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index 60f29321ac857508b08930ae0d4ac25ac7669a59..a711dcf26577a38ac6d7675433d683eab77c6145 100644 (file)
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 extern TGeoManager *gGeoManager;
 extern TROOT *gROOT;
 
+
 ClassImp(AliTOFtracker)
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ AliTOFtracker::AliTOFtracker():
   fnunmatch(0),
   fnmatch(0),
   fTracks(new TClonesArray("AliTOFtrack")),
-  fSeeds(new TObjArray(15000)),
+  fSeeds(new TObjArray(100)),
+  fTOFtrackPoints(new TObjArray(10)),
   fHDigClusMap(0x0),
   fHDigNClus(0x0),
   fHDigClusTime(0x0),
@@ -88,13 +90,15 @@ AliTOFtracker::AliTOFtracker():
   fExpTimePi(-1.),
   fExpTimeKa(-1.),
   fExpTimePr(-1.)
- { 
+{
   //AliTOFtracker main Ctor
-   
-   // Gettimg the geometry 
-   fGeom= new AliTOFGeometry();
 
-   InitCheckHists();
+  for (Int_t ii=0; ii<kMaxCluster; ii++) fClusters[ii]=0x0;
+
+  // Getting the geometry
+  fGeom = new AliTOFGeometry();
+
+  InitCheckHists();
 
 }
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -130,6 +134,14 @@ AliTOFtracker::~AliTOFtracker() {
     delete fSeeds;
     fSeeds=0x0;
   }
+  if (fTOFtrackPoints){
+    fTOFtrackPoints->Delete();
+    delete fTOFtrackPoints;
+    fTOFtrackPoints=0x0;
+  }
+
+  for (Int_t ii=0; ii<kMaxCluster; ii++)
+    if (fClusters[ii]) fClusters[ii]->Delete();
 
 }
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -174,8 +186,6 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent * const event) {
 
 
   //Load ESD tracks into a local Array of ESD Seeds
-  if (!fSeeds)
-    fSeeds = new TObjArray(fNseeds);
   for (Int_t i=0; i<fNseeds; i++)
     fSeeds->AddLast(event->GetTrack(i));
 
@@ -311,8 +321,9 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent * const event) {
   // Now done in AliESDpid
   // fPid->MakePID(event,timeZero);
 
-  fSeeds->Clear(); delete fSeeds; fSeeds=0;
-  fTracks->Delete();
+  fSeeds->Clear();
+  //fTracks->Delete();
+  fTracks->Clear();
   return 0;
   
 }
@@ -321,6 +332,7 @@ void AliTOFtracker::CollectESD() {
    //prepare the set of ESD tracks to be matched to clusters in TOF
 
   Int_t seedsTOF1=0;
+  Int_t seedsTOF3=0;
   Int_t seedsTOF2=0;
  
   TClonesArray &aTOFTrack = *fTracks;
@@ -332,26 +344,57 @@ void AliTOFtracker::CollectESD() {
     AliTOFtrack *track = new AliTOFtrack(*t); // New
     Float_t x = (Float_t)track->GetX(); //New
 
-    // TRD 'good' tracks, already propagated at 371 cm
-    if ( ( (t->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTRDout)!=0 ) &&
-        ( x >= AliTOFGeometry::Rmin() ) ) {
-      if  ( track->PropagateToInnerTOF() ) {
+    // TRD 'good' tracks
+    if ( ( (t->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTRDout)!=0 ) ) {
 
-       AliDebug(1,Form(" TRD propagated track till rho = %fcm."
-                       " And then the track has been propagated till rho = %fcm.",
-                       x, (Float_t)track->GetX()));
+      AliDebug(1,Form(" Before propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
+
+      // TRD 'good' tracks, already propagated at 371 cm
+      if( x >= AliTOFGeometry::Rmin() ) {
+
+       if  ( track->PropagateToInnerTOF() ) {
+
+         AliDebug(1,Form(" TRD propagated track till rho = %fcm."
+                         " And then the track has been propagated till rho = %fcm.",
+                         x, (Float_t)track->GetX()));
+
+         track->SetSeedIndex(i);
+         t->UpdateTrackParams(track,AliESDtrack::kTOFin);
+         new(aTOFTrack[fNseedsTOF]) AliTOFtrack(*track);
+         fNseedsTOF++;
+         seedsTOF1++;
+
+         AliDebug(1,Form(" After propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
+       }
+       delete track;
 
