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@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #include "AliESDtrackCuts.h"
 
+
+#include <AliESDtrack.h>
+#include <AliESD.h>
+#include <AliLog.h>
+#include <TTree.h>
+
 //____________________________________________________________________
 ClassImp(AliESDtrackCuts)
 
@@ -19,7 +25,6 @@ const Char_t* AliESDtrackCuts::fgkCutNames[kNCuts] = {
  "trk-to-vtx",
  "trk-to-vtx failed",
  "kink daughters",
-
  "p",
  "p_{T}",
  "p_{x}",
@@ -30,7 +35,80 @@ const Char_t* AliESDtrackCuts::fgkCutNames[kNCuts] = {
 };
 
 //____________________________________________________________________
-AliESDtrackCuts::AliESDtrackCuts()
+AliESDtrackCuts::AliESDtrackCuts() : TNamed(),
+  fCutMinNClusterTPC(0),
+  fCutMinNClusterITS(0),
+  fCutMaxChi2PerClusterTPC(0),
+  fCutMaxChi2PerClusterITS(0),
+  fCutMaxC11(0),
+  fCutMaxC22(0),
+  fCutMaxC33(0),
+  fCutMaxC44(0),
+  fCutMaxC55(0),
+  fCutAcceptKinkDaughters(0),
+  fCutRequireTPCRefit(0),
+  fCutRequireITSRefit(0),
+  fCutNsigmaToVertex(0),
+  fCutSigmaToVertexRequired(0),
+  fPMin(0),
+  fPMax(0),
+  fPtMin(0),
+  fPtMax(0),
+  fPxMin(0),
+  fPxMax(0),
+  fPyMin(0),
+  fPyMax(0),
+  fPzMin(0),
+  fPzMax(0),
+  fEtaMin(0),
+  fEtaMax(0),
+  fRapMin(0),
+  fRapMax(0),
+  fHistogramsOn(0),
+  ffDTheoretical(0),                                
+  fhCutStatistics(0),         
+  fhCutCorrelation(0)
+{
+  //
+  // default constructor
+  //
+
+  Init();
+}
+
+//____________________________________________________________________
+AliESDtrackCuts::AliESDtrackCuts(Char_t* name, Char_t* title) : TNamed(name,title),
+  fCutMinNClusterTPC(0),
+  fCutMinNClusterITS(0),
+  fCutMaxChi2PerClusterTPC(0),
+  fCutMaxChi2PerClusterITS(0),
+  fCutMaxC11(0),
+  fCutMaxC22(0),
+  fCutMaxC33(0),
+  fCutMaxC44(0),
+  fCutMaxC55(0),
+  fCutAcceptKinkDaughters(0),
+  fCutRequireTPCRefit(0),
+  fCutRequireITSRefit(0),
+  fCutNsigmaToVertex(0),
+  fCutSigmaToVertexRequired(0),
+  fPMin(0),
+  fPMax(0),
+  fPtMin(0),
+  fPtMax(0),
+  fPxMin(0),
+  fPxMax(0),
+  fPyMin(0),
+  fPyMax(0),
+  fPzMin(0),
+  fPzMax(0),
+  fEtaMin(0),
+  fEtaMax(0),
+  fRapMin(0),
+  fRapMax(0),
+  fHistogramsOn(0),
+  fhCutStatistics(0),         
+  fhCutCorrelation(0)
 {
   //
   // constructor
@@ -62,7 +140,39 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::AliESDtrackCuts()
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliESDtrackCuts::AliESDtrackCuts(const AliESDtrackCuts &c) : TObject(c)
+AliESDtrackCuts::AliESDtrackCuts(const AliESDtrackCuts &c) : TNamed(c),
+  fCutMinNClusterTPC(0),
+  fCutMinNClusterITS(0),
+  fCutMaxChi2PerClusterTPC(0),
+  fCutMaxChi2PerClusterITS(0),
+  fCutMaxC11(0),
+  fCutMaxC22(0),
+  fCutMaxC33(0),
+  fCutMaxC44(0),
+  fCutMaxC55(0),
+  fCutAcceptKinkDaughters(0),
+  fCutRequireTPCRefit(0),
+  fCutRequireITSRefit(0),
+  fCutNsigmaToVertex(0),
+  fCutSigmaToVertexRequired(0),
+  fPMin(0),
+  fPMax(0),
+  fPtMin(0),
+  fPtMax(0),
+  fPxMin(0),
+  fPxMax(0),
+  fPyMin(0),
+  fPyMax(0),
+  fPzMin(0),
+  fPzMax(0),
+  fEtaMin(0),
+  fEtaMax(0),
+  fRapMin(0),
+  fRapMax(0),
+  fHistogramsOn(0),
+  ffDTheoretical(0),                                
+  fhCutStatistics(0),         
+  fhCutCorrelation(0)
 {
   //
   // copy constructor
@@ -77,7 +187,51 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::~AliESDtrackCuts()
   // destructor
   //
 
