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19 // Generator for slow nucleons in pA interactions.
20 // Source is modelled by a relativistic Maxwell distributions.
21 // This class cooparates with AliCollisionGeometry if used inside AliGenCocktail.
22 // In this case the number of slow nucleons is determined from the number of wounded nuclei
23 // using a realisation of AliSlowNucleonModel.
24 // Original code by Ferenc Sikler <sikler@rmki.kfki.hu>
27 #include <TDatabasePDG.h>
34 #include "AliCollisionGeometry.h"
35 #include "AliGenSlowNucleons.h"
36 #include "AliSlowNucleonModel.h"
38 ClassImp(AliGenSlowNucleons)
41 AliGenSlowNucleons::AliGenSlowNucleons()
65 // Default constructor
66 fCollisionGeometry = 0;
69 AliGenSlowNucleons::AliGenSlowNucleons(Int_t npart)
91 fSlowNucleonModel(new AliSlowNucleonModel())
94 fName = "SlowNucleons";
95 fTitle = "Generator for gray particles in pA collisions";
96 fCollisionGeometry = 0;
99 //____________________________________________________________
100 AliGenSlowNucleons::~AliGenSlowNucleons()
103 delete fSlowNucleonModel;
106 void AliGenSlowNucleons::SetProtonDirection(Float_t dir) {
107 // Set direction of the proton to change between pA (1) and Ap (-1)
108 fProtonDirection = dir / TMath::Abs(dir);
111 void AliGenSlowNucleons::Init()
116 Double_t kMass = TDatabasePDG::Instance()->GetParticle(kProton)->Mass();
117 fMomentum = fCMS/2. * Float_t(fZTarget) / Float_t(fATarget);
118 fBeta = fMomentum / TMath::Sqrt(kMass * kMass + fMomentum * fMomentum);
119 //printf(" fMomentum %f fBeta %1.10f\n",fMomentum, fBeta);
121 fDebugHist1 = new TH2F("DebugHist1", "nu vs N_slow", 100, 0., 100., 20, 0., 20.);
122 fDebugHist2 = new TH2F("DebugHist2", "b vs N_slow", 100, 0., 100., 15, 0., 15.);
123 fCosThetaGrayHist = new TH1F("fCosThetaGrayHist", "Gray particles angle", 100, -1., 1.);
126 // non-uniform cos(theta) distribution
128 if(fThetaDistribution != 0) {
129 fCosTheta = new TF1("fCosTheta",
130 "(2./3.14159265358979312)/(exp(2./3.14159265358979312)-exp(-2./3.14159265358979312))*exp(2.*x/3.14159265358979312)",
135 void AliGenSlowNucleons::FinishRun()
138 // Show histogram for debugging if requested.
140 TCanvas *c = new TCanvas("c","Canvas 1",400,10,600,700);
147 fCosThetaGrayHist->Draw();
152 void AliGenSlowNucleons::Generate()
155 // Generate one event
158 // Communication with Gray Particle Model
160 if (fCollisionGeometry) {
161 Float_t b = fCollisionGeometry->ImpactParameter();
162 // Int_t nn = fCollisionGeometry->NN();
163 // Int_t nwn = fCollisionGeometry->NwN();
164 // Int_t nnw = fCollisionGeometry->NNw();
165 // Int_t nwnw = fCollisionGeometry->NwNw();
167 fSlowNucleonModel->GetNumberOfSlowNucleons(fCollisionGeometry, fNgp, fNgn, fNbp, fNbn);
169 //printf("Collision Geometry %f %d %d %d %d\n", b, nn, nwn, nnw, nwnw);
170 printf("Slow nucleons: %d grayp %d grayn %d blackp %d blackn \n", fNgp, fNgn, fNbp, fNbn);
171 fDebugHist1->Fill(Float_t(fNgp + fNgn + fNbp + fNbn), fCollisionGeometry->NwN(), 1.);
172 fDebugHist2->Fill(Float_t(fNgp + fNgn + fNbp + fNbn), b, 1.);
177 Float_t p[3] = {0., 0., 0.}, theta=0;
178 Float_t origin[3] = {0., 0., 0.};
180 Float_t polar [3] = {0., 0., 0.};
184 if(fVertexSmear == kPerEvent) {
186 for (j=0; j < 3; j++) origin[j] = fVertex[j];