-       track->SetSeedIndex(i);
-       t->UpdateTrackParams(track,AliESDtrack::kTOFin);
-       new(aTOFTrack[fNseedsTOF]) AliTOFtrack(*track);
-       fNseedsTOF++;
-       seedsTOF1++;
       }
-      delete track;
+      else { // TRD 'good' tracks, propagated rho<371cm
+
+       if  ( track->PropagateToInnerTOF() ) {
+
+         AliDebug(1,Form(" TRD propagated track till rho = %fcm."
+                         " And then the track has been propagated till rho = %fcm.",
+                         x, (Float_t)track->GetX()));
+
+         track->SetSeedIndex(i);
+         t->UpdateTrackParams(track,AliESDtrack::kTOFin);
+         new(aTOFTrack[fNseedsTOF]) AliTOFtrack(*track);
+         fNseedsTOF++;
+         seedsTOF3++;
+
+         AliDebug(1,Form(" After propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
+       }
+       delete track;
+
+      }
+      //delete track;
     }
 
-    // Propagate the rest of TPCbp  
-    else {
+    else { // Propagate the rest of TPCbp
+
+      AliDebug(1,Form(" Before propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
+
       if ( track->PropagateToInnerTOF() ) { 
 
        AliDebug(1,Form(" TPC propagated track till rho = %fcm."
@@ -363,39 +406,46 @@ void AliTOFtracker::CollectESD() {
        new(aTOFTrack[fNseedsTOF]) AliTOFtrack(*track);
        fNseedsTOF++;
        seedsTOF2++;
+
+       AliDebug(1,Form(" After propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
       }
       delete track;
     }
   }
 
-  AliInfo(Form("Number of TOF seeds = %d (Type 1 = %d, Type 2 = %d)",fNseedsTOF,seedsTOF1,seedsTOF2));
+  AliInfo(Form("Number of TOF seeds = %d (kTRDout371 = %d, kTRDoutLess371 = %d, !kTRDout = %d)",fNseedsTOF,seedsTOF1,seedsTOF3,seedsTOF2));
 
   // Sort according uncertainties on track position 
   fTracks->Sort();
 
 }
+
 //_________________________________________________________________________
 void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
 
-
   // Parameters used/regulating the reconstruction
 
-  static Float_t corrLen=0.75;
-  static Float_t detDepth=15.3;
+  //static Float_t corrLen=0.;//0.75;
+  static Float_t detDepth=18.;
   static Float_t padDepth=0.5;
 
   const Float_t kSpeedOfLight= 2.99792458e-2; // speed of light [cm/ps]
-  const Float_t kTimeOffset = 32.; // time offset for tracking algorithm [ps]
+  const Float_t kTimeOffset = 0.; // time offset for tracking algorithm [ps]
 
   Float_t dY=AliTOFGeometry::XPad(); 
   Float_t dZ=AliTOFGeometry::ZPad(); 
 
   Float_t sensRadius = fkRecoParam->GetSensRadius();
   Float_t stepSize   = fkRecoParam->GetStepSize();
-  Float_t scaleFact   = fkRecoParam->GetWindowScaleFact();
+  Float_t scaleFact  = fkRecoParam->GetWindowScaleFact();
   Float_t dyMax=fkRecoParam->GetWindowSizeMaxY(); 
   Float_t dzMax=fkRecoParam->GetWindowSizeMaxZ();
   Float_t dCut=fkRecoParam->GetDistanceCut();
+  if (dCut==3. && fNseedsTOF<=10) {
+    dCut=10.;
+    AliInfo(Form("Matching window=%f, since low multiplicity event (fNseedsTOF=%d)",
+                dCut, fNseedsTOF));
+  }
   Double_t maxChi2=fkRecoParam->GetMaxChi2TRD();
   Bool_t timeWalkCorr    = fkRecoParam->GetTimeWalkCorr();
   if(!mLastStep){
@@ -414,6 +464,7 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
 
