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 #include <TString.h>
 #include <TRandom.h>
 #include <TTreeStream.h>
-
+#include <TVector3.h>
+#include <TBits.h>
 
 #include "AliLog.h"
+#include "AliGeomManager.h"
 #include "AliITSPlaneEff.h"
-#include "AliITSCalibrationSPD.h"
-#include "AliITSCalibrationSDD.h"
-#include "AliITSCalibrationSSD.h"
-#include "AliCDBEntry.h"
-#include "AliCDBManager.h"
-#include "AliAlignObj.h"
 #include "AliTrackPointArray.h"
-#include "AliESDVertex.h"
 #include "AliESDEvent.h"
+#include "AliESDV0Params.h"
 #include "AliESDtrack.h"
 #include "AliV0.h"
-#include "AliHelix.h"
 #include "AliITSChannelStatus.h"
 #include "AliITSDetTypeRec.h"
 #include "AliITSRecPoint.h"
+#include "AliITSRecPointContainer.h"
 #include "AliITSgeomTGeo.h"
 #include "AliITSReconstructor.h"
 #include "AliITSClusterParam.h"
 #include "AliITSPlaneEffSPD.h"
 #include "AliITSPlaneEffSDD.h"
 #include "AliITSPlaneEffSSD.h"
+#include "AliITSV0Finder.h"
 #include "AliITStrackerMI.h"
+#include "AliMathBase.h"
+
 
 ClassImp(AliITStrackerMI)
 
@@ -81,6 +80,9 @@ fEsd(0),
 fTrackingPhase("Default"),
 fUseTGeo(3),
 fNtracks(0),
+fFlagFakes(kFALSE),
+fSelectBestMIP03(kFALSE),
+fUseImproveKalman(kFALSE),
 fxOverX0Pipe(-1.),
 fxTimesRhoPipe(-1.),
 fxOverX0PipeTrks(0),
@@ -92,12 +94,25 @@ fxTimesRhoLayerTrks(0),
 fDebugStreamer(0),
 fITSChannelStatus(0),
 fkDetTypeRec(0),
-fPlaneEff(0) {
+fPlaneEff(0),
+fSPDChipIntPlaneEff(0),
+fITSPid(0)
+
+ {
   //Default constructor
   Int_t i;
   for(i=0;i<4;i++) fSPDdetzcentre[i]=0.;
-  for(i=0;i<2;i++) {fxOverX0Shield[i]=-1.;fxTimesRhoShield[i]=-1.;}
+  for(i=0;i<2;i++) {
+    fxOverX0Shield[i]=-1.;
+    fxTimesRhoShield[i]=-1.;
+    fConstraint[i]=0;
+  }
   for(i=0;i<6;i++) {fxOverX0Layer[i]=-1.;fxTimesRhoLayer[i]=-1.;}
+  fOriginal.SetOwner();
+  for(i=0;i<AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers;i++)fForceSkippingOfLayer[i]=0;
+  for(i=0;i<100000;i++)fBestTrackIndex[i]=0;
+  fITSPid=new AliITSPIDResponse();
+
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AliITStrackerMI::AliITStrackerMI(const Char_t *geom) : AliTracker(),
@@ -116,6 +131,9 @@ fEsd(0),
 fTrackingPhase("Default"),
 fUseTGeo(3),
 fNtracks(0),
+fFlagFakes(kFALSE),
+fSelectBestMIP03(kFALSE),
+fUseImproveKalman(kFALSE),
 fxOverX0Pipe(-1.),
 fxTimesRhoPipe(-1.),
 fxOverX0PipeTrks(0),
@@ -127,7 +145,9 @@ fxTimesRhoLayerTrks(0),
 fDebugStreamer(0),
 fITSChannelStatus(0),
 fkDetTypeRec(0),
-fPlaneEff(0) {
+fPlaneEff(0),
+fSPDChipIntPlaneEff(0),
+fITSPid(0) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   //This is the AliITStrackerMI constructor
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -135,6 +155,7 @@ fPlaneEff(0) {
     AliWarning("\"geom\" is actually a dummy argument !");
   }
 
+  fOriginal.SetOwner();
   fCoefficients = 0;
   fAfterV0     = kFALSE;
 
@@ -143,9 +164,11 @@ fPlaneEff(0) {
     Int_t ndet=AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNDetectors(i);
 
     Double_t xyz[3], &x=xyz[0], &y=xyz[1], &z=xyz[2];
-    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetOrigTranslation(i,1,1,xyz); 
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(i,1,1,xyz); 
     Double_t poff=TMath::ATan2(y,x);
     Double_t zoff=z;
+
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetOrigTranslation(i,1,1,xyz);
     Double_t r=TMath::Sqrt(x*x + y*y);
 
     AliITSgeomTGeo::GetOrigTranslation(i,1,2,xyz);
@@ -184,6 +207,7 @@ fPlaneEff(0) {
        
       } // end loop on detectors
     } // end loop on ladders
+    fForceSkippingOfLayer[i-1] = 0;
   } // end loop on layers
 
 
@@ -200,22 +224,34 @@ fPlaneEff(0) {
                     AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSigmaZVdef()}; 
   SetVertex(xyzVtx,ersVtx);
 
-  for (Int_t i=0; i<AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNLayers(); i++) fLayersNotToSkip[i]=AliITSRecoParam::GetLayersNotToSkip(i);
   fLastLayerToTrackTo=AliITSRecoParam::GetLastLayerToTrackTo();
   for (Int_t i=0;i<100000;i++){
     fBestTrackIndex[i]=0;
   }
 
   // store positions of centre of SPD modules (in z)
+  //  The convetion is that fSPDdetzcentre is ordered from -z to +z
   Double_t tr[3];
   AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,1,tr);
-  fSPDdetzcentre[0] = tr[2];
-  AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,2,tr);
-  fSPDdetzcentre[1] = tr[2];
-  AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,3,tr);
-  fSPDdetzcentre[2] = tr[2];
-  AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,4,tr);
-  fSPDdetzcentre[3] = tr[2];
+  if (tr[2]<0) { // old geom (up to v5asymmPPR)
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,1,tr);
+    fSPDdetzcentre[0] = tr[2];
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,2,tr);
+    fSPDdetzcentre[1] = tr[2];
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,3,tr);
+    fSPDdetzcentre[2] = tr[2];
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,4,tr);
+    fSPDdetzcentre[3] = tr[2];
+  } else { // new geom (from v11Hybrid)
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,4,tr);
+    fSPDdetzcentre[0] = tr[2];
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,3,tr);
+    fSPDdetzcentre[1] = tr[2];
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,2,tr);
+    fSPDdetzcentre[2] = tr[2];
+    AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(1,1,1,tr);
+    fSPDdetzcentre[3] = tr[2];
+  }
 
   fUseTGeo = AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetUseTGeoInTracker();
   if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetExtendedEtaAcceptance() && fUseTGeo!=1 && fUseTGeo!=3) {
@@ -226,21 +262,35 @@ fPlaneEff(0) {
   for(Int_t i=0;i<2;i++) {fxOverX0Shield[i]=-1.;fxTimesRhoShield[i]=-1.;}
   for(Int_t i=0;i<6;i++) {fxOverX0Layer[i]=-1.;fxTimesRhoLayer[i]=-1.;}
   
-  fDebugStreamer = new TTreeSRedirector("ITSdebug.root");
+  if (AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetESDV0Params()->StreamLevel()>0)
+    fDebugStreamer = new TTreeSRedirector("ITSdebug.root");
 
   // only for plane efficiency evaluation
-  if (AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetComputePlaneEff()) {
+  if (AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetComputePlaneEff() &&
+      AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetIPlanePlaneEff()>=0) {
     Int_t iplane=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetIPlanePlaneEff();
-    if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetLayersToSkip(iplane))
+    if(!AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetLayersToSkip(iplane)==1)
       AliWarning(Form("Evaluation of Plane Eff for layer %d will be attempted without removing it from tracker",iplane));
-    if (iplane<2) fPlaneEff = new AliITSPlaneEffSPD();
+    if (iplane<2) {
+      fPlaneEff = new AliITSPlaneEffSPD();
+      fSPDChipIntPlaneEff = new Bool_t[AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNModule*AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNChip];
+      for (UInt_t i=0; i<AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNModule*AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNChip; i++) fSPDChipIntPlaneEff[i]=kFALSE;
+    }
     else if (iplane<4) fPlaneEff = new AliITSPlaneEffSDD();
     else fPlaneEff = new AliITSPlaneEffSSD();
     if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetReadPlaneEffFromOCDB())
        if(!fPlaneEff->ReadFromCDB()) {AliWarning("AliITStrackerMI reading of AliITSPlaneEff from OCDB failed") ;}
     if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetHistoPlaneEff()) fPlaneEff->SetCreateHistos(kTRUE);
   }
+  //
+  // RS
+  fSelectBestMIP03  = kFALSE;//AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSelectBestMIP03();
+  fFlagFakes        = AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFlagFakes();
+  fUseImproveKalman = AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetUseImproveKalman();
+  //
+  fITSPid=new AliITSPIDResponse();
 }
+/*
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AliITStrackerMI::AliITStrackerMI(const AliITStrackerMI &tracker):AliTracker(tracker),
 fI(tracker.fI),
@@ -258,6 +308,8 @@ fEsd(tracker.fEsd),
 fTrackingPhase(tracker.fTrackingPhase),
 fUseTGeo(tracker.fUseTGeo),
 fNtracks(tracker.fNtracks),
+fFlagFakes(tracker.fFlagFakes),
+fSelectBestMIP03(tracker.fSelectBestMIP03),
 fxOverX0Pipe(tracker.fxOverX0Pipe),
 fxTimesRhoPipe(tracker.fxTimesRhoPipe),
 fxOverX0PipeTrks(0),
@@ -271,6 +323,7 @@ fITSChannelStatus(tracker.fITSChannelStatus),
 fkDetTypeRec(tracker.fkDetTypeRec),
 fPlaneEff(tracker.fPlaneEff) {
   //Copy constructor
+  fOriginal.SetOwner();
   Int_t i;
   for(i=0;i<4;i++) {
     fSPDdetzcentre[i]=tracker.fSPDdetzcentre[i];
@@ -284,6 +337,7 @@ fPlaneEff(tracker.fPlaneEff) {
     fxTimesRhoShield[i]=tracker.fxTimesRhoShield[i];
   }
 }
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AliITStrackerMI & AliITStrackerMI::operator=(const AliITStrackerMI &tracker){
   //Assignment operator
@@ -291,6 +345,7 @@ AliITStrackerMI & AliITStrackerMI::operator=(const AliITStrackerMI &tracker){
   new(this) AliITStrackerMI(tracker);
   return *this;
 }
+*/
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AliITStrackerMI::~AliITStrackerMI()
 {
@@ -305,13 +360,9 @@ AliITStrackerMI::~AliITStrackerMI()
   }
   if(fITSChannelStatus) delete fITSChannelStatus;
   if(fPlaneEff) delete fPlaneEff;
-}
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::SetLayersNotToSkip(const Int_t *l) {
-  //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-  //This function set masks of the layers which must be not skipped
-  //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-  for (Int_t i=0; i<AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNLayers(); i++) fLayersNotToSkip[i]=l[i];
+  if(fITSPid) delete fITSPid;
+  if (fSPDChipIntPlaneEff) delete [] fSPDChipIntPlaneEff;
+
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AliITStrackerMI::ReadBadFromDetTypeRec() {
@@ -342,7 +393,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::ReadBadFromDetTypeRec() {
        if(det.IsBad()) {nBadDetsPerLayer++;}
       } // end loop on detectors
     } // end loop on ladders
-    Info("ReadBadFromDetTypeRec",Form("Layer %d: %d bad out of %d",i-1,nBadDetsPerLayer,ndet*AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNLadders(i)));
+    AliInfo(Form("Layer %d: %d bad out of %d",i-1,nBadDetsPerLayer,ndet*AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNLadders(i)));
   } // end loop on layers
   