-  // ## TODO to be implemented
+  for (Int_t i=0; i<2; i++) {
+    
+    if (fhNClustersITS[i])
+      delete fhNClustersITS[i];            
+    if (fhNClustersTPC[i])
+      delete fhNClustersTPC[i];                
+    if (fhChi2PerClusterITS[i])
+      delete fhChi2PerClusterITS[i];       
+    if (fhChi2PerClusterTPC[i])
+      delete fhChi2PerClusterTPC[i];       
+    if (fhC11[i])
+      delete fhC11[i];                     
+    if (fhC22[i])
+      delete fhC22[i];                     
+    if (fhC33[i])
+      delete fhC33[i];                     
+    if (fhC44[i])
+      delete fhC44[i];                     
+    if (fhC55[i])
+    delete fhC55[i];                     
+    
+    if (fhDXY[i])
+      delete fhDXY[i];                     
+    if (fhDZ[i])
+      delete fhDZ[i];                      
+    if (fhDXYvsDZ[i])
+      delete fhDXYvsDZ[i];                 
+    
+    if (fhDXYNormalized[i])
+      delete fhDXYNormalized[i];           
+    if (fhDZNormalized[i])
+      delete fhDZNormalized[i];            
+    if (fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i])
+      delete fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i];       
+    if (fhNSigmaToVertex[i])
+      delete fhNSigmaToVertex[i];
+  }
+  
+  if (ffDTheoretical)
+    delete ffDTheoretical;
+
+  if (fhCutStatistics)
+    delete fhCutStatistics;             
+  if (fhCutCorrelation)
+    delete fhCutCorrelation;            
 }
 
 void AliESDtrackCuts::Init()
@@ -143,7 +297,9 @@ void AliESDtrackCuts::Init()
     fhDXYNormalized[i] = 0;
     fhDZNormalized[i] = 0;
     fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i] = 0;
+    fhNSigmaToVertex[i] = 0;
   }
+  ffDTheoretical = 0;
 
   fhCutStatistics = 0;
   fhCutCorrelation = 0;
@@ -228,16 +384,143 @@ void AliESDtrackCuts::Copy(TObject &c) const
     if (fhDXYNormalized[i]) target.fhDXYNormalized[i] = (TH1F*) fhDXYNormalized[i]->Clone();
     if (fhDZNormalized[i]) target.fhDZNormalized[i] = (TH1F*) fhDZNormalized[i]->Clone();
     if (fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i]) target.fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i] = (TH2F*) fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i]->Clone();
+    if (fhNSigmaToVertex[i]) target.fhNSigmaToVertex[i] = (TH1F*) fhNSigmaToVertex[i]->Clone();
   }
+  if (ffDTheoretical) target.ffDTheoretical = (TF1*) ffDTheoretical->Clone();
 
   if (fhCutStatistics) target.fhCutStatistics = (TH1F*) fhCutStatistics->Clone();
   if (fhCutCorrelation) target.fhCutCorrelation = (TH2F*) fhCutCorrelation->Clone();
 
