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cleanup of obsolete code
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index 99d8687a5f17a8187d45321663904666541ed556..b8d24bc598ddb27497c5db9963ccddb7c604ea24 100644 (file)
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 /********************************** 
  * flow analysis with Q-cumulants * 
  *                                * 
- * author:  Ante Bilandzic        * 
- *           (anteb@nikhef.nl)    *
+ * author: Ante Bilandzic         * 
+ *        (abilandzic@gmail.com)  *
  *********************************/ 
 
 #ifndef ALIFLOWANALYSISWITHQCUMULANTS_H
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class TGraph;
 class TH1;
 class TProfile;
 class TProfile2D;
+class TDirectoryFile;
 
 class AliFlowEventSimple;
 class AliFlowVector;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ class AliFlowAnalysisWithQCumulants{
   // 2.) method Make() and methods called within Make():
   virtual void Make(AliFlowEventSimple *anEvent);
     // 2a.) common:
+    virtual void CheckPointersUsedInMake();     
     virtual void FillAverageMultiplicities(Int_t nRP);
     virtual void FillCommonControlHistograms(AliFlowEventSimple *anEvent);
     virtual void ResetEventByEventQuantities();
@@ -76,6 +78,9 @@ class AliFlowAnalysisWithQCumulants{
     virtual void CalculateIntFlowCorrectionsForNUACosTermsUsingParticleWeights();
     virtual void CalculateIntFlowCorrectionsForNUASinTerms();  
     virtual void CalculateIntFlowCorrectionsForNUASinTermsUsingParticleWeights();    
+    virtual void CalculateIntFlowProductOfCorrectionTermsForNUA();
+    virtual void CalculateIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsNUA();
+    virtual void CalculateIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsNUA();
     // ...  
     virtual void CalculateWeightedQProductsForIntFlow();
     virtual void EvaluateIntFlowCorrelationsWithNestedLoops(AliFlowEventSimple* const anEvent); 
@@ -104,10 +109,12 @@ class AliFlowAnalysisWithQCumulants{
     virtual void StoreDistributionsOfCorrelations();
   // 3.) method Finish() and methods called within Finish():
   virtual void Finish();
+    virtual void CheckPointersUsedInFinish();     
     // 3a.) integrated flow:
     virtual void FinalizeCorrelationsIntFlow();
     virtual void FinalizeCorrectionTermsForNUAIntFlow(); 
     virtual void CalculateCovariancesIntFlow();  
+    virtual void CalculateCovariancesNUAIntFlow();  
     virtual void CalculateCumulantsIntFlow(); 
     virtual void CalculateIntFlow(); 
     virtual void FillCommonHistResultsIntFlow();
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ class AliFlowAnalysisWithQCumulants{
     //virtual void CalculateCorrectionsForNUAForIntQcumulants();
     virtual void CalculateQcumulantsCorrectedForNUAIntFlow(); 
     virtual void CalculateIntFlowCorrectedForNUA(); 
+    virtual void CalculateDetectorEffectsForTrueCorrelations();
     //virtual void ApplyCorrectionForNonUniformAcceptanceToCumulantsForIntFlow(Bool_t useParticleWeights, TString eventWeights); 
     //virtual void PrintQuantifyingCorrectionsForNonUniformAcceptance(Bool_t useParticleWeights, TString eventWeights);
     virtual void PrintFinalResultsForIntegratedFlow(TString type);
@@ -205,28 +213,52 @@ class AliFlowAnalysisWithQCumulants{
   // 2b.) event weights:
   void SetMultiplicityWeight(const char *multiplicityWeight) {*this->fMultiplicityWeight = multiplicityWeight;};
   
-  // 3.) integrated flow:
-  // flags:
+  // 3.) Reference flow:
+  // Flags:
   void SetIntFlowFlags(TProfile* const intFlowFlags) {this->fIntFlowFlags = intFlowFlags;};
   TProfile* GetIntFlowFlags() const {return this->fIntFlowFlags;};
   void SetApplyCorrectionForNUA(Bool_t const applyCorrectionForNUA) {this->fApplyCorrectionForNUA = applyCorrectionForNUA;};
   Bool_t GetApplyCorrectionForNUA() const {return this->fApplyCorrectionForNUA;};
-  // integrated flow profiles:
+  void SetApplyCorrectionForNUAVsM(Bool_t const applyCorrectionForNUAVsM) {this->fApplyCorrectionForNUAVsM = applyCorrectionForNUAVsM;};
+  Bool_t GetApplyCorrectionForNUAVsM() const {return this->fApplyCorrectionForNUAVsM;};  
+  void SetnBinsMult(Int_t const nbm) {this->fnBinsMult = nbm;};
+  Int_t GetnBinsMult() const {return this->fnBinsMult;};  
+  void SetMinMult(Double_t const minm) {this->fMinMult = minm;};
+  Double_t GetMinMult() const {return this->fMinMult;};
+  void SetMaxMult(Double_t const maxm) {this->fMaxMult = maxm;};