   return;
@@ -352,22 +403,25 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::LoadClusters(TTree *cTree) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   //This function loads ITS clusters
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-  TBranch *branch=cTree->GetBranch("ITSRecPoints");
-  if (!branch) { 
-    Error("LoadClusters"," can't get the branch !\n");
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  static TClonesArray dummy("AliITSRecPoint",10000), *clusters=&dummy;
-  branch->SetAddress(&clusters);
+  TClonesArray *clusters = NULL;
+  AliITSRecPointContainer* rpcont=AliITSRecPointContainer::Instance();
+  clusters=rpcont->FetchClusters(0,cTree);
+  if(!clusters) return 1;
 
+  if(!(rpcont->IsSPDActive() || rpcont->IsSDDActive() || rpcont->IsSSDActive())){
+      AliError("ITS is not in a known running configuration: SPD, SDD and SSD are not active");
+      return 1;
+  }
   Int_t i=0,j=0,ndet=0;
   Int_t detector=0;
   for (i=0; i<AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNLayers(); i++) {
     ndet=fgLayers[i].GetNdetectors();
     Int_t jmax = j + fgLayers[i].GetNladders()*ndet;
     for (; j<jmax; j++) {           
-      if (!cTree->GetEvent(j)) continue;
+      //      if (!cTree->GetEvent(j)) continue;
+      clusters = rpcont->UncheckedGetClusters(j);
+      if(!clusters)continue;
       Int_t ncl=clusters->GetEntriesFast();
       SignDeltas(clusters,GetZ());
  
@@ -376,22 +430,28 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::LoadClusters(TTree *cTree) {
         detector=c->GetDetectorIndex();
 
        if (!c->Misalign()) AliWarning("Can't misalign this cluster !");
-
-        fgLayers[i].InsertCluster(new AliITSRecPoint(*c));
+       
+       Int_t retval = fgLayers[i].InsertCluster(new AliITSRecPoint(*c));
+       if(retval) {
+         AliWarning(Form("Too many clusters on layer %d!",i));
+         break;  
+       } 
       }
-      clusters->Delete();
+
       // add dead zone "virtual" cluster in SPD, if there is a cluster within 
       // zwindow cm from the dead zone      
+      //  This method assumes that fSPDdetzcentre is ordered from -z to +z
       if (i<2 && AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetAddVirtualClustersInDeadZone()) {
        for (Float_t xdead = 0; xdead < AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetxlength(); xdead += (i+1.)*AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetXPassDeadZoneHits()) {
          Int_t lab[4]   = {0,0,0,detector};
          Int_t info[3]  = {0,0,i};
          Float_t q      = 0.; // this identifies virtual clusters
-         Float_t hit[5] = {xdead,
+         Float_t hit[6] = {xdead,
                            0.,
                            AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSigmaXDeadZoneHit2(),
                            AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSigmaZDeadZoneHit2(),
-                           q};
+                           q,
+                           0.};
          Bool_t local   = kTRUE;
          Double_t zwindow = AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetZWindowDeadZone();
          hit[1] = fSPDdetzcentre[0]+0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength();
@@ -421,7 +481,8 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::LoadClusters(TTree *cTree) {
     fgLayers[i].SortClusters();
   }
 
-  dummy.Clear();
+  // check whether we have to skip some layers
+  SetForceSkippingOfLayer();
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -451,7 +512,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FillClusterArray(TObjArray* array) const {
   return;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static Int_t CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t) {
+Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Correction for the material between the TPC and the ITS
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -464,7 +525,7 @@ static Int_t CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t) {
       if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(AliITSRecoParam::Getrcd(),1))       return 0;// TPC central drum
       if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(AliITSRecoParam::Getriw()+0.001,1)) return 0;// TPC inner wall
   } else {
-    Error("CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial","Track is already in the dead zone !");
+    printf("CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial: Track is already in the dead zone !\n");
     return 0;
   }
   
@@ -477,9 +538,15 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::Clusters2Tracks(AliESDEvent *event) {
   // The clusters must be already loaded !
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  AliDebug(2,Form("SKIPPING %d %d %d %d %d %d",ForceSkippingOfLayer(0),ForceSkippingOfLayer(1),ForceSkippingOfLayer(2),ForceSkippingOfLayer(3),ForceSkippingOfLayer(4),ForceSkippingOfLayer(5)));
 
   fTrackingPhase="Clusters2Tracks";
-
+  //
+  // RS
+  fSelectBestMIP03  = kFALSE;//AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSelectBestMIP03();
+  fFlagFakes        = AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFlagFakes();
+  fUseImproveKalman = AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetUseImproveKalman();
+  //
   TObjArray itsTracks(15000);
   fOriginal.Clear();
   fEsd = event;         // store pointer to the esd 
@@ -494,11 +561,11 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::Clusters2Tracks(AliESDEvent *event) {
     }
   }
   // temporary
-
+  Int_t noesd = 0;
   {/* Read ESD tracks */
-    Double_t pimass = TDatabasePDG::Instance()->GetParticle(211)->Mass();
     Int_t nentr=event->GetNumberOfTracks();
-    Info("Clusters2Tracks", "Number of ESD tracks: %d\n", nentr);
+    noesd=nentr;
+    //    Info("Clusters2Tracks", "Number of ESD tracks: %d\n", nentr);
     while (nentr--) {
       AliESDtrack *esd=event->GetTrack(nentr);
       //  ---- for debugging:
@@ -508,20 +575,10 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::Clusters2Tracks(AliESDEvent *event) {
       if (esd->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTPCout) continue;
       if (esd->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kITSin) continue;
       if (esd->GetKinkIndex(0)>0) continue;   //kink daughter
-      AliITStrackMI *t=0;
-      try {
-        t=new AliITStrackMI(*esd);
-      } catch (const Char_t *msg) {
-        //Warning("Clusters2Tracks",msg);
-        delete t;
-        continue;
-      }
+      AliITStrackMI *t = new AliITStrackMI(*esd);
       t->GetDZ(GetX(),GetY(),GetZ(),t->GetDP());              //I.B.
       Double_t vdist = TMath::Sqrt(t->GetD(0)*t->GetD(0)+t->GetD(1)*t->GetD(1));
 
-
-      // look at the ESD mass hypothesys !
-      if (t->GetMass()<0.9*pimass) t->SetMass(pimass); 
       // write expected q
       t->SetExpQ(TMath::Max(0.8*t->GetESDtrack()->GetTPCsignal(),30.));
 
@@ -592,6 +649,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::Clusters2Tracks(AliESDEvent *event) {
        besttrack->SetFakeRatio(1.);
        CookLabel(besttrack,0.); //For comparison only
        UpdateESDtrack(besttrack,AliESDtrack::kITSin);
+       t->SetWinner(besttrack);
 
        if (fConstraint[fPass]&&(!besttrack->IsGoldPrimary())) continue;  //to be tracked also without vertex constrain 
 
@@ -601,28 +659,36 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::Clusters2Tracks(AliESDEvent *event) {
      }
      GetBestHypothesysMIP(itsTracks); 
   } // end loop on the two tracking passes
-
-  if(event->GetNumberOfV0s()>0) UpdateTPCV0(event);
-  if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFindV0s()) FindV02(event);
+  //
+  if (fFlagFakes) FlagFakes(itsTracks);
+  //
+  if(event->GetNumberOfV0s()>0) AliITSV0Finder::UpdateTPCV0(event,this);
+  if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFindV0s()) AliITSV0Finder::FindV02(event,this);
   fAfterV0 = kTRUE;
   //
-  itsTracks.Delete();
+  itsTracks.Clear();
   //
   Int_t entries = fTrackHypothesys.GetEntriesFast();
   for (Int_t ientry=0; ientry<entries; ientry++) {
-    TObjArray * array =(TObjArray*)fTrackHypothesys.UncheckedAt(ientry);
+    TObjArray * array =(TObjArray*)fTrackHypothesys.At(ientry);
     if (array) array->Delete();
     delete fTrackHypothesys.RemoveAt(ientry); 
   }
 
   fTrackHypothesys.Delete();
+  entries = fBestHypothesys.GetEntriesFast();
+  for (Int_t ientry=0; ientry<entries; ientry++) {
+    TObjArray * array =(TObjArray*)fBestHypothesys.At(ientry);
+    if (array) array->Delete();
+    delete fBestHypothesys.RemoveAt(ientry);
+  }
   fBestHypothesys.Delete();
   fOriginal.Clear();
   delete [] fCoefficients;
   fCoefficients=0;
   DeleteTrksMaterialLUT();
 
-  Info("Clusters2Tracks","Number of prolonged tracks: %d\n",ntrk);
+  AliInfo(Form("Number of prolonged tracks: %d out of %d ESD tracks",ntrk,noesd));
 
   fTrackingPhase="Default";
   
@@ -636,53 +702,62 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent *event) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   fTrackingPhase="PropagateBack";
   Int_t nentr=event->GetNumberOfTracks();
-  Info("PropagateBack", "Number of ESD tracks: %d\n", nentr);
-
+  //  Info("PropagateBack", "Number of ESD tracks: %d\n", nentr);
+  double bz0 = GetBz();
+  const double kWatchStep=10.; // for larger steps watch arc vs segment difference
+  //
   Int_t ntrk=0;
   for (Int_t i=0; i<nentr; i++) {
      AliESDtrack *esd=event->GetTrack(i);
 