-  TObject::Copy(c);
+  TNamed::Copy(c);
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Long64_t AliESDtrackCuts::Merge(TCollection* list) {
+  // Merge a list of AliESDtrackCuts objects with this (needed for PROOF)
+  // Returns the number of merged objects (including this)
+
+  if (!list)
+    return 0;
+  
+  if (list->IsEmpty())
+    return 1;
+
+  if (!fHistogramsOn)
+    return 0;
+
+  TIterator* iter = list->MakeIterator();
+  TObject* obj;
+
+
+  // collection of measured and generated histograms
+  Int_t count = 0;
+  while ((obj = iter->Next())) {
+
+    AliESDtrackCuts* entry = dynamic_cast<AliESDtrackCuts*>(obj);
+    if (entry == 0)
+      continue;
+
+    if (!entry->fHistogramsOn)
+      continue;
+    
+    for (Int_t i=0; i<2; i++) {
+      
+      fhNClustersITS[i]      ->Add(entry->fhNClustersITS[i]     );      
+      fhNClustersTPC[i]      ->Add(entry->fhNClustersTPC[i]     ); 
+                                                                   
+      fhChi2PerClusterITS[i] ->Add(entry->fhChi2PerClusterITS[i]); 
+      fhChi2PerClusterTPC[i] ->Add(entry->fhChi2PerClusterTPC[i]); 
+                                                                   
+      fhC11[i]               ->Add(entry->fhC11[i]              ); 
+      fhC22[i]               ->Add(entry->fhC22[i]              ); 
+      fhC33[i]               ->Add(entry->fhC33[i]              ); 
+      fhC44[i]               ->Add(entry->fhC44[i]              ); 
+      fhC55[i]               ->Add(entry->fhC55[i]              ); 
+                                                                   
+      fhDXY[i]               ->Add(entry->fhDXY[i]              ); 
+      fhDZ[i]                ->Add(entry->fhDZ[i]               ); 
+      fhDXYvsDZ[i]           ->Add(entry->fhDXYvsDZ[i]          ); 
+                                                                   
+      fhDXYNormalized[i]     ->Add(entry->fhDXYNormalized[i]    ); 
+      fhDZNormalized[i]      ->Add(entry->fhDZNormalized[i]     ); 
+      fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i] ->Add(entry->fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i]); 
+      fhNSigmaToVertex[i]    ->Add(entry->fhNSigmaToVertex[i]); 
+
+    }      
+
+    fhCutStatistics  ->Add(entry->fhCutStatistics);        
+    fhCutCorrelation ->Add(entry->fhCutCorrelation);      
+
+    count++;
+  }
+
+  return count+1;
 }
 
+
 //____________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t 
+Float_t AliESDtrackCuts::GetSigmaToVertex(AliESDtrack* esdTrack)
+{
+  // Calculates the number of sigma to the vertex.
+
+  Float_t b[2];
+  Float_t bRes[2];
+  Float_t bCov[3];
+  esdTrack->GetImpactParameters(b,bCov);
+  if (bCov[0]<=0 || bCov[2]<=0) {
+    AliDebug(1, "Estimated b resolution lower or equal zero!");
+    bCov[0]=0; bCov[2]=0;
+  }
+  bRes[0] = TMath::Sqrt(bCov[0]);
+  bRes[1] = TMath::Sqrt(bCov[2]);
+
+  // -----------------------------------
+  // How to get to a n-sigma cut?
+  //
+  // The accumulated statistics from 0 to d is
+  //
+  // ->  Erf(d/Sqrt(2)) for a 1-dim gauss (d = n_sigma)
+  // ->  1 - Exp(-d**2) for a 2-dim gauss (d*d = dx*dx + dy*dy != n_sigma)
+  //
+  // It means that for a 2-dim gauss: n_sigma(d) = Sqrt(2)*ErfInv(1 - Exp((-x**2)/2)
+  // Can this be expressed in a different way?
+
+  if (bRes[0] == 0 || bRes[1] ==0)
+    return -1;
+
+  Float_t d = TMath::Sqrt(TMath::Power(b[0]/bRes[0],2) + TMath::Power(b[1]/bRes[1],2));
+
+  // stupid rounding problem screws up everything:
+  // if d is too big, TMath::Exp(...) gets 0, and TMath::ErfInverse(1) that should be infinite, gets 0 :(
+  if (TMath::Exp(-d * d / 2) < 1e-10)
+    return 1000;
+
+  d = TMath::ErfInverse(1 - TMath::Exp(-d * d / 2)) * TMath::Sqrt(2);
+  return d;
+}
+
+void AliESDtrackCuts::EnableNeededBranches(TTree* tree)
+{
+  // enables the branches needed by AcceptTrack, for a list see comment of AcceptTrack
+
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fFlags", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fITSncls", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fTPCncls", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fITSchi2", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fTPCchi2", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fC*", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fD", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fZ", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fCdd", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fCdz", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fCzz", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fP*", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fR*", 1);
+  tree->SetBranchStatus("fTracks.fKinkIndexes*", 1);
+}
+
+//____________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t
 AliESDtrackCuts::AcceptTrack(AliESDtrack* esdTrack) {
   // 
   // figure out if the tracks survives all the track cuts defined
@@ -246,6 +529,23 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::AcceptTrack(AliESDtrack* esdTrack) {
   // retrieved from the track. then it is found out what cuts the
   // track did not survive and finally the cuts are imposed.
 