194 for(i = 0; i < fNgp; i++) {
195 GenerateSlow(fCharge, fTemperatureG, fBetaSourceG, p, theta);
196 if (fDebug) fCosThetaGrayHist->Fill(TMath::Cos(theta));
197 PushTrack(fTrackIt, -1, kf, p, origin, polar,
198 time, kPNoProcess, nt, 1.,-1);
206 for(i = 0; i < fNgn; i++) {
207 GenerateSlow(fCharge, fTemperatureG, fBetaSourceG, p, theta);
208 if (fDebug) fCosThetaGrayHist->Fill(TMath::Cos(theta));
209 PushTrack(fTrackIt, -1, kf, p, origin, polar,
210 time, kPNoProcess, nt, 1.,-1);
218 for(i = 0; i < fNbp; i++) {
219 GenerateSlow(fCharge, fTemperatureB, fBetaSourceB, p, theta);
220 PushTrack(fTrackIt, -1, kf, p, origin, polar,
221 time, kPNoProcess, nt, 1.,-1);
229 for(i = 0; i < fNbn; i++) {
230 GenerateSlow(fCharge, fTemperatureB, fBetaSourceB, p, theta);
231 PushTrack(fTrackIt, -1, kf, p, origin, polar,
232 time, kPNoProcess, nt, 1.,-1);
240 void AliGenSlowNucleons::GenerateSlow(Int_t charge, Double_t T,
241 Double_t beta, Float_t* q, Float_t &theta)
245 Emit a slow nucleon with "temperature" T [GeV],
246 from a source moving with velocity beta
247 Three-momentum [GeV/c] is given back in q[3]
250 //printf("Generating slow nuc. with: charge %d. temp. %1.4f, beta %f \n",charge,T,beta);
252 Double_t m, pmax, p, f, phi;
253 TDatabasePDG * pdg = TDatabasePDG::Instance();
254 const Double_t kMassProton = pdg->GetParticle(kProton) ->Mass();
255 const Double_t kMassNeutron = pdg->GetParticle(kNeutron)->Mass();
257 /* Select nucleon type */
258 if(charge == 0) m = kMassNeutron;
259 else m = kMassProton;
261 /* Momentum at maximum of Maxwell-distribution */
263 pmax = TMath::Sqrt(2*T*(T+TMath::Sqrt(T*T+m*m)));
265 /* Try until proper momentum */
266 /* for lack of primitive function of the Maxwell-distribution */
267 /* a brute force trial-accept loop, normalized at pmax */
272 f = Maxwell(m, p, T) / Maxwell(m , pmax, T);
276 /* Spherical symmetric emission for black particles (beta=0)*/
277 if(beta==0 || fThetaDistribution==0) theta = TMath::ACos(2. * Rndm() - 1.);
278 /* cos theta distributed according to experimental results for gray particles (beta=0.05)*/
279 else if(fThetaDistribution!=0){
280 Double_t costheta = fCosTheta->GetRandom();
281 theta = TMath::ACos(costheta);
284 phi = 2. * TMath::Pi() * Rndm();
287 /* Determine momentum components in system of the moving source */
288 q[0] = p * TMath::Sin(theta) * TMath::Cos(phi);
289 q[1] = p * TMath::Sin(theta) * TMath::Sin(phi);
290 q[2] = p * TMath::Cos(theta);
293 /* Transform to system of the target nucleus */
294 /* beta is passed as negative, because the gray nucleons are slowed down */
295 Lorentz(m, -beta, q);
297 /* Transform to laboratory system */
298 Lorentz(m, fBeta, q);
299 q[2] *= fProtonDirection;
303 Double_t AliGenSlowNucleons::Maxwell(Double_t m, Double_t p, Double_t T)
305 /* Relativistic Maxwell-distribution */
307 ekin = TMath::Sqrt(p*p+m*m)-m;
308 return (p*p * exp(-ekin/T));
312 void AliGenSlowNucleons::Lorentz(Double_t m, Double_t beta, Float_t* q)
314 /* Lorentz transform in the direction of q[2] */
316 Double_t gamma = 1./TMath::Sqrt((1.-beta)*(1.+beta));
317 Double_t energy = TMath::Sqrt(m*m + q[0]*q[0] + q[1]*q[1] + q[2]*q[2]);
318 q[2] = gamma * (q[2] + beta*energy);
319 //printf(" \t beta %1.10f gamma %f energy %f -> p_z = %f\n",beta, gamma, energy,q[2]);