-     if ((esd->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kITSin)==0) continue;
+     // Start time integral and add distance from current position to vertex 
      if (esd->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kITSout) continue;
-
-     AliITStrackMI *t=0;
-     try {
-        t=new AliITStrackMI(*esd);
-     } catch (const Char_t *msg) {
-       //Warning("PropagateBack",msg);
-        delete t;
-        continue;
-     }
-     t->SetExpQ(TMath::Max(0.8*t->GetESDtrack()->GetTPCsignal(),30.));
-
-     ResetTrackToFollow(*t);
-
-     // propagate to vertex [SR, GSI 17.02.2003]
-     // Start Time measurement [SR, GSI 17.02.2003], corrected by I.Belikov
-     if (CorrectForPipeMaterial(&fTrackToFollow,"inward")) {
-       if (fTrackToFollow.PropagateToVertex(event->GetVertex()))
-        fTrackToFollow.StartTimeIntegral();
-       // from vertex to outside pipe
-       CorrectForPipeMaterial(&fTrackToFollow,"outward");
+     AliITStrackMI t(*esd);
+     Double_t xyzTrk[3],xyzVtx[3]={GetX(),GetY(),GetZ()};
+     t.GetXYZ(xyzTrk); 
+     Double_t dst2 = 0.;
+     {
+       double dxs = xyzTrk[0] - xyzVtx[0];
+       double dys = xyzTrk[1] - xyzVtx[1];
+       double dzs = xyzTrk[2] - xyzVtx[2];
+       // RS: for large segment steps d use approximation of cicrular arc s by
+       // s = 2R*asin(d/2R) = d/p asin(p) \approx d/p (p + 1/6 p^3) = d (1+1/6 p^2)
+       // where R is the track radius, p = d/2R = 2C*d (C is the abs curvature)
+       // Hence s^2/d^2 = (1+1/6 p^2)^2
+       dst2 = dxs*dxs + dys*dys;
+       if (dst2 > kWatchStep*kWatchStep) { // correct circular part for arc/segment factor
+        double crv = TMath::Abs(esd->GetC(bz0));
+        double fcarc = 1.+crv*crv*dst2/6.;
+        dst2 *= fcarc*fcarc;
+       }
+       dst2 += dzs*dzs;
      }
+     t.StartTimeIntegral();
+     t.AddTimeStep(TMath::Sqrt(dst2));
+     //
+     // transfer the time integral to ESD track
+     esd->SetStatus(AliESDtrack::kTIME);
+     Double_t times[10];t.GetIntegratedTimes(times); esd->SetIntegratedTimes(times);
+     esd->SetIntegratedLength(t.GetIntegratedLength());
+     //
+     if ((esd->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kITSin)==0) continue;
 
+     t.SetExpQ(TMath::Max(0.8*t.GetESDtrack()->GetTPCsignal(),30.));
+     ResetTrackToFollow(t);
+     //
      fTrackToFollow.ResetCovariance(10.); fTrackToFollow.ResetClusters();
-     if (RefitAt(AliITSRecoParam::GetrInsideITSscreen(),&fTrackToFollow,t)) {
-        if (!CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(&fTrackToFollow)) {
-          delete t;
-          continue;
-        }
-        fTrackToFollow.SetLabel(t->GetLabel());
-        //fTrackToFollow.CookdEdx();
-        CookLabel(&fTrackToFollow,0.); //For comparison only
-        fTrackToFollow.UpdateESDtrack(AliESDtrack::kITSout);
-        //UseClusters(&fTrackToFollow);
-        ntrk++;
+     if (RefitAt(AliITSRecoParam::GetrInsideITSscreen(),&fTrackToFollow,&t)) {
+       if (!CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(&fTrackToFollow)) continue;
+       //       fTrackToFollow.SetLabel(t.GetLabel());              // why do we neet this
+       //fTrackToFollow.CookdEdx();
+       CookLabel(&fTrackToFollow,0.); //For comparison only // why do we need this?
+       fTrackToFollow.UpdateESDtrack(AliESDtrack::kITSout);
+       //UseClusters(&fTrackToFollow);
+       ntrk++;
      }
-     delete t;
   }
 
-  Info("PropagateBack","Number of back propagated ITS tracks: %d\n",ntrk);
+  AliInfo(Form("Number of back propagated ITS tracks: %d out of %d ESD tracks",ntrk,nentr));
 
   fTrackingPhase="Default";
 
@@ -696,9 +771,21 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitInward(AliESDEvent *event) {
   // The clusters must be loaded !
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   fTrackingPhase="RefitInward";
-  if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFindV0s()) RefitV02(event);
+
+  if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetFindV0s()) AliITSV0Finder::RefitV02(event,this);
+
+  Bool_t doExtra=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSearchForExtraClusters();
+  if(!doExtra) AliDebug(2,"Do not search for extra clusters");
+
   Int_t nentr=event->GetNumberOfTracks();
-  Info("RefitInward", "Number of ESD tracks: %d\n", nentr);
+  //  Info("RefitInward", "Number of ESD tracks: %d\n", nentr);
+
+  // only for PlaneEff and in case of SPD (for FO studies)
+  if( AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetComputePlaneEff() &&
+      AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetIPlanePlaneEff()>=0 && 
+      AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetIPlanePlaneEff()<2) {
+      for (UInt_t i=0; i<AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNModule*AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNChip; i++) fSPDChipIntPlaneEff[i]=kFALSE;     
+  }
 
   Int_t ntrk=0;
   for (Int_t i=0; i<nentr; i++) {
@@ -709,14 +796,8 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitInward(AliESDEvent *event) {
     if (esd->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTPCout)
       if ((esd->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTPCrefit)==0) continue;
 
-    AliITStrackMI *t=0;
-    try {
-        t=new AliITStrackMI(*esd);
-    } catch (const Char_t *msg) {
-      //Warning("RefitInward",msg);
-        delete t;
-        continue;
-    }
+    AliITStrackMI *t = new AliITStrackMI(*esd);
+
     t->SetExpQ(TMath::Max(0.8*t->GetESDtrack()->GetTPCsignal(),30.));
     if (!CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(t)) {
        delete t;
@@ -726,19 +807,29 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitInward(AliESDEvent *event) {
     ResetTrackToFollow(*t);
     fTrackToFollow.ResetClusters();
 
-    if ((esd->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTPCin)==0)
+    // ITS standalone tracks
+    if ((esd->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTPCin)==0) {
       fTrackToFollow.ResetCovariance(10.);
+      // protection for loopers that can have parameters screwed up
+      if(TMath::Abs(fTrackToFollow.GetY())>1000. ||
+        TMath::Abs(fTrackToFollow.GetZ())>1000.) {
+       delete t;
+       continue;
+      }
+    }
 
     //Refitting...
-    Bool_t pe=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetComputePlaneEff();
+    Bool_t pe=(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetComputePlaneEff() &&
+               AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetIPlanePlaneEff()>=0);
+
     AliDebug(2,Form("Refit LABEL %d  %d",t->GetLabel(),t->GetNumberOfClusters()));
-    if (RefitAt(AliITSRecoParam::GetrInsideSPD1(),&fTrackToFollow,t,kTRUE,pe)) {
+    if (RefitAt(AliITSRecoParam::GetrInsideSPD1(),&fTrackToFollow,t,doExtra,pe)) {
        AliDebug(2,"  refit OK");
        fTrackToFollow.SetLabel(t->GetLabel());
        //       fTrackToFollow.CookdEdx();
        CookdEdx(&fTrackToFollow);
 
-       CookLabel(&fTrackToFollow,0.0); //For comparison only
+       CookLabel(&fTrackToFollow,0.0); //For comparison only // RS why do we need this?
 
        //The beam pipe
        if (CorrectForPipeMaterial(&fTrackToFollow,"inward")) {
@@ -755,7 +846,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitInward(AliESDEvent *event) {
     delete t;
   }
 
-  Info("RefitInward","Number of refitted tracks: %d\n",ntrk);
+  AliInfo(Form("Number of refitted tracks: %d out of %d ESD tracks",ntrk,nentr));
 
   fTrackingPhase="Default";
 
@@ -788,6 +879,8 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::GetTrackPoint(Int_t index, AliTrackPoint& p) const {
   p.SetXYZ(xyz, cov);
   p.SetCharge(cl->GetQ());
   p.SetDriftTime(cl->GetDriftTime());
+  p.SetChargeRatio(cl->GetChargeRatio());
+  p.SetClusterType(cl->GetClusterType());
   AliGeomManager::ELayerID iLayer = AliGeomManager::kInvalidLayer; 
   switch (l) {
   case 0:
@@ -837,28 +930,30 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::GetTrackPointTrackingError(Int_t index,
   detxy[1] = det.GetR()*TMath::Sin(det.GetPhi());
   Double_t alpha = t->GetAlpha();
   Double_t xdetintrackframe = detxy[0]*TMath::Cos(alpha)+detxy[1]*TMath::Sin(alpha);
-  Float_t phi = TMath::ASin(t->GetSnpAt(xdetintrackframe,GetBz()));
+  Float_t phi = TMath::ASin(t->GetSnpAt(xdetintrackframe+cl->GetX(),GetBz()));
   phi += alpha-det.GetPhi();
   Float_t tgphi = TMath::Tan(phi);
 
   Float_t tgl = t->GetTgl(); // tgl about const along track
   Float_t expQ = TMath::Max(0.8*t->GetTPCsignal(),30.);
 
-  Float_t errlocalx,errlocalz;
+  Float_t errtrky,errtrkz,covyz;
   Bool_t addMisalErr=kFALSE;
-  AliITSClusterParam::GetError(l,cl,tgl,tgphi,expQ,errlocalx,errlocalz,addMisalErr);
+  AliITSClusterParam::GetError(l,cl,tgl,tgphi,expQ,errtrky,errtrkz,covyz,addMisalErr);
 
   Float_t xyz[3];
   Float_t cov[6];
   cl->GetGlobalXYZ(xyz);
   //  cl->GetGlobalCov(cov);
   Float_t pos[3] = {0.,0.,0.};
-  AliCluster tmpcl((UShort_t)cl->GetVolumeId(),pos[0],pos[1],pos[2],errlocalx*errlocalx,errlocalz*errlocalz,0);
+  AliCluster tmpcl((UShort_t)cl->GetVolumeId(),pos[0],pos[1],pos[2],errtrky*errtrky,errtrkz*errtrkz,covyz);
   tmpcl.GetGlobalCov(cov);
 
   p.SetXYZ(xyz, cov);
   p.SetCharge(cl->GetQ());
   p.SetDriftTime(cl->GetDriftTime());
+  p.SetChargeRatio(cl->GetChargeRatio());
+  p.SetClusterType(cl->GetClusterType());
 