+  // this function needs the following branches:
+  // fTracks.fFlags
+  // fTracks.fITSncls
+  // fTracks.fTPCncls
+  // fTracks.fITSchi2
+  // fTracks.fTPCchi2
+  // fTracks.fC   //GetExternalCovariance
+  // fTracks.fD   //GetImpactParameters
+  // fTracks.fZ   //GetImpactParameters
+  // fTracks.fCdd //GetImpactParameters
+  // fTracks.fCdz //GetImpactParameters
+  // fTracks.fCzz //GetImpactParameters
+  // fTracks.fP   //GetPxPyPz
+  // fTracks.fR   //GetMass
+  // fTracks.fP   //GetMass
+  // fTracks.fKinkIndexes
+
   UInt_t status = esdTrack->GetStatus();
 
   // dummy array
@@ -255,37 +555,22 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::AcceptTrack(AliESDtrack* esdTrack) {
   Int_t nClustersITS = esdTrack->GetITSclusters(fIdxInt);
   Int_t nClustersTPC = esdTrack->GetTPCclusters(fIdxInt);
   
+
+
   Float_t chi2PerClusterITS = -1;
   Float_t chi2PerClusterTPC = -1;
   if (nClustersITS!=0)
     chi2PerClusterITS = esdTrack->GetITSchi2()/Float_t(nClustersITS);
   if (nClustersTPC!=0)
-    chi2PerClusterTPC = esdTrack->GetTPCchi2()/Float_t(nClustersTPC);  
+    chi2PerClusterTPC = esdTrack->GetTPCchi2()/Float_t(nClustersTPC);
 
   Double_t extCov[15];
   esdTrack->GetExternalCovariance(extCov);
 
   // getting the track to vertex parameters
-  Float_t b[2];
-  Float_t bRes[2];
-  Float_t bCov[3];
-  esdTrack->GetImpactParameters(b,bCov);    
-  if (bCov[0]<=0 || bCov[2]<=0) {
-    AliDebug(1, "Estimated b resolution zero!");
-    bCov[0]=0; bCov[1]=0;
-  }
-  bRes[0] = TMath::Sqrt(bCov[0]);
-  bRes[1] = TMath::Sqrt(bCov[2]);
+  Float_t nSigmaToVertex = GetSigmaToVertex(esdTrack);
 
-  // FIX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-  //
-  // this is not correct - it will not give n sigma!!!
-  // 
-  Float_t nSigmaToVertex = -1;
-  if (bRes[0]!=0 && bRes[1]!=0)
-    nSigmaToVertex = TMath::Sqrt(TMath::Power(b[0]/bRes[0],2) + TMath::Power(b[1]/bRes[1],2));  
-
-  // getting the kinematic variables of the track 
+  // getting the kinematic variables of the track
   // (assuming the mass is known)
   Double_t p[3];
   esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p);
@@ -293,6 +578,7 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::AcceptTrack(AliESDtrack* esdTrack) {
   Float_t pt       = TMath::Sqrt(TMath::Power(p[0],2) + TMath::Power(p[1],2));
   Float_t energy   = TMath::Sqrt(TMath::Power(esdTrack->GetMass(),2) + TMath::Power(momentum,2));
 