   // Get the number of propagation steps
   Int_t nSteps=(Int_t)(detDepth/stepSize);
+  AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of steps to be done %d",nSteps));
 
   //PH Arrays (moved outside of the loop)
   Float_t * trackPos[4];
@@ -421,35 +472,21 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
   Int_t * clind = new Int_t[fN];
   
   // Some init
-  const Int_t kNfoundMax = 10000; // related to nSteps value
-  Int_t         index[kNfoundMax];
-  Float_t        dist[kNfoundMax];
-  Float_t       distZ[kNfoundMax];
-  Float_t       distY[kNfoundMax]; // delta(rhoXphi) // AdC
-  Float_t       cxpos[kNfoundMax];
-  Float_t       crecL[kNfoundMax];
   const Int_t kNclusterMax = 1000; // related to fN value
-  TGeoHMatrix   global[kNclusterMax];
-     
+  TGeoHMatrix global[kNclusterMax];
+
   //The matching loop
   for (Int_t iseed=0; iseed<fNseedsTOF; iseed++) {
 
-    for (Int_t ii=0; ii<kNfoundMax; ii++) {
-      index[ii] = -1;
-      dist[ii] = 9999.;
-      distZ[ii] = 9999.;
-      distY[ii] = 9999.;
-      cxpos[ii] = 9999.;
-      crecL[ii] = 0.;
-    }
+    fTOFtrackPoints->Delete();
+
     for (Int_t ii=0; ii<kNclusterMax; ii++)
       global[ii] = 0x0;
-
     AliTOFtrack *track =(AliTOFtrack*)fTracks->UncheckedAt(iseed);
     AliESDtrack *t =(AliESDtrack*)fSeeds->At(track->GetSeedIndex());
     //if ( t->GetTOFsignal()>0. ) continue;
     if ( (t->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTOFout)!=0 ) continue;
-    AliTOFtrack *trackTOFin =new AliTOFtrack(*track);
+    AliTOFtrack *trackTOFin = new AliTOFtrack(*track);
 
     // Determine a window around the track
     Double_t x,par[5]; 
@@ -476,15 +513,12 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     Double_t z=par[1];   
 
     //upper limit on window's size.
+    if (dz> dzMax) dz=dzMax;
+    if (dphi*sensRadius> dyMax) dphi=dyMax/sensRadius;
 
-    if(dz> dzMax) dz=dzMax;
-    if(dphi*sensRadius> dyMax) dphi=dyMax/sensRadius;
-
-
-    Int_t nc=0;
 
     // find the clusters in the window of the track
-
+    Int_t nc=0;
     for (Int_t k=FindClusterIndex(z-dz); k<fN; k++) {
 
       if (nc>=kNclusterMax) {
@@ -495,7 +529,6 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
       AliTOFcluster *c=fClusters[k];
       if (c->GetZ() > z+dz) break;
       if (c->IsUsed()) continue;
-
       if (!c->GetStatus()) {
        AliDebug(1,"Cluster in channel declared bad!");
        continue; // skip bad channels as declared in OCDB
@@ -511,7 +544,7 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
       if (trackTOFin->AliExternalTrackParam::GetPredictedChi2(p,cov2) > maxChi2)continue;
 
       clind[nc] = k;      
-      Char_t path[100];
+      Char_t path[200];
       Int_t ind[5];
       ind[0]=c->GetDetInd(0);
       ind[1]=c->GetDetInd(1);
@@ -526,54 +559,54 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
 
     AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of matchable TOF clusters for the track number %d: %d",iseed,nc));
 
+    if (nc == 0 ) {
+      fnunmatch++;
+      delete trackTOFin;
+      continue;
+    }
+
     //start fine propagation 
 
     Int_t nStepsDone = 0;
     for( Int_t istep=0; istep<nSteps; istep++){ 
 
-      Float_t xs=AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*0.1;
-      Double_t ymax=xs*TMath::Tan(0.5*AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha());
+      // First of all, propagate the track...
+      Float_t xs = AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*stepSize;
+      if (!(trackTOFin->PropagateTo(xs))) break;
 
