock(){
   xmothervertex[8] = -0.25*(fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0]-fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[1]); 
   xmothervertex[9] = xmothervertex[8]; 
   ymothervertex[0] = -0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight-fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                              + fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]-0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[0]
-                                  - fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment;
+                              + fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]-0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[0];
   ymothervertex[1] = 0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[0]+fgkMountingBlockClipThickness;
   ymothervertex[2] = ymothervertex[1];
   ymothervertex[3] = ymothervertex[2]+(fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]
@@ -3235,6 +3233,7 @@ TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDMountingBlock(){
   ymothervertex[7] = ymothervertex[6]-fgkMountingBlockClipThickness;
   ymothervertex[8] = ymothervertex[7];
   ymothervertex[9] = ymothervertex[0];
+
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // TGeoXTru Volume definition for Mounting Block Clip Part
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -3334,18 +3333,19 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetCoolingTubeList()const{
    // Ladder Cooling Tubes
    coolingtubeshape[0][0] = new TGeoTube(fgkCoolingTubeRmin,fgkCoolingTubeRmax,
                                          0.25 * (fgkSSDSensorLength-2.*fgkSSDModuleStiffenerPosition[1]
-                                                 -     2.*fgkSSDCoolingBlockWidth-fgkCoolingTubeSupportWidth));
+                                                 -     2.*fgkSSDCoolingBlockWidth-fgkCoolingTubeSupportWidth)
+                                                 -0.5*fgkSSDTolerance);
    coolingtubeshape[0][1] = new TGeoTube(0.0,fgkCoolingTubeRmin,
                                                                                 coolingtubeshape[0][0]->GetDz());
    coolingtubeshape[1][0] = new TGeoTube(fgkCoolingTubeRmin,fgkCoolingTubeRmax,
                                                                                 0.5*(fgkSSDModuleStiffenerPosition[1]
-                                                 -                                       fgkSSDSensorOverlap));
+                                                 -                                       fgkSSDSensorOverlap-fgkSSDTolerance));
    coolingtubeshape[1][1] = new TGeoTube(0.0,fgkCoolingTubeRmin,
                                                                                 coolingtubeshape[1][0]->GetDz());
    coolingtubeshape[2][0] = new TGeoTube(fgkCoolingTubeRmin,fgkCoolingTubeRmax,
-                                                                                0.5*(fgkSSDModuleStiffenerPosition[1]));
+                                                                                0.5*(fgkSSDModuleStiffenerPosition[1]-fgkSSDTolerance));
    coolingtubeshape[2][1] = new TGeoTube(0.0,fgkCoolingTubeRmin,
-                                                                                coolingtubeshape[2][0]->GetDz());
+                                                                                coolingtubeshape[2][0]->GetDz()-0.5*fgkSSDTolerance);
    // End Ladder Cooling Tubes 
    TGeoTube** endladdercoolingtubeshape[fgkendladdercoolingtubenumber];
    for(Int_t i=0; i<fgkendladdercoolingtubenumber; i++) 
@@ -3360,14 +3360,14 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetCoolingTubeList()const{
                                                  +                     fgkendladdercoolingsupportdistance[1]
                                                  -                     fgkCoolingTubeSupportWidth-fgkSSDTolerance));
    endladdercoolingtubeshape[1][1] = new TGeoTube(0.0,fgkCoolingTubeRmin,
-                                                                       endladdercoolingtubeshape[1][0]->GetDz());
+                                                                       endladdercoolingtubeshape[1][0]->GetDz()-0.5*fgkSSDTolerance);
    endladdercoolingtubeshape[2][0] = new TGeoTube(fgkCoolingTubeRmin,fgkCoolingTubeRmax,
                                                        0.50 * (fgkEndLadderCarbonFiberLowerJunctionLength[0]
                                                  -                     fgkEndLadderMountingBlockPosition[0]
                                                  -                     fgkendladdercoolingsupportdistance[1]           
                                                  -                     fgkCoolingTubeSupportWidth-fgkSSDTolerance));
    endladdercoolingtubeshape[2][1] = new TGeoTube(0.0,fgkCoolingTubeRmin,
-                                                                       endladdercoolingtubeshape[2][0]->GetDz());
+                                                                       endladdercoolingtubeshape[2][0]->GetDz()-0.5*fgkSSDTolerance);
    endladdercoolingtubeshape[3][0] = new TGeoTube(fgkCoolingTubeRmin,fgkCoolingTubeRmax,
                                                          0.50 * (fgkMountingBlockToSensorSupport
                                                        - 0.50 * (fgkSSDFlexHoleWidth-fgkSSDSensorSideSupportWidth)
@@ -3378,11 +3378,11 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetCoolingTubeList()const{
                                                        -                 fgkEndLadderMountingBlockPosition[1]
                                                        -                 fgkCoolingTubeSupportWidth-fgkSSDTolerance));
    endladdercoolingtubeshape[3][1] = new TGeoTube(0.0,fgkCoolingTubeRmin,
-                                                                       endladdercoolingtubeshape[3][0]->GetDz());
+                                                                       endladdercoolingtubeshape[3][0]->GetDz()-0.5*fgkSSDTolerance);
    endladdercoolingtubeshape[4][0] = new TGeoTube(fgkCoolingTubeRmin,fgkCoolingTubeRmax,
                                                          0.50 * (fgkendladdercoolingsupportdistance[2]-fgkSSDTolerance));
    endladdercoolingtubeshape[4][1] = new TGeoTube(0.0,fgkCoolingTubeRmin,
-                                                                       endladdercoolingtubeshape[4][0]->GetDz());
+                                                                       endladdercoolingtubeshape[4][0]->GetDz()-0.5*fgkSSDTolerance);
    // Ladder Cooling Tubes
    TGeoVolume** coolingtube[fgkcoolingtubenumber];
    for(Int_t i=0; i<fgkcoolingtubenumber; i++) coolingtube[i] = 
@@ -3441,6 +3441,7 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetCoolingTubeList()const{
                endladdercoolingtube[i][0]->SetLineColor(fColorPhynox);
                endladdercoolingtube[i][1]->SetLineColor(fColorWater);
    }
+  
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Virtual Volume containing Cooling Tubes
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -3570,8 +3571,8 @@ TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDCoolingBlock(Int_t nedges){
   // Deallocating memory
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   delete [] vertexposition;
-  delete xvertexpoints;
-  delete yvertexpoints;
+  delete [] xvertexpoints;
+  delete [] yvertexpoints;
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   return ssdcoolingblock;
 }
@@ -3747,69 +3748,11 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDChipSystem(){
 //  const Int_t knedges = 20;
   const Int_t knedges = 5;
   const Int_t kchipsystemnumber = 2;
-  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  // Mother Volume containing SSDChipSystem
-  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  TGeoXtru* chipsystemothershape[kchipsystemnumber];
-  for(Int_t i=0; i<kchipsystemnumber; i++) chipsystemothershape[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
-  const Int_t kmothervertexnumber = 12;  
-  Double_t xmothervertex[kchipsystemnumber][kmothervertexnumber];
-  Double_t ymothervertex[kchipsystemnumber][kmothervertexnumber];
-  Double_t ssdchipcablesradius[kchipsystemnumber];
-  Double_t ssdchipseparation = fgkSSDSensorLength
-                            - 2.*fgkSSDModuleStiffenerPosition[1]
-                            - 2.*(fgkSSDStiffenerWidth
-                            - fgkSSDStiffenerToChipDist-0.5*fgkSSDChipWidth);
-  for(Int_t i=0; i<kchipsystemnumber; i++)
-       ssdchipcablesradius[i] = 0.25*(fgkSSDChipCablesHeight[i+2]
-                                                  -  fgkSSDChipCablesHeight[0]
-                                                  -  fgkSSDChipCablesHeight[1]);