   AliGeomManager::ELayerID iLayer = AliGeomManager::kInvalidLayer; 
   switch (l) {
@@ -922,20 +1017,22 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
   TObjArray *bestarray = (TObjArray*)fBestHypothesys.At(esdindex);
   if (!bestarray){
     bestarray = new TObjArray(5);
+    bestarray->SetOwner();
     fBestHypothesys.AddAt(bestarray,esdindex);
   }
 
   //
   //setup tree of the prolongations
   //
-  static AliITStrackMI tracks[7][100];
+  const int kMaxTr = 100; //RS
+  static AliITStrackMI tracks[7][kMaxTr];
   AliITStrackMI *currenttrack;
   static AliITStrackMI currenttrack1;
   static AliITStrackMI currenttrack2;  
   static AliITStrackMI backuptrack;
   Int_t ntracks[7];
-  Int_t nindexes[7][100];
-  Float_t normalizedchi2[100];
+  Int_t nindexes[7][kMaxTr];
+  Float_t normalizedchi2[kMaxTr];
   for (Int_t ilayer=0;ilayer<6;ilayer++) ntracks[ilayer]=0;
   otrack->SetNSkipped(0);
   new (&(tracks[6][0])) AliITStrackMI(*otrack);
@@ -958,8 +1055,9 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
     Int_t nskipped=0;
     Float_t nused =0;
     for (Int_t itrack =0; itrack<ntracks[ilayer+1]; itrack++) {
+      //      printf("LR %d Tr:%d NSeeds: %d\n",ilayer,itrack,ntracks[ilayer+1]);
       //set current track
-      if (ntracks[ilayer]>=100) break;  
+      if (ntracks[ilayer]>=kMaxTr) break;  
       if (tracks[ilayer+1][nindexes[ilayer+1][itrack]].GetNSkipped()>0) nskipped++;
       if (tracks[ilayer+1][nindexes[ilayer+1][itrack]].GetNUsed()>2.) nused++;
       if (ntracks[ilayer]>15+ilayer){
@@ -984,8 +1082,13 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
       if (!currenttrack1.GetXYZ(trackGlobXYZ1)) continue;
 
       // Get the budget to the primary vertex for the current track being prolonged
-      Double_t budgetToPrimVertex = GetEffectiveThickness();
-
+      Double_t budgetToPrimVertex = 0;
+      double xMSLrs[9],x2X0MSLrs[9]; // needed for ImproveKalman
+      int nMSLrs = 0;
+      //
+      if (fUseImproveKalman) nMSLrs = GetEffectiveThicknessLbyL(xMSLrs,x2X0MSLrs);
+      else budgetToPrimVertex = GetEffectiveThickness();
+      //
       // check if we allow a prolongation without point
       Int_t skip = CheckSkipLayer(&currenttrack1,ilayer,idet);
       if (skip) {
@@ -996,12 +1099,17 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
        // apply correction for material of the current layer
        CorrectForLayerMaterial(vtrack,ilayer,trackGlobXYZ1,"inward");
        vtrack->SetNDeadZone(vtrack->GetNDeadZone()+1);
-       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
+       vtrack->SetDeadZoneProbability(ilayer,1.); // no penalty for missing cluster
+       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,-1);
        modstatus = (skip==1 ? 3 : 4); // skipped : out in z
        if(LocalModuleCoord(ilayer,idet,vtrack,xloc,zloc)) { // local module coords
          vtrack->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
        }
-       if(constrain) vtrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
+       if(constrain && AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetImproveWithVertex()) {
+         fUseImproveKalman ? 
+           vtrack->ImproveKalman(xyzVtx,ersVtx,xMSLrs,x2X0MSLrs,nMSLrs) : 
+           vtrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
+       }
        ntracks[ilayer]++;
        continue;
       }
@@ -1071,12 +1179,12 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
          (noClusters && 
           AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetAllowProlongationWithEmptyRoad())) {
        AliITStrackMI * updatetrack = new (&tracks[ilayer][ntracks[ilayer]]) AliITStrackMI(*currenttrack);
-       updatetrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
+       updatetrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,-1);
        if (dead==0) {
          modstatus = 5; // no cls in road
        } else if (dead==1) {
          modstatus = 7; // holes in z in SPD
-       } else if (dead==2 || dead==3) {
+       } else if (dead==2 || dead==3 || dead==4) {
          modstatus = 2; // dead from OCDB
        }
        updatetrack->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
@@ -1092,14 +1200,22 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
                TMath::Abs(updatetrack->GetD(1)/(1.+ilayer)) > // z
                AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxDZforPrimTrk()) isPrim=kFALSE;
          }
-         if (isPrim) updatetrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
+         if (isPrim && AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetImproveWithVertex()) {
+           fUseImproveKalman ? 
+             updatetrack->ImproveKalman(xyzVtx,ersVtx,xMSLrs,x2X0MSLrs,nMSLrs) : 
+             updatetrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
+         }
        }
+       updatetrack->SetNDeadZone(updatetrack->GetNDeadZone()+1);
        if (dead) {
-         updatetrack->SetNDeadZone(updatetrack->GetNDeadZone()+1);
          if (dead==1) { // dead zone at z=0,+-7cm in SPD
-           updatetrack->SetDeadZoneProbability(GetSPDDeadZoneProbability(updatetrack->GetZ(),TMath::Sqrt(updatetrack->GetSigmaZ2())));
+           updatetrack->SetDeadZoneProbability(ilayer,GetSPDDeadZoneProbability(updatetrack->GetZ(),TMath::Sqrt(updatetrack->GetSigmaZ2())));
            deadzoneSPD=kTRUE;
-         }
+         } else if (dead==2 || dead==3) { // dead module or chip from OCDB  
+           updatetrack->SetDeadZoneProbability(ilayer,1.); 
+         } else if (dead==4) { // at least a single dead channel from OCDB  
+           updatetrack->SetDeadZoneProbability(ilayer,0.); 
+         } 
        }
        ntracks[ilayer]++;
       }
@@ -1107,9 +1223,9 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
       clidx=-1;
       // loop over clusters in the road
       while ((cl=layer.GetNextCluster(clidx))!=0) { 
-       if (ntracks[ilayer]>95) break; //space for skipped clusters  
+       if (ntracks[ilayer]>int(0.95*kMaxTr)) break; //space for skipped clusters  
        Bool_t changedet =kFALSE;  
-       if (cl->GetQ()==0 && deadzoneSPD==kTRUE) continue;
+       if (TMath::Abs(cl->GetQ())<1.e-13 && deadzoneSPD==kTRUE) continue;
        Int_t idetc=cl->GetDetectorIndex();
 
        if (currenttrack->GetDetectorIndex()==idetc) { // track already on the cluster's detector
@@ -1121,6 +1237,9 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
               (currenttrack->GetY()-cl->GetY())*(currenttrack->GetY()-cl->GetY())*msy > 1. ) 
            {  // cluster not associated to track
              AliDebug(2,"not associated");
+             // MvL: added here as well
+             // bring track back to ideal detector plane
+             currenttrack->Propagate(xTrOrig);
              continue;
            }
          // bring track back to ideal detector plane
@@ -1153,22 +1272,22 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
        // chi2 cut
        AliDebug(2,Form("chi2 %f max %f",chi2trkcl,AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2s(ilayer)));
        if (chi2trkcl < AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2s(ilayer)) {
-         if (cl->GetQ()==0) deadzoneSPD=kTRUE; // only 1 prolongation with virtual cluster       
-         if (ntracks[ilayer]>=100) continue;
+         if (TMath::Abs(cl->GetQ())<1.e-13) deadzoneSPD=kTRUE; // only 1 prolongation with virtual cluster       
+         if (ntracks[ilayer]>=kMaxTr) continue;
          AliITStrackMI * updatetrack = new (&tracks[ilayer][ntracks[ilayer]]) AliITStrackMI(*currenttrack);
-         updatetrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
+         updatetrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,-1);
          if (changedet) new (&currenttrack2) AliITStrackMI(backuptrack);
 
-         if (cl->GetQ()!=0) { // real cluster
+         if (TMath::Abs(cl->GetQ())>1.e-13) { // real cluster
            if (!UpdateMI(updatetrack,cl,chi2trkcl,(ilayer<<28)+clidx)) {
              AliDebug(2,"update failed");
              continue;
            } 
-           updatetrack->SetSampledEdx(cl->GetQ(),updatetrack->GetNumberOfClusters()-1); //b.b.
+           updatetrack->SetSampledEdx(cl->GetQ(),ilayer-2); 
            modstatus = 1; // found
          } else {             // virtual cluster in dead zone
            updatetrack->SetNDeadZone(updatetrack->GetNDeadZone()+1);
-           updatetrack->SetDeadZoneProbability(GetSPDDeadZoneProbability(updatetrack->GetZ(),TMath::Sqrt(updatetrack->GetSigmaZ2())));
+           updatetrack->SetDeadZoneProbability(ilayer,GetSPDDeadZoneProbability(updatetrack->GetZ(),TMath::Sqrt(updatetrack->GetSigmaZ2())));
            modstatus = 7; // holes in z in SPD
          }
 
@@ -1195,7 +1314,11 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
                  TMath::Abs(updatetrack->GetD(1)/(1.+ilayer)) > // z
                  AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxDZforPrimTrk()) isPrim=kFALSE;
            }
-           if (isPrim) updatetrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
+           if (isPrim && AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetImproveWithVertex()) {
+             fUseImproveKalman ? 
+               updatetrack->ImproveKalman(xyzVtx,ersVtx,xMSLrs,x2X0MSLrs,nMSLrs) : 
+               updatetrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
+           }
          } //apply vertex constrain              
          ntracks[ilayer]++;
        }  // create new hypothesis
@@ -1206,32 +1329,23 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
       } // loop over possible prolongations 
      