+  Double_t GetMaxMult() const {return this->fMaxMult;};
+  void SetPropagateErrorFromCorrelations(Bool_t const pefc) {this->fPropagateErrorFromCorrelations = pefc;};
+  Bool_t GetPropagateErrorFromCorrelations() const {return this->fPropagateErrorFromCorrelations;};  
+  void SetCalculateCumulantsVsM(Bool_t const ccvm) {this->fCalculateCumulantsVsM = ccvm;};
+  Bool_t GetCalculateCumulantsVsM() const {return this->fCalculateCumulantsVsM;};   
+  void SetMinimumBiasReferenceFlow(Bool_t const mmrf) {this->fMinimumBiasReferenceFlow = mmrf;};
+  Bool_t GetMinimumBiasReferenceFlow() const {return this->fMinimumBiasReferenceFlow;};  
+  // Reference flow profiles:
   void SetAvMultiplicity(TProfile* const avMultiplicity) {this->fAvMultiplicity = avMultiplicity;};
   TProfile* GetAvMultiplicity() const {return this->fAvMultiplicity;};
   void SetIntFlowCorrelationsPro(TProfile* const intFlowCorrelationsPro) {this->fIntFlowCorrelationsPro = intFlowCorrelationsPro;};
   TProfile* GetIntFlowCorrelationsPro() const {return this->fIntFlowCorrelationsPro;};
+  void SetIntFlowCorrelationsVsMPro(TProfile* const ifcvp, Int_t const ci) {this->fIntFlowCorrelationsVsMPro[ci] = ifcvp;};
+  TProfile* GetIntFlowCorrelationsVsMPro(Int_t const ci) const {return this->fIntFlowCorrelationsVsMPro[ci];};  
   void SetIntFlowCorrelationsAllPro(TProfile* const intFlowCorrelationsAllPro) {this->fIntFlowCorrelationsAllPro = intFlowCorrelationsAllPro;};
   TProfile* GetIntFlowCorrelationsAllPro() const {return this->fIntFlowCorrelationsAllPro;};  
   void SetIntFlowExtraCorrelationsPro(TProfile* const intFlowExtraCorrelationsPro) {this->fIntFlowExtraCorrelationsPro = intFlowExtraCorrelationsPro;};
   TProfile* GetIntFlowExtraCorrelationsPro() const {return this->fIntFlowExtraCorrelationsPro;};  
   void SetIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro(TProfile* const intFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro) {this->fIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro = intFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro;};
-  TProfile* GetIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro() const {return this->fIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro;};  
+  TProfile* GetIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro() const {return this->fIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro;};      
+  void SetIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsVsMPro(TProfile* const ifpocvm, Int_t const pi) {this->fIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsVsMPro[pi] = ifpocvm;};
+  TProfile* GetIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsVsMPro(Int_t const pi) const {return this->fIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsVsMPro[pi];};    
+  void SetIntFlowProductOfCorrectionTermsForNUAPro(TProfile* const ifpoctfNUA) {this->fIntFlowProductOfCorrectionTermsForNUAPro = ifpoctfNUA;};
+  TProfile* GetIntFlowProductOfCorrectionTermsForNUAPro() const {return this->fIntFlowProductOfCorrectionTermsForNUAPro;};  
   void SetIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAPro(TProfile* const ifctfnp, Int_t const sc) {this->fIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAPro[sc] = ifctfnp;};
-  TProfile* GetIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAPro(Int_t sc) const {return this->fIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAPro[sc];};  
+  TProfile* GetIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAPro(Int_t sc) const {return this->fIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAPro[sc];};    
+  void SetIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAVsMPro(TProfile* const ifctfnpvm, Int_t const sc, Int_t const ci) {this->fIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAVsMPro[sc][ci] = ifctfnpvm;};
+  TProfile* GetIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAVsMPro(Int_t sc, Int_t ci) const {return this->fIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAVsMPro[sc][ci];};    
   // integrated flow histograms holding all results:
   void SetIntFlowCorrelationsHist(TH1D* const intFlowCorrelationsHist) {this->fIntFlowCorrelationsHist = intFlowCorrelationsHist;};
   TH1D* GetIntFlowCorrelationsHist() const {return this->fIntFlowCorrelationsHist;};
+  void SetIntFlowCorrelationsVsMHist(TH1D* const ifcvmh, Int_t const ci) {this->fIntFlowCorrelationsVsMHist[ci] = ifcvmh;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowCorrelationsVsMHist(Int_t const ci) const {return this->fIntFlowCorrelationsVsMHist[ci];};    