-  ///////////////////////
-  // Setting the vertices 
-  ///////////////////////
-  xmothervertex[0][0]  = -0.5*fgkSSDChipCablesLength[1];  
-  xmothervertex[0][1]  = xmothervertex[0][0];  
-  xmothervertex[0][2]  = (fgkSSDChipNumber-1)*(fgkSSDChipLength
-                                          + fgkSSDChipSeparationLength)+0.5*fgkSSDChipCablesLength[1];  
-  xmothervertex[0][3]  = xmothervertex[0][2];  
-  xmothervertex[0][4]  = 0.5*fgkSSDChipCablesLength[1];  
-  xmothervertex[0][5]  = xmothervertex[0][4];  
-  xmothervertex[0][6]  = xmothervertex[0][2]-0.5*fgkSSDChipCablesLength[1];  
-  xmothervertex[0][7]  = xmothervertex[0][6]; 
-  xmothervertex[0][8]  = 0.0;  
-  xmothervertex[0][9]  = xmothervertex[0][8];  
-  xmothervertex[0][10] = xmothervertex[0][4];  
-  xmothervertex[0][11] = xmothervertex[0][10];  
-  for(Int_t i=0; i<kmothervertexnumber; i++) 
-       xmothervertex[1][i] = xmothervertex[0][i]; 
-  for(Int_t i=0; i<kchipsystemnumber; i++){
-       ymothervertex[i][0]  = -0.5*fgkSSDChipWidth-ssdchipcablesradius[i]
-                                                - fgkSSDChipCablesWidth[1]-fgkSSDChipCablesWidth[2];
-       ymothervertex[i][1]  = ssdchipseparation-ymothervertex[i][0];
-       ymothervertex[i][2]  = ymothervertex[i][1];
-       ymothervertex[i][3]  = ymothervertex[i][0];
-       ymothervertex[i][4]  = ymothervertex[i][0];
-       ymothervertex[i][5]  = 0.5*fgkSSDChipWidth;
-       ymothervertex[i][6]  = ymothervertex[i][5];
-       ymothervertex[i][7]  = ssdchipseparation-0.5*fgkSSDChipWidth;
-       ymothervertex[i][8]  = ymothervertex[i][7];
-       ymothervertex[i][9]  = ymothervertex[i][5];
-       ymothervertex[i][10] = ymothervertex[i][5];
-       ymothervertex[i][11] = ymothervertex[i][4];
-  }
-  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//  TGeoVolume* chipsystemother[kchipsystemnumber];
+
   TGeoVolumeAssembly* chipsystemother[kchipsystemnumber];
   const char* chipsytemothername[kchipsystemnumber] = 
                                        {"SSDChipSytemother1","SSDChipSytemother2"};
   for(Int_t i=0; i<kchipsystemnumber; i++){
-    chipsystemothershape[i]->DefinePolygon(kmothervertexnumber,
-                                                                       xmothervertex[i],ymothervertex[i]);
-    chipsystemothershape[i]->DefineSection(0,-fgkSSDChipCablesHeight[i+2]
-                                                                                 -0.5*fgkSSDChipHeight);
-    chipsystemothershape[i]->DefineSection(1,0.5*fgkSSDChipHeight);
-//    chipsystemother[i] = new TGeoVolume(chipsytemothername[i],
-//                                                       chipsystemothershape[i],fSSDAir);
     chipsystemother[i] = new TGeoVolumeAssembly(chipsytemothername[i]);
   }
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -3853,13 +3796,14 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDChipSystem(){
                delete ssdchipcablesrot[i][j];
                delete ssdchipcablestrans[i][j];
        }
-       delete ssdchipcablesrot[i];
-       delete ssdchipcablestrans[i];
+       delete [] ssdchipcablesrot[i];
+       delete [] ssdchipcablestrans[i];
   }
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   return ssdchipsystemlist;
 }
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
 TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetSSDChips() const{
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // SSD Chip Assembly Generation    
@@ -3950,17 +3894,41 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetLadderCableSegment(Double_t ssdendladdercablelen
   /////////////////////////////////////////
   // LadderSegmentBBox Volume
   /////////////////////////////////////////
-  TGeoBBox* laddercablesegmentbboxshape[kladdercablesegmentnumber];
+  static TGeoBBox* laddercablesegmentbboxshape[kladdercablesegmentnumber] = {0,0};
   const char* laddercablesegmentbboxshapename[kladdercablesegmentnumber] = 
                                {"LadderCableSegmentBBoxShape1","LadderCableSegmentBBoxShape2"};
+
+
+  const char* laddercablesegmentbboxname[kladdercablesegmentnumber] = 
+                                                 {"LadderCableSegmentBBox1","LadderCableSegmentBBox2"};
+  static TGeoVolume* laddercablesegmentbbox[kladdercablesegmentnumber];
+
+  static TGeoTranslation* laddercablesegmentbboxtrans[kladdercablesegmentnumber] = {
+                                                  new TGeoTranslation("LadderCableSegmentBBoxTrans1",
+                                                                                          0.5*fgkSSDFlexWidth[0],
+                                                                                          0.5*fgkSSDLadderCableWidth,
+                                                                      0.5*fgkSSDFlexHeight[0]),
+                                                  new TGeoTranslation("LadderCableSegmentBBoxTrans2",
+                                                                                          0.5*fgkSSDFlexWidth[0],
+                                                                                          0.5*fgkSSDLadderCableWidth,
+                                                                                          fgkSSDFlexHeight[0]
+                                                                                          +0.5*fgkSSDFlexHeight[1])
+                                                                                   };
+  static TGeoVolume* laddercablesegmentbboxassembly =                                             new TGeoVolumeAssembly("LadderCableSegmentBBoxAssembly") ;
+  static TGeoVolume* laddercablesegmentarbassembly = 
+                                                  new TGeoVolumeAssembly("LadderCableSegmentArbAssembly"); 
+
+  static TGeoArb8* laddercablesegmentarbshape[kladdercablesegmentnumber];
+  static TGeoVolume* laddercablesegmentarb[kladdercablesegmentnumber];
+
+  if (laddercablesegmentbboxshape[0] == 0) { 
+    // Initialise static shapes and volumes 
   for(Int_t i=0; i<kladdercablesegmentnumber; i++) laddercablesegmentbboxshape[i] = 
                                                  new TGeoBBox(laddercablesegmentbboxshapename[i],
                                                                           0.5*fgkSSDFlexWidth[0],
                                                                           0.5*fgkSSDLadderCableWidth,
                                                                           0.5*fgkSSDFlexHeight[i]); 
-  const char* laddercablesegmentbboxname[kladdercablesegmentnumber] = 
-                                                 {"LadderCableSegmentBBox1","LadderCableSegmentBBox2"};
-  TGeoVolume* laddercablesegmentbbox[kladdercablesegmentnumber];
+
   for(Int_t i=0; i<kladdercablesegmentnumber; i++){ 
                        laddercablesegmentbbox[i] =
                                                  new TGeoVolume(laddercablesegmentbboxname[i],
@@ -3970,20 +3938,7 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetLadderCableSegment(Double_t ssdendladdercablelen
                        laddercablesegmentbbox[i]->SetLineColor(i==0 ? fColorAl : 
                                                                                                                   fColorPolyhamide);
   }
-  TGeoTranslation* laddercablesegmentbboxtrans[kladdercablesegmentnumber];                                                                               
-  laddercablesegmentbboxtrans[0] = 
-                                                  new TGeoTranslation("LadderCableSegmentBBoxTrans1",
-                                                                                          0.5*fgkSSDFlexWidth[0],
-                                                                                          0.5*fgkSSDLadderCableWidth,
-                                                                                          0.5*fgkSSDFlexHeight[0]);
-  laddercablesegmentbboxtrans[1] = 
-                                                  new TGeoTranslation("LadderCableSegmentBBoxTrans2",
-                                                                                          0.5*fgkSSDFlexWidth[0],
-                                                                                          0.5*fgkSSDLadderCableWidth,
-                                                                                          fgkSSDFlexHeight[0]
-                                                                                          +0.5*fgkSSDFlexHeight[1]);
-  TGeoVolume* laddercablesegmentbboxassembly = 
-                                                  new TGeoVolumeAssembly("LadderCableSegmentBBoxAssembly"); 
+  
   for(Int_t i=0; i<kladdercablesegmentnumber; i++)  