-      Bool_t skip=kFALSE;
-      Double_t ysect=trackTOFin->GetYat(xs,skip);
-      if (skip) break;
+      //  ...and then, if necessary, rotate the track
+      Double_t ymax = xs*TMath::Tan(0.5*AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha());
+      Double_t ysect = trackTOFin->GetY();
       if (ysect > ymax) {
-       if (!trackTOFin->Rotate(AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha())) {
-         break;
-       }
+       if (!(trackTOFin->Rotate(AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha()))) break;
       } else if (ysect <-ymax) {
-       if (!trackTOFin->Rotate(-AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha())) {
-         break;
-       }
-      }
-
-      if(!trackTOFin->PropagateTo(xs)) {
-       break;
+       if (!(trackTOFin->Rotate(-AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha()))) break;
       }
 
       nStepsDone++;
+      AliDebug(2,Form(" current step %d (%d) - nStepsDone=%d",istep,nSteps,nStepsDone));
 
       // store the running point (Globalrf) - fine propagation     
 
       Double_t r[3];
       trackTOFin->GetXYZ(r);
-      trackPos[0][istep]= (Float_t) r[0];
-      trackPos[1][istep]= (Float_t) r[1];
-      trackPos[2][istep]= (Float_t) r[2];   
-      trackPos[3][istep]= trackTOFin->GetIntegratedLength();
+      trackPos[0][nStepsDone-1]= (Float_t) r[0];
+      trackPos[1][nStepsDone-1]= (Float_t) r[1];
+      trackPos[2][nStepsDone-1]= (Float_t) r[2];   
+      trackPos[3][nStepsDone-1]= trackTOFin->GetIntegratedLength();
     }
 
 
+#if 0
+    /*****************/
+    /**** OLD CODE ***/
+    /*****************/
+
     Int_t nfound = 0;
     Bool_t accept = kFALSE;
     Bool_t isInside = kFALSE;
     for (Int_t istep=0; istep<nStepsDone; istep++) {
 
-      if (nfound>=kNfoundMax) {
-       AliWarning("No more track positions can be stored! Please, increase the corresponding vectors size.");
-       break;
-      }
-
       Float_t ctrackPos[3];    
       ctrackPos[0] = trackPos[0][istep];
       ctrackPos[1] = trackPos[1][istep];
@@ -584,7 +617,7 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
       Float_t dist3d[3];
       accept = kFALSE;
       for (Int_t i=0; i<nc; i++) {
-        isInside = fGeom->IsInsideThePad(global[i],ctrackPos,dist3d);
+        isInside = fGeom->IsInsideThePad((TGeoHMatrix*)(&global[i]),ctrackPos,dist3d);
 
         if ( mLastStep ) {
           Float_t yLoc = dist3d[1];
@@ -597,30 +630,12 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
        }
        if (accept) {
 
-         dist[nfound] = TMath::Sqrt(dist3d[0]*dist3d[0] +
-                                    dist3d[1]*dist3d[1] +
-                                    dist3d[2]*dist3d[2]);
-         AliDebug(2,Form(" dist3dLoc[0] = %f, dist3dLoc[1] = %f, dist3dLoc[2] = %f ",
-                         dist3d[0],dist3d[1],dist3d[2]));
-         distZ[nfound] = dist3d[2]; // Z distance in the RF of the
-                                    // hit pad closest to the
-                                    // reconstructed track
-         distY[nfound] = dist3d[0]; // X distance in the RF of the
-                                    // hit pad closest to the
-                                    // reconstructed track
-                                    // It corresponds to Y coordinate
-                                    // in tracking RF
-
-
-         AliDebug(2,Form("   dist3dLoc[0] = %f --- distY[%d] = %f",
-                         dist3d[0],nfound,distY[nfound]));
-         AliDebug(2,Form("   dist3dLoc[2] = %f --- distZ[%d] = %f",
-                         dist3d[2],nfound,distZ[nfound]));
-
-
-         crecL[nfound] = trackPos[3][istep];
-         index[nfound] = clind[i]; // store cluster id             
-         cxpos[nfound] = AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*0.1; //store prop.radius
+         fTOFtrackPoints->AddLast(new AliTOFtrackPoint(clind[i],
+                                                       TMath::Sqrt(dist3d[0]*dist3d[0] + dist3d[1]*dist3d[1] + dist3d[2]*dist3d[2]),
+                                                       dist3d[2],dist3d[0],dist3d[1],
+                                                       AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*stepSize,trackPos[3][istep]));
+
+         AliDebug(2,Form(" dist3dLoc[0] = %f, dist3dLoc[1] = %f, dist3dLoc[2] = %f ",dist3d[0],dist3d[1],dist3d[2]));
          nfound++;
          if(accept &&!mLastStep)break;
        }//end if accept
@@ -629,8 +644,110 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
       if(accept &&!mLastStep)break;
     } //end for on the steps     
 