   void SetIntFlowCorrelationsAllHist(TH1D* const intFlowCorrelationsAllHist) {this->fIntFlowCorrelationsAllHist = intFlowCorrelationsAllHist;};
   TH1D* GetIntFlowCorrelationsAllHist() const {return this->fIntFlowCorrelationsAllHist;};  
   // to be improved (removed:)
@@ -240,11 +272,34 @@ class AliFlowAnalysisWithQCumulants{
   TH1D* GetIntFlowSumOfEventWeights(Int_t power) const {return this->fIntFlowSumOfEventWeights[power];};
   void SetIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeights(TH1D* const intFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeights) {this->fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeights = intFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeights;};
   TH1D* GetIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeights() const {return this->fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeights;}; 
+  void SetIntFlowCovariancesVsM(TH1D* const ifcvm, Int_t ci) {this->fIntFlowCovariancesVsM[ci] = ifcvm;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowCovariancesVsM(Int_t ci) const {return this->fIntFlowCovariancesVsM[ci];};    
+  void SetIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsVsM(TH1D* const ifsoewvm, Int_t si, Int_t lc) {this->fIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsVsM[si][lc] = ifsoewvm;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsVsM(Int_t si, Int_t lc) const {return this->fIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsVsM[si][lc];};    
+  void SetIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsVsM(TH1D* const ifsopoevm, Int_t si) {this->fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsVsM[si] = ifsopoevm;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsVsM(Int_t si) const {return this->fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsVsM[si];};      
+  void SetIntFlowCovariancesNUA(TH1D* const intFlowCovariancesNUA) {this->fIntFlowCovariancesNUA = intFlowCovariancesNUA;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowCovariancesNUA() const {return this->fIntFlowCovariancesNUA;};
+  void SetIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsNUA(TH1D* const ifsoewNUA, Int_t const sc, Int_t const power) {this->fIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsNUA[sc][power] = ifsoewNUA;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsNUA(Int_t sc, Int_t power) const {return this->fIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsNUA[sc][power];};
+  void SetIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsNUA(TH1D* const ifsopoewNUA) {this->fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsNUA = ifsopoewNUA;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsNUA() const {return this->fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsNUA;}; 
   void SetIntFlowQcumulants(TH1D* const intFlowQcumulants) {this->fIntFlowQcumulants = intFlowQcumulants;};
   TH1D* GetIntFlowQcumulants() const {return this->fIntFlowQcumulants;}; 
+  void SetIntFlowQcumulantsVsM(TH1D* const intFlowQcumulantsVsM, Int_t co) {this->fIntFlowQcumulantsVsM[co] = intFlowQcumulantsVsM;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowQcumulantsVsM(Int_t co) const {return this->fIntFlowQcumulantsVsM[co];};  
+  void SetIntFlowQcumulantsRebinnedInM(TH1D* const ifqcrim) {this->fIntFlowQcumulantsRebinnedInM = ifqcrim;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowQcumulantsRebinnedInM() const {return this->fIntFlowQcumulantsRebinnedInM;};  
   void SetIntFlow(TH1D* const intFlow) {this->fIntFlow = intFlow;};
   TH1D* GetIntFlow() const {return this->fIntFlow;};
-  
+  void SetIntFlowVsM(TH1D* const intFlowVsM, Int_t co) {this->fIntFlowVsM[co] = intFlowVsM;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowVsM(Int_t co) const {return this->fIntFlowVsM[co];};     
+  void SetIntFlowRebinnedInM(TH1D* const ifrim) {this->fIntFlowRebinnedInM = ifrim;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowRebinnedInM() const {return this->fIntFlowRebinnedInM;};
+  void SetIntFlowDetectorBias(TH1D* const ifdb) {this->fIntFlowDetectorBias = ifdb;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowDetectorBias() const {return this->fIntFlowDetectorBias;};  
+  void SetIntFlowDetectorBiasVsM(TH1D* const ifdbvm, Int_t ci) {this->fIntFlowDetectorBiasVsM[ci] = ifdbvm;};
+  TH1D* GetIntFlowDetectorBiasVsM(Int_t ci) const {return this->fIntFlowDetectorBiasVsM[ci];};  