                laddercablesegmentbboxassembly->AddNode(laddercablesegmentbbox[i],1,
                                                                                            laddercablesegmentbboxtrans[i]);
@@ -4008,9 +3963,9 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetLadderCableSegment(Double_t ssdendladdercablelen
   }
   Double_t laddercablesegmentwidth[2][2] = {{fgkSSDFlexHeight[0],fgkSSDFlexHeight[0]},
                                                                            {fgkSSDFlexHeight[1],fgkSSDFlexHeight[1]}}; 
-  char* laddercablesegmentarbshapename[kladdercablesegmentnumber] = 
+  const char* laddercablesegmentarbshapename[kladdercablesegmentnumber] = 
                                        {"LadderCableSegmentArbShape1","LadderCableSegmentArbShape2"};
-  TGeoArb8* laddercablesegmentarbshape[kladdercablesegmentnumber];
+
   for(Int_t i = 0; i< kladdercablesegmentnumber; i++) laddercablesegmentarbshape[i] = 
                                        GetArbShape(laddercablesegmentvertexposition[i],
                                                                laddercablesegmentwidth[i],
@@ -4018,7 +3973,7 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetLadderCableSegment(Double_t ssdendladdercablelen
                                                                laddercablesegmentarbshapename[i]);
   const char* laddercablesegmentarbname[kladdercablesegmentnumber] = 
                                                  {"LadderCableSegmentArb1","LadderCableSegmentArb2"};
-  TGeoVolume* laddercablesegmentarb[kladdercablesegmentnumber];
+
   for(Int_t i=0; i<kladdercablesegmentnumber; i++){
                         laddercablesegmentarb[i] =
                                                   new TGeoVolume(laddercablesegmentarbname[i],
@@ -4039,13 +3994,13 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetLadderCableSegment(Double_t ssdendladdercablelen
                                                         + fgkSSDFlexWidth[0],0.,0.,
                                                   new TGeoRotation((*laddercablesegmentarbrot[1])
                                                     *(*laddercablesegmentarbrot[0])));
-  TGeoVolume* laddercablesegmentarbassembly = 
-                                                  new TGeoVolumeAssembly("LadderCableSegmentArbAssembly"); 
   for(Int_t i=0; i<kladdercablesegmentnumber; i++)
   laddercablesegmentarbassembly->AddNode(laddercablesegmentarb[i],1,
                                                                                   laddercablesegmentarbcombitrans);
+  }  // End of static initialisations
 /////////////////////////////////////////
 // End Ladder Cable Volume
+// Note: this part depends explicitly on the length passed as an argument to the function
 /////////////////////////////////////////
   TGeoBBox* ladderendcablesegmentbboxshape[kladdercablesegmentnumber];
   const char* ladderendcablesegmentbboxshapename[kladdercablesegmentnumber] = 
@@ -4090,7 +4045,8 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetLadderCableSegment(Double_t ssdendladdercablelen
   laddercablesegmentlist->Add(laddercablesegmentarbassembly);
   laddercablesegmentlist->Add(ladderendcablesegmentbboxassembly);
   return laddercablesegmentlist;
-  }
+}
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetLadderCable(Int_t n, Double_t ssdendladdercablelength){
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -4119,7 +4075,7 @@ TGeoVolume* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetLadderCableAssembly(Int_t n, Double_t ssden
   // Method generating Ladder Cable Volumes Assembly   
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   TGeoVolume* laddercableassembly = new TGeoVolumeAssembly("LadderCableAssembly");
-  char laddercabletransname[30];
+  char laddercabletransname[100];
   for(Int_t i=0; i<n; i++){ 
        sprintf(laddercabletransname,"LadderCableTrans%i",i+1);
     laddercableassembly->AddNode(GetLadderCable(n-i,ssdendladdercablelength),i+1,
@@ -4135,7 +4091,7 @@ TList* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetLadderCableAssemblyList(Int_t n, Double_t ssdend
   const Int_t kladdercableassemblynumber = 2;
   TGeoVolume* laddercableassembly = GetLadderCableAssembly(n,ssdendladdercablelength);
   TGeoVolume* ladderCable[kladdercableassemblynumber];
-  char laddercableassemblyname[30];
+  char laddercableassemblyname[100];
   TList* laddercableassemblylist = new TList();
   for(Int_t i=0; i<kladdercableassemblynumber; i++){ 
        sprintf(laddercableassemblyname,"LadderCableAssembly%i",i+1);
@@ -4303,8 +4259,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadder(){
   Double_t laddercablethickness = (fgkSSDLay6SensorsNumber+2)
                                                                * (fgkSSDFlexHeight[0]+fgkSSDFlexHeight[1]);
   xmothervertex[0][0] = -0.5*fgkSSDSensorWidth;
-  ymothervertex[0][0] = -0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight-fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                         -  fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment;
+  ymothervertex[0][0] = -0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight-fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor;
   xmothervertex[0][1] = xmothervertex[0][0];
   ymothervertex[0][1] = 0.0;
   xmothervertex[0][2] = - 0.5*fgkSSDModuleSensorSupportDistance-2.*fgkCoolingTubeSupportRmax
@@ -4324,16 +4279,119 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadder(){
        xmothervertex[1][i] = xmothervertex[0][i];
        ymothervertex[1][i] = ymothervertex[0][i];
   }
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Disalignement Mother Volume corrections 25/08/08
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  TGeoXtru* leftladdershape1[fgkladdernumber]; 
+  TGeoXtru* leftladdershape2[fgkladdernumber]; 
+  TGeoXtru* centersensorladdershape[fgkladdernumber];  
+  TGeoXtru* rightladdershape1[fgkladdernumber];        
+  TGeoXtru* rightladdershape2[fgkladdernumber];        
+  for(Int_t i=0; i<fgkladdernumber; i++){
+    leftladdershape1[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
+    leftladdershape2[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
+    centersensorladdershape[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
+    rightladdershape1[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
+    rightladdershape2[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
+  }
+  //////////////////////////////////////
+  // Setting the names for shapes  
+  //////////////////////////////////////
+  leftladdershape1[0]->SetName("Lay5Left1LadderSegmentContainer");
+  leftladdershape2[0]->SetName("Lay5Left2LadderSegmentContainer");
+  leftladdershape1[1]->SetName("Lay6Left1LadderSegmentContainer");
+  leftladdershape2[1]->SetName("Lay6Left2LadderSegmentContainer");
+  centersensorladdershape[0]->SetName("Lay5CenterSensorContainer");
+  centersensorladdershape[1]->SetName("Lay6CenterSensorContainer");
+  rightladdershape1[0]->SetName("Lay5Right1LadderSegmentContainer");
+  rightladdershape2[0]->SetName("Lay5Right2LadderSegmentContainer");
+  rightladdershape1[1]->SetName("Lay6Right1LadderSegmentContainer");
+  rightladdershape2[1]->SetName("Lay6Right2LadderSegmentContainer");
+  //////////////////////////////////////
+  Double_t xend1laddervertex[fgkladdernumber][kmothervertexnumber];
+  Double_t yend1laddervertex[fgkladdernumber][kmothervertexnumber];
+  Double_t xcentersensorvertex[fgkladdernumber][kmothervertexnumber];
+  Double_t ycentersensorvertex[fgkladdernumber][kmothervertexnumber];
+  Double_t xend2laddervertex[fgkladdernumber][kmothervertexnumber];
+  Double_t yend2laddervertex[fgkladdernumber][kmothervertexnumber];
+  for(Int_t i=0; i<fgkladdernumber; i++) {
+    for(Int_t j=0; j<kmothervertexnumber; j++){
+      xcentersensorvertex[i][j] = xmothervertex[i][j];
+      ycentersensorvertex[i][j] = ymothervertex[i][j];
+      xend1laddervertex[i][j] = xmothervertex[i][j];
+      yend1laddervertex[i][j] = ymothervertex[i][j];
+      xend2laddervertex[i][j] = xmothervertex[i][j];
+      yend2laddervertex[i][j] = ymothervertex[i][j];
+    }
+    // Add some space around sensors to accommodate misalignments
+    xcentersensorvertex[i][0] -= fgkSSDModuleSideDisalignment; 
+    xcentersensorvertex[i][1] =  xcentersensorvertex[0][0];
+    xcentersensorvertex[i][6] = -xcentersensorvertex[0][1];
+    xcentersensorvertex[i][7] = -xcentersensorvertex[0][0];
+    
+    ycentersensorvertex[i][0] -= fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment;     
+    ycentersensorvertex[i][7] = ycentersensorvertex[0][0];
+    
+    // Center Ladder Piece
+    centersensorladdershape[i]->DefinePolygon(kmothervertexnumber,xcentersensorvertex[i],
+                                             ycentersensorvertex[i]);