-    AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of track points for the track number %d: %d",iseed,nfound));
+    /*****************/
+    /**** OLD CODE ***/
+    /*****************/
+#endif
 
+    AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of steps done for the track number %d: %d",iseed,nStepsDone));
+
+    if ( nStepsDone == 0 ) {
+      fnunmatch++;
+      delete trackTOFin;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    /*****************/
+    /**** NEW CODE ***/
+    /*****************/
+
+    Int_t nfound = 0;
+    Bool_t accept = kFALSE;
+    Bool_t isInside = kFALSE;
+    for (Int_t istep=0; istep<nStepsDone; istep++) {
+
+      Bool_t gotInsideCluster = kFALSE;
+      Int_t trackInsideCluster = -1;
+
+      Float_t ctrackPos[3];     
+      ctrackPos[0] = trackPos[0][istep];
+      ctrackPos[1] = trackPos[1][istep];
+      ctrackPos[2] = trackPos[2][istep];
+
+      //now see whether the track matches any of the TOF clusters            
+
+      Float_t dist3d[3]={0.,0.,0.};
+      accept = kFALSE;
+      for (Int_t i=0; i<nc; i++) {
+
+        // ***** NEW *****
+        /* check whether track was inside another cluster
+         * and in case inhibit this cluster.
+         * this will allow to only go on and add track points for
+         * that cluster where the track got inside first */
+        if (gotInsideCluster && trackInsideCluster != i) {
+         AliDebug(2,Form(" A - istep=%d ~ %d %d ~ nfound=%d",istep,trackInsideCluster,i,nfound));
+          continue;
+       }
+       AliDebug(2,Form(" B - istep=%d ~ %d %d ~ nfound=%d",istep,trackInsideCluster,i,nfound));
+
+        /* check whether track is inside this cluster */
+       for (Int_t hh=0; hh<3; hh++) dist3d[hh]=0.;
+       isInside = fGeom->IsInsideThePad((TGeoHMatrix*)(&global[i]),ctrackPos,dist3d);
+
+        // ***** NEW *****
+        /* if track is inside this cluster set flags which will then
+         * inhibit to add track points for the other clusters */
+        if (isInside) {
+          gotInsideCluster = kTRUE;
+          trackInsideCluster = i;
+        }
+
+        if ( mLastStep ) {
+          Float_t yLoc = dist3d[1];
+          Float_t rLoc = TMath::Sqrt(dist3d[0]*dist3d[0]+dist3d[2]*dist3d[2]);
+          accept = (TMath::Abs(yLoc)<padDepth*0.5 && rLoc<dCut);
+          AliDebug(2," I am in the case mLastStep==kTRUE ");
+        }
+
+       //***** NEW *****
+       /* add point everytime that:
+        * - the track is inside the cluster
+        * - the track got inside the cluster, even when it eventually exited the cluster
+        * - the tracks is within dCut from the cluster
+        */
+        if (accept || isInside || gotInsideCluster) {
+
+          fTOFtrackPoints->AddLast(new AliTOFtrackPoint(clind[i],
+                                                        TMath::Sqrt(dist3d[0]*dist3d[0] + dist3d[1]*dist3d[1] + dist3d[2]*dist3d[2]),
+                                                        dist3d[2],dist3d[0],dist3d[1],
+                                                        AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*stepSize,trackPos[3][istep]));
+
+          AliDebug(2,Form(" dist3dLoc[0] = %f, dist3dLoc[1] = %f, dist3dLoc[2] = %f ",dist3d[0],dist3d[1],dist3d[2]));
+          nfound++;
+
+         AliDebug(2,Form(" C - istep=%d ~ %d %d ~ nfound=%d",istep,trackInsideCluster,i,nfound));
+        
+          // ***** NEW *****
+          /* do not break loop in any case
+           * if the track got inside a cluster all other clusters
+           * are inhibited */
+          //      if(accept &&!mLastStep)break;
+          
+        }//end if accept
+        
+      } //end for on the clusters
+      
+      // ***** NEW *****
+      /* do not break loop in any case
+      * if the track got inside a cluster all other clusters
+      * are inhibited but we want to go on adding track points */
+      //      if(accept &&!mLastStep)break;
+      
+    } //end for on the steps     
+
+
+    AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of track points for the track number %d: %d",iseed,nfound));
 