   // 4.) differential flow:
   // flags:
   void SetDiffFlowFlags(TProfile* const diffFlowFlags) {this->fDiffFlowFlags = diffFlowFlags;};
@@ -358,7 +413,7 @@ class AliFlowAnalysisWithQCumulants{
   Double_t fEtaBinWidth; // bin width for eta histograms  
   Int_t fHarmonic; // harmonic 
   TString *fAnalysisLabel; // analysis label (all histograms and output file will have this label)
-  Bool_t fPrintFinalResults[3]; // print on the screen the final results (0=NONAME, 1=RP, 2=POI)
+  Bool_t fPrintFinalResults[4]; // print on the screen the final results (0=RF, 1=RP, 2=POI, 3=RF rebinned in M)
   
   // 2a.) particle weights:
   TList *fWeightsList; // list to hold all histograms with particle weights: fUseParticleWeights, fPhiWeights, fPtWeights and fEtaWeights
@@ -380,7 +435,14 @@ class AliFlowAnalysisWithQCumulants{
   TList *fIntFlowResults; // list to hold all histograms with final results relevant for integrated flow  
   //  3b.) flags:
   TProfile *fIntFlowFlags; // profile to hold all flags for integrated flow
-  Bool_t fApplyCorrectionForNUA; // apply correction for non-uniform acceptance  
+  Bool_t fApplyCorrectionForNUA; // apply correction for non-uniform acceptance 
+  Bool_t fApplyCorrectionForNUAVsM; // apply correction for non-uniform acceptance versus M  
+  Int_t fnBinsMult; // number of multiplicity bins for flow analysis versus multiplicity  
+  Double_t fMinMult; // minimal multiplicity for flow analysis versus multiplicity  
+  Double_t fMaxMult; // maximal multiplicity for flow analysis versus multiplicity  
+  Bool_t fPropagateErrorFromCorrelations; // propagate error for v_n from correlations (kTRUE) or from cumulants (kFALSE) (used only for debugging/cross-checking) 
+  Bool_t fCalculateCumulantsVsM; // calculate cumulants versus multiplicity  
+  Bool_t fMinimumBiasReferenceFlow; // store as reference flow in AliFlowCommonHistResults the minimum bias result (kFALSE by default)   
   //  3c.) event-by-event quantities:
   TMatrixD *fReQ; // fReQ[m][k] = sum_{i=1}^{M} w_{i}^{k} cos(m*phi_{i})
   TMatrixD *fImQ; // fImQ[m][k] = sum_{i=1}^{M} w_{i}^{k} sin(m*phi_{i})
@@ -389,23 +451,45 @@ class AliFlowAnalysisWithQCumulants{
   TH1D *fIntFlowEventWeightsForCorrelationsEBE; // 1st bin: eW_<2>, 2nd bin: eW_<4>, 3rd bin: eW_<6>, 4th bin: eW_<8>
   TH1D *fIntFlowCorrelationsAllEBE; // to be improved (add comment)
   TH1D *fIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAEBE[2]; // [0=sin terms,1=cos terms], NUA = non-uniform acceptance
+  TH1D *fIntFlowEventWeightForCorrectionTermsForNUAEBE[2]; // [0=sin terms,1=cos terms], NUA = non-uniform acceptance 
   //  3d.) profiles:
   TProfile *fAvMultiplicity; // profile to hold average multiplicities and number of events for events with nRP>=0, nRP>=1, ... , and nRP>=8
   TProfile *fIntFlowCorrelationsPro; // average correlations <<2>>, <<4>>, <<6>> and <<8>> (with wrong errors!) 
+  TProfile *fIntFlowCorrelationsVsMPro[4]; // average correlations <<2>>, <<4>>, <<6>> and <<8>> versus multiplicity (error is wrong here!)
   TProfile *fIntFlowCorrelationsAllPro; // average all correlations for integrated flow (with wrong errors!)
   TProfile *fIntFlowExtraCorrelationsPro; // when particle weights are used some extra correlations appear 
-  TProfile *fIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro; // average product of correlations <2>, <4>, <6> and <8>:  
+  TProfile *fIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsPro; // average product of correlations <2>, <4>, <6> and <8>  
+  TProfile *fIntFlowProductOfCorrelationsVsMPro[6]; // average product of correlations <2>, <4>, <6> and <8>  
+                                                    // [0=<<2><4>>,1=<<2><6>>,2=<<2><8>>,3=<<4><6>>,4=<<4><8>>,5=<<6><8>>]  
+  TProfile *fIntFlowProductOfCorrectionTermsForNUAPro; // average product of correction terms for NUA  
   TProfile *fIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAPro[2]; // average correction terms for non-uniform acceptance (with wrong errors!) [0=sin terms,1=cos terms] 
+  TProfile *fIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAVsMPro[2][4]; // average correction terms for non-uniform acceptance (with wrong errors!) [0=sin terms,1=cos terms][correction term index] vs multiplicity   
   //  3e.) histograms with final results:
   TH1D *fIntFlowCorrelationsHist; // final results for average correlations <<2>>, <<4>>, <<6>> and <<8>> (with correct errors!) 