+    centersensorladdershape[i]->DefineSection(0, - fgkEndLadderCarbonFiberLowerJunctionLength[1]
+                                                + 1.45*fgkSSDMountingBlockWidth);
+    centersensorladdershape[i]->DefineSection(1,   ssdlaysensorsnumber[i] * fgkCarbonFiberJunctionWidth
+                                                + fgkEndLadderCarbonFiberLowerJunctionLength[0]
+                                                - 2.4*fgkSSDMountingBlockWidth);
+
+    // Left and Right Ladder Pieces: Mother volumes around ladder mounting areas 
+
+    // Cuts off first corner (neg x)
+    xend1laddervertex[i][0] = -0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0];
+    xend1laddervertex[i][1] = -0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0];
+    // Cuts off last part (pos x)
+    xend2laddervertex[i][6] = 0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0];
+    xend2laddervertex[i][7] = 0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0];
+
+    leftladdershape1[i]->DefinePolygon(kmothervertexnumber,xend1laddervertex[i],  
+                                      yend1laddervertex[i]);
+    leftladdershape1[i]->DefineSection(0,-fgkEndLadderCarbonFiberLowerJunctionLength[1]);
+    leftladdershape1[i]->DefineSection(1,  fendladdersegmentmatrix[0][i]->GetTranslation()[2]    
+                                        - fgkEndLadderMountingBlockPosition[0]);
+    
+    leftladdershape2[i]->DefinePolygon(kmothervertexnumber,xend2laddervertex[i],  
+                                      yend2laddervertex[i]);
+    leftladdershape2[i]->DefineSection(0,  fendladdersegmentmatrix[0][i]->GetTranslation()[2]    
+                                        - fgkEndLadderMountingBlockPosition[0]); 
+    leftladdershape2[i]->DefineSection(1,- fgkEndLadderCarbonFiberLowerJunctionLength[1] 
+                                      + 1.45*fgkSSDMountingBlockWidth);  // connect to main volume at -1.6725 cm
+
+    rightladdershape1[i]->DefinePolygon(kmothervertexnumber,xend1laddervertex[i],
+                                       yend1laddervertex[i]);
+    rightladdershape1[i]->DefineSection(0,ssdlaysensorsnumber[i]*fgkCarbonFiberJunctionWidth
+                                       +fgkEndLadderCarbonFiberLowerJunctionLength[0]
+                                       -2.4*fgkSSDMountingBlockWidth);
+    rightladdershape1[i]->DefineSection(1,fendladdersegmentmatrix[1][i]->GetTranslation()[2]
+                                       + fgkEndLadderMountingBlockPosition[1]);
+
+    rightladdershape2[i]->DefinePolygon(kmothervertexnumber,xend2laddervertex[i],
+                                       yend2laddervertex[i]);
+    rightladdershape2[i]->DefineSection(0, fendladdersegmentmatrix[1][i]->GetTranslation()[2]
+                                          + fgkEndLadderMountingBlockPosition[1]);
+    rightladdershape2[i]->DefineSection(1,  ssdlaysensorsnumber[i]*fgkCarbonFiberJunctionWidth
+                                         + fgkEndLadderCarbonFiberLowerJunctionLength[0]);
+  }
+  TGeoCompositeShape* laddershapecontainer[2];
+  laddershapecontainer[0] = new TGeoCompositeShape("Lay5LadderCompositeShape",
+                                                  "Lay5Left1LadderSegmentContainer+Lay5Left2LadderSegmentContainer"
+                                                  "+Lay5CenterSensorContainer"
+                                                  "+Lay5Right1LadderSegmentContainer+Lay5Right2LadderSegmentContainer");
+  laddershapecontainer[1] = new TGeoCompositeShape("Lay6LadderCompositeShape",
+                                                  "Lay6Left1LadderSegmentContainer+Lay6Left2LadderSegmentContainer"
+                                                  "+Lay6CenterSensorContainer"
+                                                  "+Lay6Right1LadderSegmentContainer+Lay6Right2LadderSegmentContainer");
   const char* laddername[fgkladdernumber] = {"ITSssdLay5Ladd","ITSssdLay6Ladd"};
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgkladdernumber; i++){
-       laddershape[i]->DefinePolygon(kmothervertexnumber,xmothervertex[i],
-                                                                   ymothervertex[i]);
-    laddershape[i]->DefineSection(0,-fgkEndLadderCarbonFiberLowerJunctionLength[1]);
-    laddershape[i]->DefineSection(1,ssdlaysensorsnumber[i]*fgkCarbonFiberJunctionWidth
-                                                                                       +fgkEndLadderCarbonFiberLowerJunctionLength[0]);
-    fladder[i] = new TGeoVolume(laddername[i],laddershape[i],fSSDAir);
-       fladder[i]->SetLineColor(4);
- }
+    fladder[i] = new TGeoVolume(laddername[i],laddershapecontainer[i],fSSDAir);
+    fladder[i]->SetLineColor(4);
+  }
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  if(!fCreateMaterials) CreateMaterials();
  if(!fTransformationMatrices) CreateTransformationMatrices();
@@ -4358,7 +4416,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadder(){
        ///////////////////////////////                                         
        /// Placing End Ladder Segment
        ///////////////////////////////         
-    fladder[i]->AddNode(fendladdersegment[0],1,fendladdersegmentmatrix[0][i]);
+       fladder[i]->AddNode(fendladdersegment[0],1,fendladdersegmentmatrix[0][i]);
        fladder[i]->AddNode(fendladdersegment[1],1,fendladdersegmentmatrix[1][i]);
    }
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////                                          
@@ -4407,8 +4465,8 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadder(){
                laddercableassemblylist[j] = 
                GetLadderCableAssemblyList(sidecablenumber[i][j<2?0:1],
                                                                   ssdendladdercablelength[j]);
-//         fladder[i]->AddNode((TGeoVolume*)laddercableassemblylist[j]->At(j%2==0?0:1),
-//                                                                     j<2?1:2,fladdercablematrix[i][j]);
+                       fladder[i]->AddNode((TGeoVolume*)laddercableassemblylist[j]->At(j%2==0?0:1),
+                                                                       j<2?1:2,fladdercablematrix[i][j]);
   }
 }
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -4440,7 +4498,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLayer(){
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Deallocating memory
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++) delete ladderindex[i];
+  for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++) delete [] ladderindex[i];
 }
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer5(TGeoVolume* moth){
@@ -4448,7 +4506,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer5(TGeoVolume* moth){
   // Insert the layer 5 in the mother volume. 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   if (! moth) {
-    printf("Error::AliITSv11GeometrySSD: Can't insert layer5, mother is null!\n");
+    AliError("Can't insert layer5, mother is null!\n");
     return;
   };
   if(!fSSDLayer5) SetLayer();
@@ -4463,7 +4521,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
   // Insert the layer 6 in the mother volume. 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   if (! moth) {
-    printf("Error::AliITSv11GeometrySSD: Can't insert layer6, mother is null!\n");
+    AliError("AliITSv11GeometrySSD: Can't insert layer6, mother is null!\n");
     return;
   };
   if(!fSSDLayer6) SetLayer();
@@ -4489,17 +4547,17 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++){
        mountingblockratio[i] = fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0]/fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i];
     mountingsupportedge[i]    = 0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]
-                                                         *(TMath::Sqrt(4.0-TMath::Power(mountingblockratio[i],2))
+                                                          * (TMath::Sqrt((2.-mountingblockratio[i])*(2.+mountingblockratio[i]))
                                                          * TMath::Sin(2.0*TMath::Pi()/kssdlayladdernumber[i])
                                                          - mountingblockratio[i]*(1.0+TMath::Cos(2.0*TMath::Pi()
                                                          / kssdlayladdernumber[i])));
     theta[i] = TMath::ASin(0.5*mountingblockratio[i]+mountingsupportedge[i]/fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]);
     phi[i]   = TMath::ASin(0.5*mountingblockratio[i]);
        mountingsupportedgevector[i] = new TVector3();
-    mountingsupportedgevector[i]->SetX(-0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0]);
-       mountingsupportedgevector[i]->SetY(fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]*TMath::Sqrt(1.