+
   //y-eta related calculations
   Float_t eta = -100.;
   Float_t y   = -100.;
@@ -313,7 +599,7 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::AcceptTrack(AliESDtrack* esdTrack) {
     cuts[0]=kTRUE;
   if (fCutRequireITSRefit && (status&AliESDtrack::kITSrefit)==0)
     cuts[1]=kTRUE;
-  if (nClustersTPC<fCutMinNClusterTPC) 
+  if (nClustersTPC<fCutMinNClusterTPC)
     cuts[2]=kTRUE;
   if (nClustersITS<fCutMinNClusterITS) 
     cuts[3]=kTRUE;
@@ -331,12 +617,12 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::AcceptTrack(AliESDtrack* esdTrack) {
     cuts[9]=kTRUE;  
   if (extCov[14]  > fCutMaxC55) 
     cuts[10]=kTRUE;  
-  if (nSigmaToVertex > fCutNsigmaToVertex) 
+  if (nSigmaToVertex > fCutNsigmaToVertex)
     cuts[11] = kTRUE;
   // if n sigma could not be calculated
-  if (nSigmaToVertex<0 && fCutSigmaToVertexRequired)   
+  if (nSigmaToVertex<0 && fCutSigmaToVertexRequired)
     cuts[12]=kTRUE;
-  if (!fCutAcceptKinkDaughters && esdTrack->GetKinkIndex(0)>0) 
+  if (!fCutAcceptKinkDaughters && esdTrack->GetKinkIndex(0)>0)
     cuts[13]=kTRUE;
   // track kinematics cut
   if((momentum < fPMin) || (momentum > fPMax)) 
@@ -347,7 +633,7 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::AcceptTrack(AliESDtrack* esdTrack) {
     cuts[16] = kTRUE;
   if((p[1] < fPyMin) || (p[1] > fPyMax)) 
     cuts[17] = kTRUE;
-  if((p[2] < fPzMin) || (p[2] > fPzMax)) 
+  if((p[2] < fPzMin) || (p[2] > fPzMax))
     cuts[18] = kTRUE;
   if((eta < fEtaMin) || (eta > fEtaMax)) 
     cuts[19] = kTRUE;
@@ -380,55 +666,82 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::AcceptTrack(AliESDtrack* esdTrack) {
     }
     
 
-    fhNClustersITS[0]->Fill(nClustersITS);        
-    fhNClustersTPC[0]->Fill(nClustersTPC);        
+    fhNClustersITS[0]->Fill(nClustersITS);
+    fhNClustersTPC[0]->Fill(nClustersTPC);
     fhChi2PerClusterITS[0]->Fill(chi2PerClusterITS);
-    fhChi2PerClusterTPC[0]->Fill(chi2PerClusterTPC);   
-    
-    fhC11[0]->Fill(extCov[0]);                 
-    fhC22[0]->Fill(extCov[2]);                 
-    fhC33[0]->Fill(extCov[5]);                 
-    fhC44[0]->Fill(extCov[9]);                                  
-    fhC55[0]->Fill(extCov[14]);                                  
-    
-    fhDZ[0]->Fill(b[1]);     
-    fhDXY[0]->Fill(b[0]);    
+    fhChi2PerClusterTPC[0]->Fill(chi2PerClusterTPC);
+
+    fhC11[0]->Fill(extCov[0]);
+    fhC22[0]->Fill(extCov[2]);
+    fhC33[0]->Fill(extCov[5]);
+    fhC44[0]->Fill(extCov[9]);
+    fhC55[0]->Fill(extCov[14]);
+
+    Float_t b[2];
+    Float_t bRes[2];
+    Float_t bCov[3];
+    esdTrack->GetImpactParameters(b,bCov);
+    if (bCov[0]<=0 || bCov[2]<=0) {
+      AliDebug(1, "Estimated b resolution lower or equal zero!");
+      bCov[0]=0; bCov[2]=0;
+    }
+    bRes[0] = TMath::Sqrt(bCov[0]);
+    bRes[1] = TMath::Sqrt(bCov[2]);
+
+    fhDZ[0]->Fill(b[1]);
+    fhDXY[0]->Fill(b[0]);
     fhDXYvsDZ[0]->Fill(b[1],b[0]);
 
     if (bRes[0]!=0 && bRes[1]!=0) {
-      fhDZNormalized[0]->Fill(b[1]/bRes[1]);     
-      fhDXYNormalized[0]->Fill(b[0]/bRes[0]);    
+      fhDZNormalized[0]->Fill(b[1]/bRes[1]);
+      fhDXYNormalized[0]->Fill(b[0]/bRes[0]);
       fhDXYvsDZNormalized[0]->Fill(b[1]/bRes[1], b[0]/bRes[0]);
+      fhNSigmaToVertex[0]->Fill(nSigmaToVertex);
     }
   }
 
-  //########################################################################  
+  //########################################################################
   // cut the track!
   if (cut) return kFALSE;
 