       // allow one prolongation without clusters
-      if (constrain && itrack<=1 && currenttrack1.GetNSkipped()==0 && deadzoneSPD==kFALSE && ntracks[ilayer]<100) {
+      if (constrain && itrack<=1 && TMath::Abs(currenttrack1.GetNSkipped())<1.e-13 && deadzoneSPD==kFALSE && ntracks[ilayer]<kMaxTr) {
        AliITStrackMI* vtrack = new (&tracks[ilayer][ntracks[ilayer]]) AliITStrackMI(currenttrack1);
        // apply correction for material of the current layer
        CorrectForLayerMaterial(vtrack,ilayer,trackGlobXYZ1,"inward");
-       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
+       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,-1);
        modstatus = 3; // skipped 
        vtrack->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
-       vtrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
+       if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetImproveWithVertex()) {
+         fUseImproveKalman ? 
+           vtrack->ImproveKalman(xyzVtx,ersVtx,xMSLrs,x2X0MSLrs,nMSLrs) : 
+           vtrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
+       }
        vtrack->IncrementNSkipped();
        ntracks[ilayer]++;
       }
-
-      // allow one prolongation without clusters for tracks with |tgl|>1.1
-      if (constrain && itrack==0 && TMath::Abs(currenttrack1.GetTgl())>1.1) {  //big theta - for low flux
-       AliITStrackMI* vtrack = new (&tracks[ilayer][ntracks[ilayer]]) AliITStrackMI(currenttrack1);
-       // apply correction for material of the current layer
-       CorrectForLayerMaterial(vtrack,ilayer,trackGlobXYZ1,"inward");
-       vtrack->SetClIndex(ilayer,0);
-       modstatus = 3; // skipped
-       vtrack->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
-       vtrack->Improve(budgetToPrimVertex,xyzVtx,ersVtx);
-       vtrack->SetNDeadZone(vtrack->GetNDeadZone()+1);
-       ntracks[ilayer]++;
-      }
-     
       
+
     } // loop over tracks in layer ilayer+1
 
     //loop over track candidates for the current layer
@@ -1260,7 +1374,8 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
     TMath::Sort(ntracks[ilayer],normalizedchi2,nindexes[ilayer],kFALSE); 
     ntracks[ilayer] = TMath::Min(accepted,7+2*ilayer);
     if (ntracks[ilayer]<golden+2+ilayer) ntracks[ilayer]=TMath::Min(golden+2+ilayer,accepted);
-    if (ntracks[ilayer]>90) ntracks[ilayer]=90; 
+    //    if (ntracks[ilayer]>90) ntracks[ilayer]=90; 
+    if (ntracks[ilayer]>int(kMaxTr*0.9)) ntracks[ilayer]=int(kMaxTr*0.9); 
   } // end loop over layers
 
 
@@ -1302,15 +1417,12 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
     for (Int_t i=0;i<TMath::Min(2,ntracks[2]);i++) {
       AliITStrackMI & track= tracks[2][nindexes[2][i]];
       if (track.GetNumberOfClusters()<3) continue;
-      if (!constrain && track.GetNormChi2(2) >
+      if (track.GetNormChi2(2) >
          AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxNormChi2NonCForHypothesis()) continue;
-      if (constrain) track.SetNSkipped(track.GetNSkipped()+2);      
-      if (!constrain){
-       track.SetD(0,track.GetD(GetX(),GetY()));
-       track.SetNSkipped(track.GetNSkipped()+7./(7.+8.*TMath::Abs(track.GetD(0))));
-       if (track.GetNumberOfClusters()+track.GetNDeadZone()+track.GetNSkipped()>6) {
-         track.SetNSkipped(6-track.GetNumberOfClusters()+track.GetNDeadZone());
-       }
+      track.SetD(0,track.GetD(GetX(),GetY()));
+      track.SetNSkipped(track.GetNSkipped()+7./(7.+8.*TMath::Abs(track.GetD(0))));
+      if (track.GetNumberOfClusters()+track.GetNDeadZone()+track.GetNSkipped()>6) {
+       track.SetNSkipped(6-track.GetNumberOfClusters()+track.GetNDeadZone());
       }
       AddTrackHypothesys(new AliITStrackMI(track), esdindex);
     }
@@ -1349,7 +1461,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::FollowProlongationTree(AliITStrackMI * otrack, Int_t esdin
       Double_t xrp[3]; vertex->GetXYZ(xrp[0],xrp[1],xrp[2]);  //I.B.
       Int_t nearestold  = GetNearestLayer(xrp);               //I.B.
       Int_t nearest     = nearestold; 
-      for (Int_t ilayer =nearest;ilayer<8;ilayer++){
+      for (Int_t ilayer =nearest;ilayer<7;ilayer++){
        if (ntracks[nearest]==0){
          nearest = ilayer;
        }
@@ -1405,6 +1517,7 @@ fYcs(0),
 fZcs(0),
 fNcs(0),
 fCurrentSlice(-1),
+fZmin(0),
 fZmax(0),
 fYmin(0),
 fYmax(0),
@@ -1412,7 +1525,11 @@ fI(0),
 fImax(0),
 fSkip(0),
 fAccepted(0),
-fRoad(0){
+fRoad(0),
+fMaxSigmaClY(0),
+fMaxSigmaClZ(0),
+fNMaxSigmaCl(3)
+{
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   //default AliITSlayer constructor
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1421,7 +1538,51 @@ fRoad(0){
     fClusterTracks[0][i]=-1;
     fClusterTracks[1][i]=-1;
     fClusterTracks[2][i]=-1;    
-    fClusterTracks[3][i]=-1;    
+    fClusterTracks[3][i]=-1;
+    fY[i]=0;    
+    fZ[i]=0;    
+  }
+  fYB[0]=0;
+  fYB[1]=0;
+
+  for (Int_t j=0; j<AliITSRecoParam::kMaxClusterPerLayer5; j++) {
+    for (Int_t j1=0; j1<6; j1++) {
+      fClusters5[j1][j]=0;
+      fClusterIndex5[j1][j]=-1;
+      fY5[j1][j]=0;
+      fZ5[j1][j]=0;
+      fN5[j1]=0;
+      fBy5[j1][0]=0;
+      fBy5[j1][1]=0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (Int_t j=0; j<AliITSRecoParam::kMaxClusterPerLayer10; j++) {
+    for (Int_t j1=0; j1<11; j1++) {
+      fClusters10[j1][j]=0;
+      fClusterIndex10[j1][j]=-1;
+      fY10[j1][j]=0;
+      fZ10[j1][j]=0;
+      fN10[j1]=0;
+      fBy10[j1][0]=0;
+      fBy10[j1][1]=0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (Int_t j=0; j<AliITSRecoParam::kMaxClusterPerLayer20; j++) {
+    for (Int_t j1=0; j1<21; j1++) {
+      fClusters20[j1][j]=0;
+      fClusterIndex20[j1][j]=-1;
+      fY20[j1][j]=0;
+      fZ20[j1][j]=0;
+      fN20[j1]=0;
+      fBy20[j1][0]=0;
+      fBy20[j1][1]=0;
+    }
+  }
+  for(Int_t i=0;i<AliITSRecoParam::kMaxClusterPerLayer;i++){
+    fClusters[i]=NULL;
+    fClusterIndex[i]=0;
   }
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1443,6 +1604,7 @@ fYcs(0),
 fZcs(0),
 fNcs(0),
 fCurrentSlice(-1),
+fZmin(0),
 fZmax(0),
 fYmin(0),
 fYmax(0),
@@ -1450,13 +1612,70 @@ fI(0),
 fImax(0),
 fSkip(0),
 fAccepted(0),
-fRoad(0) {
+fRoad(0),
+fMaxSigmaClY(0),
+fMaxSigmaClZ(0),
+fNMaxSigmaCl(3) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   //main AliITSlayer constructor
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   fDetectors=new AliITSdetector[fNladders*fNdetectors];
   fRoad=2*fR*TMath::Sqrt(TMath::Pi()/1.);//assuming that there's only one cluster
+
+  for (Int_t i=0; i<AliITSRecoParam::GetMaxClusterPerLayer(); i++) {
+    fClusterWeight[i]=0;
+    fClusterTracks[0][i]=-1;
+    fClusterTracks[1][i]=-1;
+    fClusterTracks[2][i]=-1;    
+    fClusterTracks[3][i]=-1;    
+    fY[i]=0;    
+    fZ[i]=0;    
+  }
+
+  fYB[0]=0;
+  fYB[1]=0;
+
+ for (Int_t j=0; j<AliITSRecoParam::kMaxClusterPerLayer5; j++) {
+    for (Int_t j1=0; j1<6; j1++) {
+      fClusters5[j1][j]=0;
+      fClusterIndex5[j1][j]=-1;
+      fY5[j1][j]=0;
+      fZ5[j1][j]=0;
+      fN5[j1]=0;
+      fBy5[j1][0]=0;
+      fBy5[j1][1]=0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (Int_t j=0; j<AliITSRecoParam::kMaxClusterPerLayer10; j++) {
+    for (Int_t j1=0; j1<11; j1++) {
+      fClusters10[j1][j]=0;
+      fClusterIndex10[j1][j]=-1;
+      fY10[j1][j]=0;
+      fZ10[j1][j]=0;
+      fN10[j1]=0;
+      fBy10[j1][0]=0;
+      fBy10[j1][1]=0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (Int_t j=0; j<AliITSRecoParam::kMaxClusterPerLayer20; j++) {
+    for (Int_t j1=0; j1<21; j1++) {
+      fClusters20[j1][j]=0;
+      fClusterIndex20[j1][j]=-1;
+      fY20[j1][j]=0;
+      fZ20[j1][j]=0;
+      fN20[j1]=0;
+      fBy20[j1][0]=0;
+      fBy20[j1][1]=0;
+    }
+  }
+  for(Int_t i=0;i<AliITSRecoParam::kMaxClusterPerLayer;i++){
+    fClusters[i]=NULL;
+    fClusterIndex[i]=0;
+  }
 }
+/*
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AliITStrackerMI::AliITSlayer::AliITSlayer(const AliITSlayer& layer):
 fR(layer.fR),
@@ -1475,6 +1694,7 @@ fYcs(layer.fYcs),
 fZcs(layer.fZcs),
 fNcs(layer.fNcs),
 fCurrentSlice(layer.fCurrentSlice),
+fZmin(layer.fZmin),
 fZmax(layer.fZmax),
 fYmin(layer.fYmin),
 fYmax(layer.fYmax),
@@ -1482,9 +1702,14 @@ fI(layer.fI),
 fImax(layer.fImax),
 fSkip(layer.fSkip),
 fAccepted(layer.fAccepted),
-fRoad(layer.fRoad){
+fRoad(layer.fRoad),
+fMaxSigmaClY(layer.fMaxSigmaClY),
+fMaxSigmaClZ(layer.fMaxSigmaClZ),
+fNMaxSigmaCl(layer.fNMaxSigmaCl)
+{
   //Copy constructor
 }
+*/
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AliITStrackerMI::AliITSlayer::~AliITSlayer() {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1552,18 +1777,26 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::AliITSlayer::InsertCluster(AliITSRecPoint *cl) {
   //This function adds a cluster to this layer
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   if (fN==AliITSRecoParam::GetMaxClusterPerLayer()) {
-    ::Error("InsertCluster","Too many clusters !\n");
     return 1;
   }
   fCurrentSlice=-1;
   fClusters[fN]=cl;
   fN++;
   AliITSdetector &det=GetDetector(cl->GetDetectorIndex());    
+  //AD
+  Double_t nSigmaY=fNMaxSigmaCl*TMath::Sqrt(cl->GetSigmaY2());
+  Double_t nSigmaZ=fNMaxSigmaCl*TMath::Sqrt(cl->GetSigmaZ2()); 
+  if (cl->GetY()-nSigmaY<det.GetYmin()) det.SetYmin(cl->GetY()-nSigmaY);
+  if (cl->GetY()+nSigmaY>det.GetYmax()) det.SetYmax(cl->GetY()+nSigmaY);
+  if (cl->GetZ()-nSigmaZ<det.GetZmin()) det.SetZmin(cl->GetZ()-nSigmaZ);
+  if (cl->GetZ()+nSigmaZ>det.GetZmax()) det.SetZmax(cl->GetZ()+nSigmaZ);
+  //AD              
+  /*
   if (cl->GetY()<det.GetYmin()) det.SetYmin(cl->GetY());
   if (cl->GetY()>det.GetYmax()) det.SetYmax(cl->GetY());
   if (cl->GetZ()<det.GetZmin()) det.SetZmin(cl->GetZ());
   if (cl->GetZ()>det.GetZmax()) det.SetZmax(cl->GetZ());
-                            
+  */                
   return 0;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1576,8 +1809,14 @@ void  AliITStrackerMI::AliITSlayer::SortClusters()
   Float_t *z                = new Float_t[fN];
   Int_t   * index           = new Int_t[fN];
   //
+  fMaxSigmaClY=0.; //AD
+  fMaxSigmaClZ=0.; //AD
+
   for (Int_t i=0;i<fN;i++){
     z[i] = fClusters[i]->GetZ();
+    // save largest errors in y and z for this layer
+    fMaxSigmaClY=TMath::Max(fMaxSigmaClY,TMath::Sqrt(fClusters[i]->GetSigmaY2()));
+    fMaxSigmaClZ=TMath::Max(fMaxSigmaClZ,TMath::Sqrt(fClusters[i]->GetSigmaZ2()));
   }
   TMath::Sort(fN,z,index,kFALSE);
   for (Int_t i=0;i<fN;i++){
@@ -1756,7 +1995,17 @@ SelectClusters(Double_t zmin,Double_t zmax,Double_t ymin, Double_t ymax) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
  