-                                                                -TMath::Power(mountingsupportedgevector[i]->X()
-                                                                /                         fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i],2)));
+        mountingsupportedgevector[i]->SetX(-0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0]);
+       mountingsupportedgevector[i]->SetY(fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]*TMath::Sqrt(
+                                                       (1.-mountingsupportedgevector[i]->X()/fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i])*
+                                                       (1.+mountingsupportedgevector[i]->X()/fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i])));
     psi0[i] = 0.5*TMath::Pi()-phi[i];  
     deltapsi[i] = (theta[i]+phi[i])/nedges;
   }
@@ -4578,10 +4636,10 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
   TGeoVolume* centermountingblocksupport[fgklayernumber];
   TGeoVolume* sideladdersupportpiece[fgklayernumber];
   TGeoVolume* centerladdersupportpiece[fgklayernumber];
-  char sidemountingblockname[40];
-  char centermountingblockname[40];
-  char sideladdersupportpiecename[40];
-  char centerladdersupportpiecename[40];
+  char sidemountingblockname[100];
+  char centermountingblockname[100];
+  char sideladdersupportpiecename[100];
+  char centerladdersupportpiecename[100];
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++){ 
        sprintf(sidemountingblockname,"MountingBlockSupportSideLay%dArc",i+5);
        sprintf(centermountingblockname,"MountingBlockSupportCenterLay%dArc",i+5);
@@ -4603,6 +4661,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        centermountingsupportshape[i]->DefineSection(0,0.);
     centermountingsupportshape[i]->DefineSection(1,fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[1]
                                                                                                  -fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[0]);
+
     centermountingblocksupport[i] = new TGeoVolume(centermountingblockname,
                                                                          centermountingsupportshape[i],
                                                                                  fSSDAlCoolBlockMedium);
@@ -4648,8 +4707,8 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
   Double_t mountingblockpieceupyvertex[fgklayernumber][8];
   Double_t mountingblockpiecedownxvertex[fgklayernumber][8];
   Double_t mountingblockpiecedownyvertex[fgklayernumber][8];
-  char mountingblockpiecedownname[34];
-  char mountingblockpieceupname[34];
+  char mountingblockpiecedownname[100];
+  char mountingblockpieceupname[100];
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++){
     ///////////////////////////
     // Mounting Block Down Vertex
@@ -4658,13 +4717,13 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
     sprintf(mountingblockpiecedownname,"MountingBlockPieceDownLay%d",i+5);
        mountingblockpiecedownxvertex[i][0] = -0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0];        
        mountingblockpiecedownyvertex[i][0] = fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]
-                                                                               + fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight;
+                                             + fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight 
+                                              - fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment;
        mountingblockpiecedownxvertex[i][1] = mountingblockpiecedownxvertex[i][0];      
        mountingblockpiecedownyvertex[i][1] = mountingblockpiecedownyvertex[i][0]
                                                                                + fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]
                                                                                - 0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
-                                                                               - fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                                                               - 2.*fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment;
+                                                                               - fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor;
        mountingblockpiecedownxvertex[i][2] = 0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0]; 
        mountingblockpiecedownyvertex[i][2] = mountingblockpiecedownyvertex[i][1];
        mountingblockpiecedownxvertex[i][3] = mountingblockpiecedownxvertex[i][2];      
@@ -4686,6 +4745,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        mountingblockpiecedown[i] = new TGeoVolume(mountingblockpiecedownname,
                                                                 mountingblockpiecedownshape[i],fSSDMountingBlockMedium);
        mountingblockpiecedown[i]->SetLineColor(fColorG10);
+
     ///////////////////////////
     // Mounting Block Up Vertex
     ///////////////////////////
@@ -4693,13 +4753,13 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        sprintf(mountingblockpieceupname,"MountingBlockPieceUpLay%d",i+5);
        mountingblockpieceupxvertex[i][0] = -0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0];  
        mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i][0] = fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]
-                                                                               + fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[i];
+                                                                               + fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[i]
+                                              - fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment;
        mountingblockpieceupxvertex[i][1] = mountingblockpieceupxvertex[i][0];  
        mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i][1] = mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i][0]
                                                                                + fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]
                                                                                - 0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
-                                                                               - fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                                                               - 2.*fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment;
+                                                                               - fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor;
        mountingblockpieceupxvertex[i][2] = 0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0];   
        mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i][2] = mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i][1];
        mountingblockpieceupxvertex[i][3] = mountingblockpieceupxvertex[i][2];  
@@ -4714,6 +4774,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i][6] = mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i][5];
        mountingblockpieceupxvertex[i][7] = mountingblockpieceupxvertex[i][6];  
        mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i][7] = mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i][0];
+
        mountingblockpieceupshape[i]->DefinePolygon(8,mountingblockpieceupxvertex[i],
                                                                                                         mountingblockpieceupyvertex[i]);
        mountingblockpieceupshape[i]->DefineSection(0,0.0);
@@ -4733,8 +4794,8 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
   Double_t mountingblocksupportrapezoidownyvertex[fgklayernumber][5];
   Double_t mountingblocksupportrapezoidupxvertex[fgklayernumber][5];
   Double_t mountingblocksupportrapezoidupyvertex[fgklayernumber][5];
-  char mountingblocksupportrapezoidowname[40];
-  char mountingblocksupportrapezoidupname[40];
+  char mountingblocksupportrapezoidowname[100];
+  char mountingblocksupportrapezoidupname[100];
   Double_t scalefactor = 3./4.;
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++){
   ////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -4755,6 +4816,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidownyvertex[i][3] = mountingblocksupportrapezoidownyvertex[i][2];
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidownxvertex[i][4] = mountingblocksupportrapezoidownxvertex[i][3];
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidownyvertex[i][4] = mountingblocksupportrapezoidownyvertex[i][0];
+
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidownshape[i]->DefinePolygon(5,mountingblocksupportrapezoidownxvertex[i],
                                                                                                               mountingblocksupportrapezoidownyvertex[i]);
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidownshape[i]->DefineSection(0,fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[1]
@@ -4783,6 +4845,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidupyvertex[i][3] = mountingblocksupportrapezoidupyvertex[i][2];
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidupxvertex[i][4] = mountingblocksupportrapezoidupxvertex[i][3];
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidupyvertex[i][4] = mountingblocksupportrapezoidupyvertex[i][0];
+
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidupshape[i]->DefinePolygon(5,mountingblocksupportrapezoidupxvertex[i],
                                                                                                               mountingblocksupportrapezoidupyvertex[i]);
        mountingblocksupportrapezoidupshape[i]->DefineSection(0,fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[1]
@@ -4798,8 +4861,8 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++) mountingblocksupportboxup[i] = new TGeoVolume*[3];
   Double_t boxoriginup[fgklayernumber][2][3];
   Double_t boxorigindown[fgklayernumber][2][3];