+  TH1D *fIntFlowCorrelationsVsMHist[4]; // average correlations <<2>>, <<4>>, <<6>> and <<8>> versus multiplicity (error is correct here!)
   TH1D *fIntFlowCorrelationsAllHist; // final results for all average correlations (with correct errors!) 
   TH1D *fIntFlowCorrectionTermsForNUAHist[2];// final results for correction terms for non-uniform acceptance (with correct errors!) [0=sin terms,1=cos terms]
   TH1D *fIntFlowCovariances; // final result for covariances of correlations (multiplied with weight dependent prefactor)
   TH1D *fIntFlowSumOfEventWeights[2]; // sum of linear and quadratic event weights for <2>, <4>, <6> and <8>: [0=linear 1,1=quadratic]
-  TH1D *fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeights; // sum of products of event weights for correlations <2>, <4>, <6> and <8>
+  TH1D *fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeights; // sum of products of event weights for correlations <2>, <4>, <6> and <8>  
+  TH1D *fIntFlowCovariancesVsM[6]; // final result for covariances of correlations (multiplied with weight dependent prefactor) versus M
+                                   // [0=Cov(2,4),1=Cov(2,6),2=Cov(2,8),3=Cov(4,6),4=Cov(4,8),5=Cov(6,8)]
+  TH1D *fIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsVsM[4][2]; // sum of linear and quadratic event weights for <2>, <4>, <6> and <8> versum multiplicity
+                                            // [0=sum{w_{<2>}},1=sum{w_{<4>}},2=sum{w_{<6>}},3=sum{w_{<8>}}][0=linear 1,1=quadratic]
+  TH1D *fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsVsM[6]; // sum of products of event weights for correlations <2>, <4>, <6> and <8> vs M
+                                                  // [0=sum{w_{<2>}w_{<4>}},1=sum{w_{<2>}w_{<6>}},2=sum{w_{<2>}w_{<8>}},
+                                                  //  3=sum{w_{<4>}w_{<6>}},4=sum{w_{<4>}w_{<8>}},5=sum{w_{<6>}w_{<8>}}]  
+  TH1D *fIntFlowCovariancesNUA; // final result for covariances of all terms needed for NUA (multiplied with weight dependent prefactor)
+  TH1D *fIntFlowSumOfEventWeightsNUA[2][2]; // sum of linear and quadratic event weights for NUA terms: [0=sin,1=cos][0=linear 1,1=quadratic]
+  TH1D *fIntFlowSumOfProductOfEventWeightsNUA; // sum of products of event weights for NUA terms
   TH1D *fIntFlowQcumulants; // final results for integrated Q-cumulants QC{2}, QC{4}, QC{6} and QC{8}
+  TH1D *fIntFlowQcumulantsVsM[4]; // final results for integrated Q-cumulants QC{2}, QC{4}, QC{6} and QC{8} versus multiplicity
+  TH1D *fIntFlowQcumulantsRebinnedInM; // final results for reference Q-cumulants QC{2}, QC{4}, QC{6} and QC{8} rebinned in M
   TH1D *fIntFlow; // final results for integrated flow estimates v_n{2,QC}, v_n{4,QC}, v_n{6,QC} and v_n{8,QC}
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+  TH1D *fIntFlowVsM[4]; // final results for integrated flow estimates v_n{2,QC}, v_n{4,QC}, v_n{6,QC} and v_n{8,QC} versus multiplicity 
+  TH1D *fIntFlowRebinnedInM; // final results for ref. flow estimates v_n{2,QC}, v_n{4,QC}, v_n{6,QC} and v_n{8,QC} rebinned in M
+  TH1D *fIntFlowDetectorBias; // bias coming from detector inefficiencies to <<2>>, <<4>>, <<6>> and <<8>> (corrected/measured)  
+  TH1D *fIntFlowDetectorBiasVsM[4]; // bias coming from detector inefficiencies to <<2>>, <<4>>, <<6>> and <<8>> vs M (corrected/measured)  
   // 4.) differential flow
   //  4a.) lists:
   TList *fDiffFlowList; // list to hold list with all histograms (fDiffFlowResults) and list with profiles (fDiffFlowProfiles) relevant for differential flow