     if (nfound == 0 ) {
       fnunmatch++;
@@ -638,8 +755,6 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
       continue;
     }
     
-    fnmatch++;
-
     // now choose the cluster to be matched with the track.
 
     Int_t idclus=-1;
@@ -648,31 +763,57 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     Float_t  mindist=1000.;
     Float_t  mindistZ=0.;
     Float_t  mindistY=0.;
-    for (Int_t iclus= 0; iclus<nfound;iclus++){
-      if (dist[iclus]< mindist){
-       mindist = dist[iclus];
-       mindistZ = distZ[iclus]; // Z distance in the RF of the hit
-                                // pad closest to the reconstructed
-                                // track
-       mindistY = distY[iclus]; // Y distance in the RF of the hit
-                                // pad closest to the reconstructed
-                                // track
-       xpos = cxpos[iclus];
-        idclus =index[iclus]; 
-        recL=crecL[iclus]+corrLen*0.5;
+    Float_t  mindistX=stepSize;
+    for (Int_t iclus= 0; iclus<nfound;iclus++) {
+      AliTOFtrackPoint *matchableTOFcluster = (AliTOFtrackPoint*)fTOFtrackPoints->At(iclus);
+      //if ( matchableTOFcluster->Distance()<mindist ) {
+      if ( TMath::Abs(matchableTOFcluster->DistanceX())<TMath::Abs(mindistX) &&
+          TMath::Abs(matchableTOFcluster->DistanceX())<=stepSize ) {
+       mindist = matchableTOFcluster->Distance();
+       mindistZ = matchableTOFcluster->DistanceZ(); // Z distance in the
+                                                    // RF of the hit pad
+                                                    // closest to the
+                                                    // reconstructed
+                                                    // track
+       mindistY = matchableTOFcluster->DistanceY(); // Y distance in the
+                                                    // RF of the hit pad
+                                                    // closest to the
+                                                    // reconstructed
+                                                    // track
+       mindistX = matchableTOFcluster->DistanceX(); // X distance in the
+                                                    // RF of the hit pad
+                                                    // closest to the
+                                                    // reconstructed
+                                                    // track
+       xpos = matchableTOFcluster->PropRadius();
+        idclus = matchableTOFcluster->Index();
+        recL = matchableTOFcluster->Length();// + corrLen*0.5;
+
+       AliDebug(1,Form(" %d(%d) --- %f (%f, %f, %f), step=%f -- idclus=%d --- seed=%d, trackId=%d, trackLab=%d", iclus,nfound,
+                       mindist,mindistX,mindistY,mindistZ,stepSize,idclus,iseed,track->GetSeedIndex(),track->GetLabel()));
+
       }
+    } // loop on found TOF track points
+
+    if (TMath::Abs(mindistX)>stepSize && idclus!=-1) {
+      AliInfo(Form("--------Not matched --- but idclus=%d, trackId=%d, trackLab=%d",
+                  idclus,track->GetSeedIndex(),track->GetLabel()));
+      idclus=-1;
     }
 