   Double_t circle=2*TMath::Pi()*fR;
-  fYmin = ymin; fYmax =ymax;
+  fYmin = ymin; 
+  fYmax = ymax;
+  fZmin = zmin;
+  fZmax = zmax;
+  // AD
+  // enlarge road in y by maximum cluster error on this layer (3 sigma)
+  fYmin -= fNMaxSigmaCl*fMaxSigmaClY;
+  fYmax += fNMaxSigmaCl*fMaxSigmaClY;
+  fZmin -= fNMaxSigmaCl*fMaxSigmaClZ;
+  fZmax += fNMaxSigmaCl*fMaxSigmaClZ;
+
   Float_t ymiddle = (fYmin+fYmax)*0.5;
   if (ymiddle<fYB[0]) {
     fYmin+=circle; fYmax+=circle; ymiddle+=circle;
@@ -1821,10 +2070,10 @@ SelectClusters(Double_t zmin,Double_t zmax,Double_t ymin, Double_t ymax) {
     }
   }  
   //  
-  fI=FindClusterIndex(zmin); fZmax=zmax;
-  fImax = TMath::Min(FindClusterIndex(zmax)+1,fNcs);
-  fSkip = 0;
-  fAccepted =0;
+  fI        = FindClusterIndex(fZmin); 
+  fImax     = TMath::Min(FindClusterIndex(fZmax)+1,fNcs);
+  fSkip     = 0;
+  fAccepted = 0;
 
   return;
 }
@@ -1851,16 +2100,25 @@ FindDetectorIndex(Double_t phi, Double_t z) const {
   Double_t dz=fZOffset-z;
   Double_t nnz = dz*(fNdetectors-1)*0.5/fZOffset+0.5;
   Int_t nz = (nnz<0 ? -1 : (Int_t)nnz);
-  if (nz>=fNdetectors) return -1;
-  if (nz<0)            return -1;
+  if (nz>=fNdetectors || nz<0) {
+    //printf("ndet %d phi %f z %f  np %d nz %d\n",fNdetectors,phi,z,np,nz);
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   // ad hoc correction for 3rd ladder of SDD inner layer,
   // which is reversed (rotated by pi around local y)
   // this correction is OK only from AliITSv11Hybrid onwards
   if (GetR()>12. && GetR()<20.) { // SDD inner
     if(np==2) { // 3rd ladder
-      nz = (fNdetectors-1) - nz;
-    } 
+      Double_t posMod252[3];
+      AliITSgeomTGeo::GetTranslation(252,posMod252);
+      // check the Z coordinate of Mod 252: if negative 
+      // (old SDD geometry in AliITSv11Hybrid)
+      // the swap of numeration whould be applied
+      if(posMod252[2]<0.){
+       nz = (fNdetectors-1) - nz;
+      } 
+    }
   }
   //printf("ndet %d phi %f z %f  np %d nz %d\n",fNdetectors,phi,z,np,nz);
 
@@ -1878,11 +2136,18 @@ const AliITSRecPoint *AliITStrackerMI::AliITSlayer::GetNextCluster(Int_t &ci,Boo
     Double_t rpi2 = 2.*fR*TMath::Pi();
     for (Int_t i=fI; i<fImax; i++) {
       Double_t y = fY[i];
+      Double_t z = fZ[i];
       if (fYmax<y) y -= rpi2;
       if (fYmin>y) y += rpi2;
       if (y<fYmin) continue;
       if (y>fYmax) continue;
-      if (fClusters[i]->GetQ()==0&&fSkip==2) continue;
+      // AD
+      // skip clusters that are in "extended" road but they 
+      // 3sigma error does not touch the original road
+      if (z+fNMaxSigmaCl*TMath::Sqrt(fClusters[i]->GetSigmaZ2())<fZmin+fNMaxSigmaCl*fMaxSigmaClZ) continue;
+      if (z-fNMaxSigmaCl*TMath::Sqrt(fClusters[i]->GetSigmaZ2())>fZmax-fNMaxSigmaCl*fMaxSigmaClZ) continue;
+      //
+      if (TMath::Abs(fClusters[i]->GetQ())<1.e-13 && fSkip==2) continue;
       ci=i;
       if (!test) fI=i+1;
       return fClusters[i];
@@ -1891,7 +2156,7 @@ const AliITSRecPoint *AliITStrackerMI::AliITSlayer::GetNextCluster(Int_t &ci,Boo
     for (Int_t i=fI; i<fImax; i++) {
       if (fYcs[i]<fYmin) continue;
       if (fYcs[i]>fYmax) continue;
-      if (fClustersCs[i]->GetQ()==0&&fSkip==2) continue;
+      if (TMath::Abs(fClustersCs[i]->GetQ())<1.e-13 && fSkip==2) continue;
       ci=fClusterIndexCs[i];
       if (!test) fI=i+1;
       return fClustersCs[i];
@@ -2104,6 +2369,46 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetEffectiveThickness()
   }
   return d/(xn*xn);
 }
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetEffectiveThicknessLbyL(Double_t* xMS, Double_t* x2x0MS)
+{
+  //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Returns the array of layers between the current layer and the vertex
+  //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+  //
+  if(fUseTGeo!=0) {
+    if(fxOverX0Layer[0]<0) BuildMaterialLUT("Layers");
+    if(fxOverX0Shield[0]<0) BuildMaterialLUT("Shields");
+    if(fxOverX0Pipe<0) BuildMaterialLUT("Pipe");
+  }
+
+  int nl = 0;
+  double x0 = 0;
+  for (int il=fI;il--;) {
+    //
+    if (il==3) {
+      x2x0MS[nl] = (fUseTGeo==0 ? AliITSRecoParam::Getdshield(1) : fxOverX0Shield[1]);
+      xMS[nl++]  = AliITSRecoParam::GetrInsideShield(1);
+    }
+    else if (il==1) {
+      x2x0MS[nl] = (fUseTGeo==0 ? AliITSRecoParam::Getdshield(0) : fxOverX0Shield[0]);
+      xMS[nl++]  = AliITSRecoParam::GetrInsideShield(0);
+    }
+    //
+    x2x0MS[nl] = (fUseTGeo==0 ? fgLayers[il].GetThickness(0,0,x0) : fxOverX0Layer[il]);
+    xMS[nl++]  = fgLayers[il].GetR();
+    //
+  }
+  //
+  // beam pipe
+  x2x0MS[nl]  = (fUseTGeo==0 ? AliITSRecoParam::GetdPipe() : fxOverX0Pipe);
+  xMS[nl++]  = AliITSRecoParam::GetrPipe();
+  //
+  return nl;
+}
+
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Int_t AliITStrackerMI::AliITSlayer::InRoad() const {
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2171,14 +2476,32 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
     index[k]=clusters[k]; 
   }
 
-  // special for cosmics: check which the innermost layer crossed
-  // by the track
-  Int_t innermostlayer=5;
-  Double_t drphi = TMath::Abs(track->GetD(0.,0.));
-  for(innermostlayer=0; innermostlayer<AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNLayers(); innermostlayer++) {
-    if(drphi < fgLayers[innermostlayer].GetR()) break;
+  // special for cosmics and TPC prolonged tracks: 
+  // propagate to the innermost of:
+  // - innermost layer crossed by the track
+  // - innermost layer where a cluster was associated to the track
+  static AliITSRecoParam *repa = NULL;
+  if(!repa){
+    repa = (AliITSRecoParam*) AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam();
+    if(!repa){
+      repa = AliITSRecoParam::GetHighFluxParam();
+      AliWarning("Using default AliITSRecoParam class");
+    }
+  }
+  Int_t evsp=repa->GetEventSpecie();
+  ULong_t trStatus=0;
+  if(track->GetESDtrack()) trStatus=track->GetStatus();
+  Int_t innermostlayer=0;
+  if((evsp&AliRecoParam::kCosmic) || (trStatus&AliESDtrack::kTPCin))  {
+    innermostlayer=5;
+    Double_t drphi = TMath::Abs(track->GetD(0.,0.));
+    for(innermostlayer=0; innermostlayer<AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNLayers(); innermostlayer++) {
+      if( (drphi < (fgLayers[innermostlayer].GetR()+1.)) ||
+         index[innermostlayer] >= 0 ) break;
+    }
+
+    AliDebug(2,Form(" drphi  %f  innermost %d",drphi,innermostlayer));
   }
-  //printf(" drphi  %f  innermost %d\n",drphi,innermostlayer);
 