-  char mountingblocksupportboxdownname[34];
-  char mountingblocksupportboxupname[34];
+  char mountingblocksupportboxdownname[100];
+  char mountingblocksupportboxupname[100];
   TGeoRotation* mountingblocksupportrot = new TGeoRotation();
   mountingblocksupportrot->SetAngles(90.,180.,-90);
   TGeoRotation* globalrefladdersupportrot = new TGeoRotation();
@@ -4819,10 +4882,9 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
   TGeoXtru* downmotherladdersupportshape[fgklayernumber];
   TGeoVolume* downmotherladdersupport[fgklayernumber]; 
   TGeoXtru* upmotherladdersupportshape[fgklayernumber];
-//  TGeoVolume* upmotherladdersupport[fgklayernumber]; 
-  TGeoVolumeAssembly* upmotherladdersupport[fgklayernumber];   
-  char upmotheladdersupportname[30];
-  char downmotheladdersupportname[30];
+  TGeoVolume* upmotherladdersupport[fgklayernumber]; 
+  char upmotheladdersupportname[100];
+  char downmotheladdersupportname[100];
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++){
        xmothervertex[i][0] = -0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0]
                                                    -  mountingsupportedge[i];
@@ -4842,19 +4904,25 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        ymothervertex[i][6] = ymothervertex[i][5];
        xmothervertex[i][7] = xmothervertex[i][6];
        ymothervertex[i][7] = ymothervertex[i][0];
+
        sprintf(downmotheladdersupportname,"LadderSupportDownLay%d",i+5);
        sprintf(upmotheladdersupportname,"LadderSupportUpLay%d",i+5);
-    downmotherladdersupportshape[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
+
+       downmotherladdersupportshape[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
        downmotherladdersupportshape[i]->DefinePolygon(8,xmothervertex[i],ymothervertex[i]);
        downmotherladdersupportshape[i]->DefineSection(0,ysidevertex[i][0]);
-    downmotherladdersupportshape[i]->DefineSection(1,ysidevertex[i][1]
+       downmotherladdersupportshape[i]->DefineSection(1,ysidevertex[i][1]
                                                                   +                       fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight
                                                                   +                       fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]
                                                                   -                       0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
                                                                   -                       fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                                                  -                       2.*fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment);
-    downmotherladdersupport[i] = new TGeoVolume(downmotheladdersupportname,
-                                                                         downmotherladdersupportshape[i],fSSDAir);
+                                                      - fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment);
+       
+//                                                - fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment);
+       //downmotherladdersupport[i] = new TGeoVolumeAssembly(downmotheladdersupportname);
+
+        downmotherladdersupport[i] = new TGeoVolume(downmotheladdersupportname,
+                                                                         downmotherladdersupportshape[i],fSSDAir);
     upmotherladdersupportshape[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
        upmotherladdersupportshape[i]->DefinePolygon(8,xmothervertex[i],ymothervertex[i]);
        upmotherladdersupportshape[i]->DefineSection(0,ysidevertex[i][0]);
@@ -4863,10 +4931,10 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
                                                                   +                       fgkSSDMountingBlockHeight[1]
                                                                   -                       0.5*fgkCoolingTubeSupportHeight
                                                                   -                       fgkSSDModuleCoolingBlockToSensor
-                                                                  -               2.*fgkSSDModuleVerticalDisalignment);
-       upmotherladdersupport[i] = new TGeoVolumeAssembly(upmotheladdersupportname);
-//    upmotherladdersupport[i] = new TGeoVolume(upmotheladdersupportname,
-//                                                                                       upmotherladdersupportshape[i],fSSDAir);
+                                                - fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment);
+
+     upmotherladdersupport[i] = new TGeoVolume(upmotheladdersupportname,
+                                                                                         upmotherladdersupportshape[i],fSSDAir);
   }
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++){
        /////////////////////////
@@ -4874,7 +4942,8 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        /////////////////////////
        boxorigindown[i][0][0] = -0.5*mountingsupportedge[i];
        boxorigindown[i][0][1] =  fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]
-                                                  +  0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight;
+                                                  +  0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight
+                                 - 0.5*fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment;
        boxorigindown[i][0][2] =  fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[1]
                                                   -  0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[0];
   
@@ -4885,13 +4954,13 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
                                                   
        boxoriginup[i][0][0] = -0.5*mountingsupportedge[i];
        boxoriginup[i][0][1] = fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]
-                                                + 0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[i];
+                              + 0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[i]
+                              - 0.5*fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment;
        boxoriginup[i][0][2] = fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[1]
                                                 - 0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[0];
   
        boxoriginup[i][1][0] = 0.0;
-       boxoriginup[i][1][1] = fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]
-                                                + 0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[i];
+       boxoriginup[i][1][1] = boxoriginup[i][0][1];
        boxoriginup[i][1][2] = 0.5*(fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[1]
                                                 - fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[0]);
   
@@ -4900,28 +4969,28 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        /////////////////////////
        mountingblocksupportboxdownshape[i][0] = new TGeoBBox(0.5*(mountingsupportedge[i]
                                                                                 +  fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0]),
-                                                                                       0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight,
+                                                                                       0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight - 0.5*fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment,
                                                                                        0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[0],
                                                                                        boxorigindown[i][0]);
-    mountingblocksupportboxdownshape[i][1] = new TGeoBBox(0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0],
-                                                                                       0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight,
+       mountingblocksupportboxdownshape[i][1] = new TGeoBBox(0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0],
+                                                                                       0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportDownHeight - 0.5*fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment,
                                                                                        0.5*(fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[1]
                                                                                 -  fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[0]),
                                                                                        boxorigindown[i][1]);
                                                                                        
        mountingblocksupportboxupshape[i][0] = new TGeoBBox(0.5*(mountingsupportedge[i]
                                                                                 +  fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0]),
-                                                                                       0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[i],
+                                                                                       0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[i] - 0.5*fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment,
                                                                                        0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[0],
                                                                                        boxoriginup[i][0]);
-                                                                                       
+
        mountingblocksupportboxupshape[i][1] = new TGeoBBox(0.5*fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0],