-  //########################################################################  
+  //########################################################################
   // filling histograms after cut
   if (fHistogramsOn) {
-    fhNClustersITS[1]->Fill(nClustersITS);        
-    fhNClustersTPC[1]->Fill(nClustersTPC);        
+    fhNClustersITS[1]->Fill(nClustersITS);
+    fhNClustersTPC[1]->Fill(nClustersTPC);
     fhChi2PerClusterITS[1]->Fill(chi2PerClusterITS);
-    fhChi2PerClusterTPC[1]->Fill(chi2PerClusterTPC);   
-    
-    fhC11[1]->Fill(extCov[0]);                 
-    fhC22[1]->Fill(extCov[2]);                 
-    fhC33[1]->Fill(extCov[5]);                 
-    fhC44[1]->Fill(extCov[9]);                                  
-    fhC55[1]->Fill(extCov[14]);                                  
-    
-    fhDZ[1]->Fill(b[1]);     
-    fhDXY[1]->Fill(b[0]);    
+    fhChi2PerClusterTPC[1]->Fill(chi2PerClusterTPC);
+
+    fhC11[1]->Fill(extCov[0]);
+    fhC22[1]->Fill(extCov[2]);
+    fhC33[1]->Fill(extCov[5]);
+    fhC44[1]->Fill(extCov[9]);
+    fhC55[1]->Fill(extCov[14]);
+
+    Float_t b[2];
+    Float_t bRes[2];
+    Float_t bCov[3];
+    esdTrack->GetImpactParameters(b,bCov);
+    if (bCov[0]<=0 || bCov[2]<=0) {
+      AliDebug(1, "Estimated b resolution lower or equal zero!");
+      bCov[0]=0; bCov[2]=0;
+    }
+    bRes[0] = TMath::Sqrt(bCov[0]);
+    bRes[1] = TMath::Sqrt(bCov[2]);
+
+    fhDZ[1]->Fill(b[1]);
+    fhDXY[1]->Fill(b[0]);
     fhDXYvsDZ[1]->Fill(b[1],b[0]);
 
-    fhDZNormalized[1]->Fill(b[1]/bRes[1]);     
-    fhDXYNormalized[1]->Fill(b[0]/bRes[0]);    
-    fhDXYvsDZNormalized[1]->Fill(b[1]/bRes[1], b[0]/bRes[0]);
+    if (bRes[0]!=0 && bRes[1]!=0)
+    {
+      fhDZNormalized[1]->Fill(b[1]/bRes[1]);
+      fhDXYNormalized[1]->Fill(b[0]/bRes[0]);
+      fhDXYvsDZNormalized[1]->Fill(b[1]/bRes[1], b[0]/bRes[0]);
+      fhNSigmaToVertex[1]->Fill(nSigmaToVertex);
+    }
   }
-  
+
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
@@ -441,11 +754,11 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::GetAcceptedTracks(AliESD* esd)
   //
 
   TObjArray* acceptedTracks = new TObjArray();
-  
+
   // loop over esd tracks
   for (Int_t iTrack = 0; iTrack < esd->GetNumberOfTracks(); iTrack++) {
     AliESDtrack* track = esd->GetTrack(iTrack);
-    
+
     if (AcceptTrack(track))
       acceptedTracks->Add(track);
   }
@@ -453,6 +766,27 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::GetAcceptedTracks(AliESD* esd)
   return acceptedTracks;
 }
 
+//____________________________________________________________________
+Int_t
+AliESDtrackCuts::CountAcceptedTracks(AliESD* esd)
+{
+  //
+  // returns an the number of tracks that pass the cuts
+  //
+
+  Int_t count = 0;
+
+  // loop over esd tracks
+  for (Int_t iTrack = 0; iTrack < esd->GetNumberOfTracks(); iTrack++) {
+    AliESDtrack* track = esd->GetTrack(iTrack);
+
+    if (AcceptTrack(track))
+      count++;
+  }
+
+  return count;
+}
+
 //____________________________________________________________________
  void AliESDtrackCuts::DefineHistograms(Int_t color) {
    // 
@@ -492,9 +826,9 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::GetAcceptedTracks(AliESD* esd)
     fhChi2PerClusterITS[i]   = new TH1F(Form("chi2PerClusterITS%s",str),"",500,0,10);
     fhChi2PerClusterTPC[i]   = new TH1F(Form("chi2PerClusterTPC%s",str),"",500,0,10);
 