   Int_t modstatus=1; // found
   Float_t xloc,zloc;
@@ -2195,6 +2518,7 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
   for (Int_t ilayer = from; ilayer != to; ilayer += step) {
      AliITSlayer &layer=fgLayers[ilayer];
      Double_t r=layer.GetR();
+
      if (step<0 && xx>r) break;
 
      // material between SSD and SDD, SDD and SPD
@@ -2204,16 +2528,14 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
      if (TMath::Abs(hI-1.5)<0.01) // SPDouter
        if(!CorrectForShieldMaterial(track,"SPD",dir)) return kFALSE;
 
-     // remember old position [SR, GSI 18.02.2003]
-     Double_t oldX=0., oldY=0., oldZ=0.;
-     if (track->IsStartedTimeIntegral() && step==1) {
-        if (!track->GetGlobalXYZat(track->GetX(),oldX,oldY,oldZ)) return kFALSE;
-     }
-     //
 
      Double_t oldGlobXYZ[3];
      if (!track->GetXYZ(oldGlobXYZ)) return kFALSE;
-     //TMath::Sqrt(track->GetSigmaY2());
+
+     // continue if we are already beyond this layer
+     Double_t oldGlobR = TMath::Sqrt(oldGlobXYZ[0]*oldGlobXYZ[0]+oldGlobXYZ[1]*oldGlobXYZ[1]);
+     if(step>0 && oldGlobR > r) continue; // going outward
+     if(step<0 && oldGlobR < r) continue; // going inward
 
      Double_t phi,z;
      if (!track->GetPhiZat(r,phi,z)) return kFALSE;
@@ -2223,29 +2545,24 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
      // check if we allow a prolongation without point for large-eta tracks
      Int_t skip = CheckSkipLayer(track,ilayer,idet);
      if (skip==2) {
-       // propagate to the layer radius
-       Double_t xToGo; if (!track->GetLocalXat(r,xToGo)) return kFALSE;
-       if (!track->Propagate(xToGo)) return kFALSE;
-       // apply correction for material of the current layer
-       CorrectForLayerMaterial(track,ilayer,oldGlobXYZ,dir);
        modstatus = 4; // out in z
        if(LocalModuleCoord(ilayer,idet,track,xloc,zloc)) { // local module coords
         track->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
        }
-       // track time update [SR, GSI 17.02.2003]
-       if (track->IsStartedTimeIntegral() && step==1) {
-        Double_t newX, newY, newZ;
-        if (!track->GetGlobalXYZat(track->GetX(),newX,newY,newZ)) return kFALSE;
-        Double_t dL2 = (oldX-newX)*(oldX-newX) + (oldY-newY)*(oldY-newY) + 
-                       (oldZ-newZ)*(oldZ-newZ);
-        track->AddTimeStep(TMath::Sqrt(dL2));
-       }
+       // cross layer
+       // apply correction for material of the current layer
+       // add time if going outward
+       CorrectForLayerMaterial(track,ilayer,oldGlobXYZ,dir);
        continue;
      }
 
      if (idet<0) return kFALSE;
 
+
      const AliITSdetector &det=layer.GetDetector(idet);
+     // only for ITS-SA tracks refit
+     if (ilayer>1 && fTrackingPhase.Contains("RefitInward") && !(track->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTPCin)) track->SetCheckInvariant(kFALSE);
+     // 
      if (!track->Propagate(det.GetPhi(),det.GetR())) return kFALSE;
 
      track->SetDetectorIndex(idet);
@@ -2294,18 +2611,18 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
         dy = 0.5*(ymax-ymin);
         Int_t dead = CheckDeadZone(track,ilayer,idet,dz,dy,kTRUE);
         if (dead==1) modstatus = 7; // holes in z in SPD
-        if (dead==2 || dead==3) modstatus = 2; // dead from OCDB
+        if (dead==2 || dead==3 || dead==4) modstatus = 2; // dead from OCDB
        }
      }
      
      if (clAcc) {
        if (!UpdateMI(track,clAcc,maxchi2,idx)) return kFALSE;
-       track->SetSampledEdx(clAcc->GetQ(),track->GetNumberOfClusters()-1);
+       track->SetSampledEdx(clAcc->GetQ(),ilayer-2);
      }
      track->SetModuleIndexInfo(ilayer,idet,modstatus,xloc,zloc);
 
 
-     if (extra) { // search for extra clusters in overlapped modules
+     if (extra && clAcc) { // search for extra clusters in overlapped modules
        AliITStrackV2 tmp(*track);
        if (!ComputeRoad(track,ilayer,idet,zmin,zmax,ymin,ymax)) return kFALSE;
        layer.SelectClusters(zmin,zmax,ymin,ymax);
@@ -2336,18 +2653,10 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::RefitAt(Double_t xx,AliITStrackMI *track,
      } // end search for extra clusters in overlapped modules
      
      // Correct for material of the current layer
+     // cross material
+     // add time if going outward
      if(!CorrectForLayerMaterial(track,ilayer,oldGlobXYZ,dir)) return kFALSE;
-                 
-     // track time update [SR, GSI 17.02.2003]
-     if (track->IsStartedTimeIntegral() && step==1) {
-        Double_t newX, newY, newZ;
-        if (!track->GetGlobalXYZat(track->GetX(),newX,newY,newZ)) return kFALSE;
-        Double_t dL2 = (oldX-newX)*(oldX-newX) + (oldY-newY)*(oldY-newY) + 
-                       (oldZ-newZ)*(oldZ-newZ);
-        track->AddTimeStep(TMath::Sqrt(dL2));
-     }
-     //
-
+     track->SetCheckInvariant(kTRUE);
   } // end loop on layers
 