+    if (idclus==-1) {
+      AliDebug(1,Form("Reconstructed track %d doesn't match any TOF cluster", iseed));
+      fnunmatch++;
+      delete trackTOFin;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    AliDebug(1,"--------Matched");
+
+    fnmatch++;
 
     AliTOFcluster *c=fClusters[idclus];
-    /*
-    Float_t tiltangle = AliTOFGeometry::GetAngles(c->GetDetInd(1),c->GetDetInd(2))*TMath::DegToRad();
-    Float_t localCheck=-mindistZ;
-    localCheck/=TMath::Cos(tiltangle); // Z (tracking/ALICE RF) component of
-                                      // the distance between the
-                                      // reconstructed track and the
-                                      // TOF closest cluster
-    */
+
     AliDebug(2, Form("%7d     %7d     %10d     %10d  %10d  %10d      %7d",
                     iseed,
                     fnmatch-1,
@@ -683,16 +824,16 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     c->Use(); 
 
     // Track length correction for matching Step 2 
-
-    if(mLastStep){
-      Float_t rc=TMath::Sqrt(c->GetR()*c->GetR() + c->GetZ()*c->GetZ());
-      Float_t rt=TMath::Sqrt(trackPos[0][70]*trackPos[0][70]
-                            +trackPos[1][70]*trackPos[1][70]
-                            +trackPos[2][70]*trackPos[2][70]);
-      Float_t dlt=rc-rt;      
+    /*
+    if (mLastStep) {
+      Float_t rc = TMath::Sqrt(c->GetR()*c->GetR() + c->GetZ()*c->GetZ());
+      Float_t rt = TMath::Sqrt(trackPos[0][70]*trackPos[0][70]
+                              +trackPos[1][70]*trackPos[1][70]
+                              +trackPos[2][70]*trackPos[2][70]);
+      Float_t dlt=rc-rt;
       recL=trackPos[3][70]+dlt;
-    }    
-
+    }
+    */
     if (
        (c->GetLabel(0)==TMath::Abs(trackTOFin->GetLabel()))
        ||
@@ -766,7 +907,25 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     }
 
     AliTOFtrack *trackTOFout = new AliTOFtrack(*t); 
-    trackTOFout->PropagateTo(xpos);
+    if (!(trackTOFout->PropagateTo(xpos))) {
+      delete trackTOFout;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // If necessary, rotate the track
+    Double_t yATxposMax=xpos*TMath::Tan(0.5*AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha());
+    Double_t yATxpos=trackTOFout->GetY();
+    if (yATxpos > yATxposMax) {
+      if (!(trackTOFout->Rotate(AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha()))) {
+       delete trackTOFout;
+       continue;
+      }
+    } else if (yATxpos < -yATxposMax) {
+      if (!(trackTOFout->Rotate(-AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha()))) {
+       delete trackTOFout;
+       continue;
+      }
+    }
 
     // Fill the track residual histograms.
     FillResiduals(trackTOFout,c,kFALSE);
@@ -780,8 +939,14 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     // Fill Reco-QA histos for Reconstruction
     fHRecNClus->Fill(nc);
     fHRecDist->Fill(mindist);
-    fHRecSigYVsP->Fill(mom,TMath::Sqrt(cov[0]));
-    fHRecSigZVsP->Fill(mom,TMath::Sqrt(cov[2]));
+    if (cov[0]>=0.)
+      fHRecSigYVsP->Fill(mom,TMath::Sqrt(cov[0]));
+    else
+      fHRecSigYVsP->Fill(mom,-TMath::Sqrt(-cov[0]));
+    if (cov[2]>=0.)
+      fHRecSigZVsP->Fill(mom,TMath::Sqrt(cov[2]));
+    else
+      fHRecSigZVsP->Fill(mom,-TMath::Sqrt(-cov[2]));
     fHRecSigYVsPWin->Fill(mom,dphi*sensRadius);
     fHRecSigZVsPWin->Fill(mom,dz);
 
@@ -798,6 +963,7 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     }
     delete trackTOFout;
   }
+
   for (Int_t ii=0; ii<4; ii++) delete [] trackPos[ii];
   delete [] clind;