-                                                                                       0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[i],
+                                                                                       0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportUpHeight[i] - 0.5*fgkSSDLadderVerticalDisalignment,
                                                                                        0.5*(fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[1]
                                                                     -  fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[0]),
                                                                                        boxoriginup[i][1]);
        ///////////////////////////////////////
-    // Adding the Volumes to Mother Volume    
+       // Adding the Volumes to Mother Volume    
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        for(Int_t j=0; j<2; j++){
                sprintf(mountingblocksupportboxdownname,"MountingBlockSuppDownLay%dBox%d",i+5,j+1);
@@ -4936,7 +5005,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
                mountingblocksupportboxup[i][j]->SetLineColor(9);
                for(Int_t k=0; k<2; k++){
                        downmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblocksupportboxdown[i][j],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
-//                     upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblocksupportboxup[i][j],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
+                       upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblocksupportboxup[i][j],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
                }
        }
        for(Int_t k=0; k<2; k++){
@@ -4944,14 +5013,14 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
                downmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(sidemountingblocksupport[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
                downmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(sideladdersupportpiece[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
                downmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(centerladdersupportpiece[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
-           downmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblockpiecedown[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
+               downmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblockpiecedown[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
                downmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblocksupportrapezoidown[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
                upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(centermountingblocksupport[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
-//             upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(sidemountingblocksupport[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
-//             upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(sideladdersupportpiece[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
-//             upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(centerladdersupportpiece[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
-//             upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblockpieceup[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
-//             upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblocksupportrapezoidup[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
+               upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(sidemountingblocksupport[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
+               upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(sideladdersupportpiece[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
+               upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(centerladdersupportpiece[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
+               upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblockpieceup[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
+               upmotherladdersupport[i]->AddNode(mountingblocksupportrapezoidup[i],k+1,laddersupportmatrix[k]);
        }
   }
   TList* laddersupportlist = new TList();
@@ -4976,15 +5045,17 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::Layer6(TGeoVolume* moth){
        delete [] ysidelowervertex[i];
        delete [] xcenterlowervertex[i];
        delete [] ycenterlowervertex[i];
+       delete [] xmothervertex[i];
+       delete [] ymothervertex[i];
   }
-  delete xsidevertex;
-  delete ysidevertex;
-  delete xcentervertex;
-  delete ycentervertex;
-  delete xsidelowervertex;
-  delete ysidelowervertex;
-  delete xcenterlowervertex;
-  delete ycenterlowervertex;
+  delete [] xsidevertex;
+  delete [] ysidevertex;
+  delete [] xcentervertex;
+  delete [] ycentervertex;
+  delete [] xsidelowervertex;
+  delete [] ysidelowervertex;
+  delete [] xcenterlowervertex;
+  delete [] ycenterlowervertex;
   delete globalrefladdersupportrot;
   delete mountingblocksupportrot;
   /////////////////////
@@ -5009,7 +5080,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++){
        mountingblockratio[i] = fgkSSDMountingBlockLength[0]/fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i];
     mountingsupportedge[i]    = 0.5*fgkMountingBlockSupportRadius[i]
-                                                         *(TMath::Sqrt(4.0-TMath::Power(mountingblockratio[i],2))
+                                                          *(TMath::Sqrt((2.-mountingblockratio[i])*(2.+mountingblockratio[i]))
                                                          * TMath::Sin(2.0*TMath::Pi()/kssdlayladdernumber[i])
                                                          - mountingblockratio[i]*(1.0+TMath::Cos(2.0*TMath::Pi()
                                                          / kssdlayladdernumber[i])));
@@ -5082,7 +5153,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Start Corrections 13/06/08
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  char lowerladderpconsupportname[30];
+  char lowerladderpconsupportname[100];
   TGeoPcon* lowerladderpconsupportshape[fgklayernumber];
   TGeoVolume* lowerladderpconsupport[fgklayernumber]; 
   Double_t lowerladderpconezsection[2] = {0.,fgkMountingBlockSupportWidth[1]};
@@ -5140,8 +5211,8 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
        delete [] xmothervertex[i];
        delete [] ymothervertex[i];
   }
-  delete xmothervertex;
-  delete ymothervertex; 
+  delete [] xmothervertex;
+  delete [] ymothervertex; 
   delete globalrot;
   for(Int_t i=0; i<fgklayernumber; i++){
        for(Int_t j=0; j<kssdlayladdernumber[i]; j++)
@@ -5551,14 +5622,14 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   TGeoVolume* endcapcoolingtubetorus[5];
   TGeoTube* endcapcoolingtubeshape[4];
   TGeoVolume* endcapcoolingtube[4];
-  char endcapcoolingtubetorusname[30];
-  char endcapcoolingtubename[30];
+  char endcapcoolingtubetorusname[100];
+  char endcapcoolingtubename[100];
   TGeoTorus* endcapcoolingwatertubetorushape[5];
   TGeoVolume* endcapcoolingwatertubetorus[5];
   TGeoTube* endcapcoolingwatertubeshape[4];
   TGeoVolume* endcapcoolingwatertube[4];
-  char endcapcoolingwatertubetorusname[30];
-  char endcapcoolingwatertubename[30];
+  char endcapcoolingwatertubetorusname[100];
+  char endcapcoolingwatertubename[100];
   for(Int_t i=0; i<5; i++){
        sprintf(endcapcoolingtubetorusname,"EndCapCoolingTubeTorus%d",i+1);
        sprintf(endcapcoolingtubename,"EndCapCoolingTube%d",i+1);
@@ -7015,14 +7086,13 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
                                                                                                                        Double_t radiusmax, 
                                                                                                                        Double_t width, 
                                                                                                                        Int_t ncables,
-                                                                                                                       char* volname){
+                                                                                                                       const char* volname){
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Generating EndCap High Voltage Tubes 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   Double_t effectiveinneradius = TMath::Sqrt(ncables)*radiusmin;
-  Double_t effectiveouteradius = TMath::Sqrt(TMath::Power(effectiveinneradius,2.)
-                                                          +             TMath::Power(radiusmax,2.)
-                               -             TMath::Power(radiusmin,2.));
+  Double_t effectiveouteradius = TMath::Sqrt(effectiveinneradius*effectiveinneradius+(radiusmax-radiusmin)*(radiusmax-radiusmin));
+
   TGeoTube* effectiveinnertubeshape = new TGeoTube(0.,effectiveinneradius,0.5*width);
   TGeoTube* effectiveoutertubeshape = new TGeoTube(effectiveinneradius,
                                                                                                   effectiveouteradius,0.5*width);
@@ -7078,7 +7148,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   ////////////////////////////////////
   TGeoXtru* upendcapsupportshape[klayernumber];
   TGeoVolume* upendcapsupport[klayernumber]; 
-  char upendcapsupportname[30]; 
+  char upendcapsupportname[100]; 
   for(Int_t i=0; i<klayernumber; i++){
    upendcapsupportshape[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
    sprintf(upendcapsupportname,"UpEndCapSupportPieceLayer%i",i+5);
@@ -7115,7 +7185,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   ////////////////////////////////////  
   TGeoXtru* downendcapsupportshape[klayernumber];
   TGeoVolume* downendcapsupport[klayernumber]; 
-  char downendcapsupportname[30]; 
+  char downendcapsupportname[100]; 
   for(Int_t i=0; i<klayernumber; i++){