-    fhC11[i]                 = new TH1F(Form("covMatrixDiagonal11%s",str),"",1000,0,5);
-    fhC22[i]                 = new  TH1F(Form("covMatrixDiagonal22%s",str),"",1000,0,5);
-    fhC33[i]                 = new  TH1F(Form("covMatrixDiagonal33%s",str),"",1000,0,0.5);
+    fhC11[i]                 = new TH1F(Form("covMatrixDiagonal11%s",str),"",2000,0,20);
+    fhC22[i]                 = new  TH1F(Form("covMatrixDiagonal22%s",str),"",2000,0,20);
+    fhC33[i]                 = new  TH1F(Form("covMatrixDiagonal33%s",str),"",1000,0,1);
     fhC44[i]                 = new  TH1F(Form("covMatrixDiagonal44%s",str),"",1000,0,5);
     fhC55[i]                 = new  TH1F(Form("covMatrixDiagonal55%s",str),"",1000,0,5);
 
@@ -506,6 +840,7 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::GetAcceptedTracks(AliESD* esd)
     fhDZNormalized[i]        = new  TH1F(Form("dZNormalized%s",str),"",500,-10,10);
     fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i]   = new  TH2F(Form("dXYvsDZNormalized%s",str),"",200,-10,10,200,-10,10);
 
+    fhNSigmaToVertex[i]         = new  TH1F(Form("nSigmaToVertex%s",str),"",500,0,50);
 
     fhNClustersITS[i]->SetXTitle("n ITS clusters");
     fhNClustersTPC[i]->SetXTitle("n TPC clusters");
@@ -527,6 +862,7 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::GetAcceptedTracks(AliESD* esd)
     fhDZNormalized[i]->SetXTitle("normalized long impact par");
     fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i]->SetXTitle("normalized long impact par"); 
     fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i]->SetYTitle("normalized trans impact par");
+    fhNSigmaToVertex[i]->SetXTitle("n #sigma to vertex");
 
     fhNClustersITS[i]->SetLineColor(color);   fhNClustersITS[i]->SetLineWidth(2);
     fhNClustersTPC[i]->SetLineColor(color);   fhNClustersTPC[i]->SetLineWidth(2);
@@ -543,10 +879,17 @@ AliESDtrackCuts::GetAcceptedTracks(AliESD* esd)
     fhDZ[i]->SetLineColor(color);   fhDZ[i]->SetLineWidth(2);
 
     fhDXYNormalized[i]->SetLineColor(color);   fhDXYNormalized[i]->SetLineWidth(2);
-    fhDZNormalized[i]->SetLineColor(color);   fhDZNormalized[i]->SetLineWidth(2);
+    fhDZNormalized[i]->SetLineColor(color);    fhDZNormalized[i]->SetLineWidth(2);
+    fhNSigmaToVertex[i]->SetLineColor(color);  fhNSigmaToVertex[i]->SetLineWidth(2); 
   }
+
+  // The number of sigmas to the vertex is per definition gaussian
+  ffDTheoretical = new TF1("nSigmaToVertexTheoretical","([0]/2.506628274)*exp(-(x**2)/2)",0,50);
+  ffDTheoretical->SetParameter(0,1);
 }
 
+
+
 //____________________________________________________________________
 void 
 AliESDtrackCuts::Print(const Option_t*) const {
@@ -576,6 +919,10 @@ void AliESDtrackCuts::SaveHistograms(Char_t* dir) {
   gDirectory->mkdir("before_cuts");
   gDirectory->mkdir("after_cuts");
  
+  // a factor of 2 is needed since n sigma is positive
+  ffDTheoretical->SetParameter(0,2*fhNSigmaToVertex[0]->Integral("width"));
+  ffDTheoretical->Write("nSigmaToVertexTheory");
+
   fhCutStatistics->Write();
   fhCutCorrelation->Write();
 
@@ -603,6 +950,7 @@ void AliESDtrackCuts::SaveHistograms(Char_t* dir) {
     fhDXYNormalized[i]       ->Write();
     fhDZNormalized[i]        ->Write();
     fhDXYvsDZNormalized[i]   ->Write();
+    fhNSigmaToVertex[i]      ->Write();
 
     gDirectory->cd("../");
   }