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<H2><A NAME="#Content">Content</A></H2>

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<LI><A HREF="#General">General AliRoot architecture</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#Virtual">Virtual MonteCarlo schema</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#AliRoot">AliRoot flow of control</A></LI>
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<h2><A HREF="#Content" NAME="General">General AliRoot architecture</A></h2>

<p> This picure is a general schema of the AliRoot architecture.

<center><img src="picts/architecture.gif" height=500></center>

<p> The following picture shows an high-level decomposition of AliRoot
into functional blocks.

<center><img src="picts/aliroot_schema.gif" height=400></center>

<h2><A HREF="#Content" NAME="Virtual">Virtual MonteCarlo schema</A></h2>

<p> This picture illustrates the concept of Virtual MonteCarlo schema
as it is implemented by AliRoot.

<center><img src="picts/virtualmc.gif" height=500></center>

<p> This picture illustrates the stepping action mechanism for the virtual
MC. Only the GEANT&nbsp;3 version is operational, while the GEANT&nbsp;4
one is under testing.

<center><img src="picts/virtualmc2.gif" height=300></center>

<h2><A HREF="#Content" NAME="AliRoot">AliRoot flow of control</A></h2>

<p> This picture illustrates the AliRoot flow of control.

<center><img src="picts/alirootflow.gif" height=300></center>

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87ad6e14	34	<font size=+2 color=red><blink>This part is under construction.</blink>
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4c505702	37	<H2><A NAME="#Content">Content</A></H2>
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	39	<UL>
	40	<LI><A HREF="#General">General AliRoot architecture</A></LI>
	41	<LI><A HREF="#Virtual">Virtual MonteCarlo schema</A></LI>
	42	<LI><A HREF="#AliRoot">AliRoot flow of control</A></LI>
	43	</UL>
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	45	<HR>
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	47	<h2><A HREF="#Content" NAME="General">General AliRoot architecture</A></h2>
87ad6e14	48
	49	<p> This picure is a general schema of the AliRoot architecture.
	50
	51	<center><img src="picts/architecture.gif" height=500></center>
	52
	53	<p> The following picture shows an high-level decomposition of AliRoot
	54	into functional blocks.
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	56	<center><img src="picts/aliroot_schema.gif" height=400></center>
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4c505702	58	<h2><A HREF="#Content" NAME="Virtual">Virtual MonteCarlo schema</A></h2>
87ad6e14	59
	60	<p> This picture illustrates the concept of Virtual MonteCarlo schema
	61	as it is implemented by AliRoot.
	62
	63	<center><img src="picts/virtualmc.gif" height=500></center>
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	65	<p> This picture illustrates the stepping action mechanism for the virtual
	66	MC. Only the GEANT 3 version is operational, while the GEANT 4
	67	one is under testing.
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	69	<center><img src="picts/virtualmc2.gif" height=300></center>
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4c505702	71	<h2><A HREF="#Content" NAME="AliRoot">AliRoot flow of control</A></h2>
87ad6e14	72
	73	<p> This picture illustrates the AliRoot flow of control.
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	75	<center><img src="picts/alirootflow.gif" height=300></center>
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