        downendcapsupportshape[i] = new TGeoXtru(2);
     sprintf(downendcapsupportname,"DownEndCapSupportPieceLayer%i",i+5);
@@ -7142,7 +7212,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   TGeoPgon* endcapsupportmothershape[klayernumber];
   TGeoVolume** endcapsupportmother;
   endcapsupportmother = new TGeoVolume*[klayernumber];
-  char endcapsupportmothername[30];
+  char endcapsupportmothername[100];
   for(Int_t i=0; i<klayernumber; i++){
        endcapsupportmothershape[i] = new TGeoPgon(0.0,360.0,kssdlayladdernumber[i],2);
     sprintf(endcapsupportmothername,"EndCapSupportMotherLayer%i",i+5);
@@ -7194,7 +7264,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   // Setting TGeoPgon Volume for Mother Container
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////
   TGeoPgon* endcapsupportsystemshape[klayernumber];
-  char endcapsupportsystemothername[30];
+  char endcapsupportsystemothername[100];
   for(Int_t i=0; i<klayernumber; i++){
        endcapsupportsystemshape[i] = new TGeoPgon(0.0,360.0,kssdlayladdernumber[i],2);
     sprintf(endcapsupportsystemothername,"EndCapSupportSystemLayer%i",i+5);
@@ -7266,7 +7336,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
        for(Int_t j=0; j<kssdlayladdernumber[i]+2; j++){
                delete endcapassemblyrot[i][j];
        }
-       delete endcapassemblyrot[i];
+       delete [] endcapassemblyrot[i];
        delete endcapassemblymatrix[i][0];
        delete endcapassemblymatrix[i][1];
   }
@@ -7277,7 +7347,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   // Setting End Cap Support + End Cap Assembly of Layer 5. 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   if (! moth) {
-    printf("Error::AliITSv11GeometrySSD: Can't insert end cap support of layer5, mother is null!\n");
+    AliError("Can't insert end cap support of layer5, mother is null!\n");
     return;
   };
   if(!fgkEndCapSupportSystem) SetEndCapSupportAssembly();
@@ -7308,7 +7378,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   // Setting End Cap Support + End Cap Assembly of Layer 6. 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   if (! moth) {
-    printf("Error::AliITSv11GeometrySSD: Can't insert end cap support of layer6, mother is null!\n");
+    AliError("Can't insert end cap support of layer6, mother is null!\n");
     return;
   };
   if(!fgkEndCapSupportSystem) SetEndCapSupportAssembly();
@@ -7339,7 +7409,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   // Setting Ladder Support of Layer 5. 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   if (! moth) {
-    printf("Error::AliITSv11GeometrySSD: Can't insert ladder lupport of layer5, mother is null!\n");
+    AliError("Can't insert ladder lupport of layer5, mother is null!\n");
     return;
   };
   if(!fLay5LadderSupportRing) SetLadderSupport(100);
@@ -7357,7 +7427,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   // Setting Ladder Support of Layer 6. 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   if (! moth) {
-    printf("Error::AliITSv11GeometrySSD: Can't insert ladder lupport of layer6, mother is null!\n");
+    AliError("Can't insert ladder lupport of layer6, mother is null!\n");
     return;
   };
   if(!fLay6LadderSupportRing) SetLadderSupport(100);
@@ -7375,7 +7445,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   // Setting Ladder Support of Layer 6. 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   if (! moth) {
-    printf("Error::AliITSv11GeometrySSD: Can't insert SSD Cone, mother is null!\n");
+    AliError("Can't insert SSD Cone, mother is null!\n");
     return;
   };
   if(!fSSDCone) SetSSDCone();
@@ -7677,7 +7747,7 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   // Setting SSD Cables
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   if (! moth) {
-    printf("Error::AliITSv11GeometrySSD: Can't insert SSD Cables, mother is null!\n");
+    AliError("Can't insert SSD Cables, mother is null!\n");
     return;
   };
   TGeoVolume* ssdcables = SetSSDCables();
@@ -8029,10 +8099,10 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   for(Int_t i=0; i<4; i++) ssdcablepatchpanel3B26rot[i] = new TGeoRotation();
   ssdcablepatchpanel3B26rot[0]->SetAngles(0.0,0.0,0.0);
   ssdcablepatchpanel3B26rot[1]->SetAngles(fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB26Angle[0]
-                                                                 +                       fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB26Angle[1],0.0,0.0);
+                                                                 +                       fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB26Angle[1]+6.0,0.0,0.0);
   ssdcablepatchpanel3B26rot[2]->SetAngles(180.0,0.0,0.0);
   ssdcablepatchpanel3B26rot[3]->SetAngles(180.0+fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB26Angle[0]
-                                                                 +                       fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB26Angle[1],0.0,0.0);
+                                                                 +                       fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB26Angle[1]+6.0,0.0,0.0);
   for(Int_t i=0; i<4; i++) ssdcablesmother->AddNode(ssdcablepatchpanel3RB26pcon,i+1,ssdcablepatchpanel3B26rot[i]);
   ////////////////////////////////////
   //cablescapacity[10] = 4.*ssdcablepatchpanel3RB26pconshape->Capacity();
@@ -8119,10 +8189,10 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
   ssdcablepatchpanel3RB24pcon->SetLineColor(9);
   TGeoRotation* ssdcablepatchpanel3B24rot[3];
   for(Int_t i=0; i<4; i++) ssdcablepatchpanel3B24rot[i] = new TGeoRotation();
-  ssdcablepatchpanel3B24rot[0]->SetAngles(0.0,0.0,0.0);
+  ssdcablepatchpanel3B24rot[0]->SetAngles(-6.0,0.0,0.0);
   ssdcablepatchpanel3B24rot[1]->SetAngles(fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB24Angle[0]
                                                                  +                       fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB24Angle[1],0.0,0.0);
-  ssdcablepatchpanel3B24rot[2]->SetAngles(180.0,0.0,0.0);
+  ssdcablepatchpanel3B24rot[2]->SetAngles(174.0,0.0,0.0);
   ssdcablepatchpanel3B24rot[3]->SetAngles(180.0+fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB24Angle[0]
                                                                  +                       fgkSSDCablesPatchPanel2RB24Angle[1],0.0,0.0);
   for(Int_t i=0; i<4; i++) ssdcablesmother->AddNode(ssdcablepatchpanel3RB24pcon,i+1,ssdcablepatchpanel3B24rot[i]);
@@ -8229,36 +8299,47 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::SetLadderSupport(Int_t nedges){
  }
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TGeoArb8* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetArbShape(TVector3* vertexpos[], Double_t* width, 
-                                                                       Double_t height, char* shapename, Int_t isign) const{
+                                            Double_t height, const char* shapename, Int_t isign) const{
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Method generating an Arb shape 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   const Int_t kvertexnumber = 8;
   const Int_t ktransvectnumber = 2;
-  TVector3* vertex[kvertexnumber];
-  TVector3* transvector[2];
-  for(Int_t i=0; i<ktransvectnumber; i++) transvector[i] = new TVector3(0.,width[i]);
+  TVector3 vertex[kvertexnumber];
+  TVector3 transvector[2];
+  for(Int_t i=0; i<ktransvectnumber; i++) transvector[i].SetY(width[i]);
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   //Setting the vertices for TGeoArb8
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  vertex[0] = new TVector3(*vertexpos[0]);
-  vertex[1] = new TVector3(*vertexpos[1]);
-  vertex[2] = new TVector3(*vertex[1]+isign*(*transvector[0]));
-  vertex[3] = new TVector3(*vertex[0]+isign*(*transvector[0]));
-  vertex[4] = new TVector3(*vertexpos[2]);
-  vertex[5] = new TVector3(*vertexpos[3]);
-  vertex[6] = new TVector3(*vertex[5]+isign*(*transvector[1]));
-  vertex[7] = new TVector3(*vertex[4]+isign*(*transvector[1]));
+  vertex[0] = *vertexpos[0];
+  vertex[1] = *vertexpos[1];
+  vertex[2] = vertex[1]; 
+  vertex[3] = vertex[0]; 
+  vertex[4] = *vertexpos[2];
+  vertex[5] = *vertexpos[3];
+  vertex[6] = vertex[5];
+  vertex[7] = vertex[4];
+
+  // NB: order of points is clockwise
+  if (isign < 0) {
+    vertex[2] -= transvector[0];
+    vertex[3] -= transvector[0];
+    vertex[6] -= transvector[1];
+    vertex[7] -= transvector[1];
+  }
+  else {
+    vertex[0] += transvector[0];
+    vertex[1] += transvector[0];
+    vertex[4] += transvector[1];
+    vertex[5] += transvector[1];
+  }
+
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   TGeoArb8* arbshape = new TGeoArb8(shapename,0.5*height);
-  for(Int_t i = 0; i<kvertexnumber;i++) 
-                                                       arbshape->SetVertex(i,vertex[i]->X(),vertex[i]->Y());
-  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  // Deallocating memory
-  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  for(Int_t i=0; i< kvertexnumber; i++) delete vertex[i];  
-  for(Int_t i=0; i< ktransvectnumber; i++) delete transvector[i];  
-  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  for(Int_t i = 0; i<kvertexnumber;i++) {
+    arbshape->SetVertex(i,vertex[i].X(),vertex[i].Y());
+  }
+
   return arbshape;
 } 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -8419,11 +8500,11 @@ TGeoMedium* AliITSv11GeometrySSD::GetMedium(const char* mediumName) {
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Method returning the Medium type 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  char ch[30];
+  char ch[100];
   sprintf(ch, "ITS_%s",mediumName);
   TGeoMedium* medium =  gGeoManager->GetMedium(ch);
   if (! medium)
-    printf("Error(AliITSv11GeometrySSD)::medium %s not found !\n", mediumName);
+    AliError(Form("medium %s not found !\n", mediumName));
   return medium;
 }
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -8497,4 +8578,3 @@ void AliITSv11GeometrySSD::CreateMaterials(){
   fCreateMaterials = kTRUE;
 }
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-