   if (!track->PropagateTo(xx,0.,0.)) return kFALSE;
@@ -2368,7 +2677,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNormalizedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Int_t mode)
   Float_t *ny = GetNy(fCurrentEsdTrack), *nz = GetNz(fCurrentEsdTrack); 
   if (mode<100){
     for (Int_t i = 0;i<6;i++){
-      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>0){
+      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>=0){
        Float_t cerry, cerrz;
        if (ny[i]>0) {cerry = erry[i]; cerrz=errz[i];}
        else 
@@ -2400,7 +2709,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNormalizedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Int_t mode)
   }
   else{
     for (Int_t i = 0;i<4;i++){
-      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>0){
+      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>=0){
        Float_t cerry, cerrz;
        if (ny[i]>0) {cerry = erry[i]; cerrz=errz[i];}
        else { cerry= track->GetSigmaY(i); cerrz = track->GetSigmaZ(i);}
@@ -2412,7 +2721,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNormalizedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Int_t mode)
       }
     }
     for (Int_t i = 4;i<6;i++){
-      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>0){     
+      if (track->GetClIndex(i)>=0){    
        Float_t cerry, cerrz;
        if (ny[i]>0) {cerry = erry[i]; cerrz=errz[i];}
        else { cerry= track->GetSigmaY(i); cerrz = track->GetSigmaZ(i);}
@@ -2449,12 +2758,33 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNormalizedChi2(AliITStrackMI * track, Int_t mode)
     }
   }
   if (match<0) match=0;
-  Float_t deadzonefactor = (track->GetNDeadZone()>0) ? 3*(1.1-track->GetDeadZoneProbability()):0.;
+
+  // penalty factor for missing points (NDeadZone>0), but no penalty
+  // for layer with deadZoneProb close to 1 (either we wanted to skip layer
+  // or there is a dead from OCDB)
+  Float_t deadzonefactor = 0.; 
+  if (track->GetNDeadZone()>0.) {    
+    Int_t sumDeadZoneProbability=0; 
+    for(Int_t ilay=0;ilay<6;ilay++) {
+      if(track->GetDeadZoneProbability(ilay)>0.) sumDeadZoneProbability++;
+    }
+    Int_t nDeadZoneWithProbNot1=(Int_t)(track->GetNDeadZone())-sumDeadZoneProbability;
+    if(nDeadZoneWithProbNot1>0) {
+      Float_t deadZoneProbability = track->GetNDeadZone()-(Float_t)sumDeadZoneProbability;
+      AliDebug(2,Form("nDeadZone %f sumDZProbability %d nDZWithProbNot1 %d deadZoneProb %f\n",track->GetNDeadZone(),sumDeadZoneProbability,nDeadZoneWithProbNot1,deadZoneProbability));
+      deadZoneProbability /= (Float_t)nDeadZoneWithProbNot1;
+      Float_t one = 1.;
+      deadZoneProbability = TMath::Min(deadZoneProbability,one);
+      deadzonefactor = 3.*(1.1-deadZoneProbability);  
+    }
+  }  
+
   Double_t normchi2 = 2*track->GetNSkipped()+match+deadzonefactor+(1+(2*track->GetNSkipped()+deadzonefactor)/track->GetNumberOfClusters())*
     (chi2)/TMath::Max(double(sum-track->GetNSkipped()),
                                1./(1.+track->GetNSkipped()));     
- return normchi2;
+  AliDebug(2,Form("match %f deadzonefactor %f chi2 %f sum %f skipped %f\n",match,deadzonefactor,chi2,sum,track->GetNSkipped()));
+  AliDebug(2,Form("NormChi2 %f  cls %d\n",normchi2,track->GetNumberOfClusters()));
+  return normchi2;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetMatchingChi2(const AliITStrackMI * track1,const AliITStrackMI * track2)
@@ -2504,30 +2834,46 @@ Double_t  AliITStrackerMI::GetSPDDeadZoneProbability(Double_t zpos, Double_t zer
   //
   //  return probability that given point (characterized by z position and error) 
   //  is in SPD dead zone
+  //     This method assumes that fSPDdetzcentre is ordered from -z to +z
   //
   Double_t probability = 0.;
-  Double_t absz = TMath::Abs(zpos);
-  Double_t nearestz = (absz<2.) ? 0.5*(fSPDdetzcentre[1]+fSPDdetzcentre[2]) : 
-                                  0.5*(fSPDdetzcentre[2]+fSPDdetzcentre[3]);
-  if (TMath::Abs(absz-nearestz)>0.25+3.*zerr) return probability;
+  Double_t nearestz = 0.,distz=0.;
+  Int_t    nearestzone = -1;
+  Double_t mindistz = 1000.;
+
+  // find closest dead zone
+  for (Int_t i=0; i<3; i++) {
+    distz=TMath::Abs(zpos-0.5*(fSPDdetzcentre[i]+fSPDdetzcentre[i+1]));
+    if (distz<mindistz) {
+      nearestzone=i;
+      nearestz=0.5*(fSPDdetzcentre[i]+fSPDdetzcentre[i+1]);
+      mindistz=distz;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // too far from dead zone
+  if (TMath::Abs(zpos-nearestz)>0.25+3.*zerr) return probability;
+
+
   Double_t zmin, zmax;   
-  if (zpos<-6.) { // dead zone at z = -7
+  if (nearestzone==0) { // dead zone at z = -7
     zmin = fSPDdetzcentre[0] + 0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength();
     zmax = fSPDdetzcentre[1] - 0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength();
-  } else if (zpos>6.) { // dead zone at z = +7
-    zmin = fSPDdetzcentre[2] + 0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength();
-    zmax = fSPDdetzcentre[3] - 0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength();
-  } else if (absz<2.) { // dead zone at z = 0
+  } else if (nearestzone==1) { // dead zone at z = 0
     zmin = fSPDdetzcentre[1] + 0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength();
     zmax = fSPDdetzcentre[2] - 0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength();
+  } else if (nearestzone==2) { // dead zone at z = +7
+    zmin = fSPDdetzcentre[2] + 0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength();
+    zmax = fSPDdetzcentre[3] - 0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength();
   } else {
     zmin = 0.;
     zmax = 0.;
   }
   // probability that the true z is in the range [zmin,zmax] (i.e. inside 
   // dead zone)
-  probability = 0.5*( TMath::Erf((zpos-zmin)/zerr/TMath::Sqrt(2.)) - 
-                     TMath::Erf((zpos-zmax)/zerr/TMath::Sqrt(2.)) );
+  probability = 0.5*( AliMathBase::ErfFast((zpos-zmin)/zerr/TMath::Sqrt(2.)) - 
+                     AliMathBase::ErfFast((zpos-zmax)/zerr/TMath::Sqrt(2.)) );
+  AliDebug(2,Form("zpos %f +- %f nearestzone %d  zmin zmax %f %f prob %f\n",zpos,zerr,nearestzone,zmin,zmax,probability));
   return probability;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2655,9 +3001,9 @@ Float_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNumberOfSharedClusters(AliITStrackMI* track,Int_t id
     Int_t l=(index & 0xf0000000) >> 28;
     Int_t c=(index & 0x0fffffff) >> 00;
     if (c>fgLayers[l].GetNumberOfClusters()) continue;
-    if (ny[l]==0){
-      printf("problem\n");
-    }
+    // if (ny[l]<1.e-13){
+    //   printf("problem\n");
+    // }
     AliITSRecPoint *cl = (AliITSRecPoint*)GetCluster(index);
     Float_t weight=1;
     //
@@ -2678,6 +3024,7 @@ Float_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNumberOfSharedClusters(AliITStrackMI* track,Int_t id
       if (fgLayers[l].GetClusterTracks(itrack,c)>=0 && fgLayers[l].GetClusterTracks(itrack,c)!=id){
        list[l]=index;
        clist[l] = (AliITSRecPoint*)GetCluster(index);
+       track->SetSharedWeight(l,weight);
        shared+=weight; 
        break;
       }
@@ -2705,9 +3052,9 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetOverlapTrack(const AliITStrackMI *track, Int_t trackID
     Int_t index = clusterlist[icluster];
     Int_t l=(index & 0xf0000000) >> 28;
     Int_t c=(index & 0x0fffffff) >> 00;
-    if (ny[l]==0){
-      printf("problem\n");
-    }
+    // if (ny[l]<1.e-13){
+    //   printf("problem\n");
+    // }
     if (c>fgLayers[l].GetNumberOfClusters()) continue;
     //if (l>3) continue;
     AliITSRecPoint *cl = (AliITSRecPoint*)GetCluster(index);
@@ -2740,7 +3087,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetOverlapTrack(const AliITStrackMI *track, Int_t trackID
     else{
       //
       Int_t tracks2[24], cluster[24];
-      for (Int_t i=0;i<trackindex;i++){ tracks2[i]=-1; cluster[i]=0;}
+      for (Int_t i=0;i<24;i++){ tracks2[i]=-1; cluster[i]=0;}
       Int_t index =0;
       //
       for (Int_t i=0;i<trackindex;i++){
@@ -2797,7 +3144,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetOverlapTrack(const AliITStrackMI *track, Int_t trackID
   return sharedtrack;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-AliITStrackMI *  AliITStrackerMI::GetBest2Tracks(Int_t trackID1, Int_t trackID2, Float_t th0, Float_t th1){
+AliITStrackMI *  AliITStrackerMI::GetBest2Tracks(Int_t trackID1, Int_t trackID2, Float_t th0, Float_t th1,AliITStrackMI* original){
   //
   // try to find track hypothesys without conflicts
   // with minimal chi2;
@@ -2811,7 +3158,7 @@ AliITStrackMI *  AliITStrackerMI::GetBest2Tracks(Int_t trackID1, Int_t trackID2,
   AliITStrackMI * track10=(AliITStrackMI*) arr1->UncheckedAt(0);
   AliITStrackMI * track20=(AliITStrackMI*) arr2->UncheckedAt(0);
   if (track10->Pt()>0.5+track20->Pt()) return track10;
-
+  //
   for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<entries1;itrack++){
     AliITStrackMI * track=(AliITStrackMI*) arr1->UncheckedAt(itrack);
     UnRegisterClusterTracks(track,trackID1);
@@ -3009,12 +3356,14 @@ AliITStrackMI *  AliITStrackerMI::GetBest2Tracks(Int_t trackID1, Int_t trackID2,
     track1->SetChi2MIP(8,index1);
     fBestTrackIndex[trackID1] =index1;
     UpdateESDtrack(track1, AliESDtrack::kITSin);
+    original->SetWinner(track1);
   }  
   else if (track10->GetChi2MIP(0)<th1){
     track10->SetChi2MIP(5,maxconflicts);
     track10->SetChi2MIP(6,maxchi2);    
     //    track10->UpdateESDtrack(AliESDtrack::kITSin);
     UpdateESDtrack(track10,AliESDtrack::kITSin);
+    original->SetWinner(track10);
   }   
   
   for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<entries1;itrack++){
@@ -3064,13 +3413,11 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::AddTrackHypothesys(AliITStrackMI * track, Int_t esdindex)
   // add track to the list of hypothesys
   //------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  if (esdindex>=fTrackHypothesys.GetEntriesFast()) 
-    fTrackHypothesys.Expand(TMath::Max(fTrackHypothesys.GetSize(),esdindex*2+10));
   //
   TObjArray * array = (TObjArray*) fTrackHypothesys.At(esdindex);
   if (!array) {
     array = new TObjArray(10);
-    fTrackHypothesys.AddAt(array,esdindex);
+    fTrackHypothesys.AddAtAndExpand(array,esdindex);
   }
   array->AddLast(track);
 }
@@ -3090,6 +3437,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SortTrackHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, Int_t maxcut, Int_t mo
   Float_t minchi2=10000;
   Int_t maxn=0;
   AliITStrackMI * besttrack=0;
+  //
   for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<array->GetEntriesFast();itrack++){
     AliITStrackMI * track = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(itrack);
     if (!track) continue;
@@ -3105,6 +3453,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SortTrackHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, Int_t maxcut, Int_t mo
     if (chi2<AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(0)){
       if (track->GetNumberOfClusters()<maxn) continue;
       maxn = track->GetNumberOfClusters();
+      //      if (fSelectBestMIP03 && track->GetChi2MIP(3)>0) chi2 *= track->GetChi2MIP(3); // RS    
       if (chi2<minchi2){
        minchi2=chi2;
        besttrack=track;
@@ -3123,7 +3472,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SortTrackHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, Int_t maxcut, Int_t mo
   Float_t *erry = GetErrY(esdindex), *errz = GetErrZ(esdindex);
   Float_t *ny = GetNy(esdindex), *nz = GetNz(esdindex);
   for (Int_t j=0;j<6;j++) {
-    if (besttrack->GetClIndex(j)>0){
+    if (besttrack->GetClIndex(j)>=0){
       erry[j] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j); erry[j+6] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j+6);
       errz[j] = besttrack->GetSigmaZ(j); errz[j+6] = besttrack->GetSigmaZ(j+6);
       ny[j]   = besttrack->GetNy(j);
@@ -3139,9 +3488,13 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SortTrackHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, Int_t maxcut, Int_t mo
   for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<entries;itrack++){
     AliITStrackMI * track = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(itrack);
     if (track){
-      track->SetChi2MIP(0,GetNormalizedChi2(track, mode));            
-      if (track->GetChi2MIP(0)<AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(0)) 
-       chi2[itrack] = track->GetChi2MIP(0);
+      AliDebug(2,Form("track %d  ncls %d\n",itrack,track->GetNumberOfClusters()));      
+      double chi2t = GetNormalizedChi2(track, mode);
+      track->SetChi2MIP(0,chi2t);
+      if (chi2t<AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(0)) {
+       if (fSelectBestMIP03 && track->GetChi2MIP(3)>0) chi2t *= track->GetChi2MIP(3); // RS
+       chi2[itrack] = chi2t;
+      }
       else{
        if (track->GetConstrain() || track->GetNumberOfClusters()>5){  //keep best short tracks - without vertex constrain
          delete array->RemoveAt(itrack);            
@@ -3152,9 +3505,10 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SortTrackHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, Int_t maxcut, Int_t mo
   //
   TMath::Sort(entries,chi2,index,kFALSE);
   besttrack = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(index[0]);
+  if(besttrack) AliDebug(2,Form("ncls best track %d\n",besttrack->GetNumberOfClusters()));
   if (besttrack&&besttrack->GetChi2MIP(0)<AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(0)){
     for (Int_t j=0;j<6;j++){
-      if (besttrack->GetClIndex(j)>0){
+      if (besttrack->GetClIndex(j)>=0){
        erry[j] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j); erry[j+6] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j+6);
        errz[j] = besttrack->GetSigmaZ(j); erry[j+6] = besttrack->GetSigmaY(j+6);
        ny[j]   = besttrack->GetNy(j);
@@ -3168,15 +3522,18 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SortTrackHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, Int_t maxcut, Int_t mo
   for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<entries;itrack++){
     AliITStrackMI * track = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(itrack);
     if (track){      
-      track->SetChi2MIP(0,GetNormalizedChi2(track,mode));            
-      if (track->GetChi2MIP(0)<AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(0)) 
-       chi2[itrack] = track->GetChi2MIP(0)-0*(track->GetNumberOfClusters()+track->GetNDeadZone()); 
-      else
-       {
-         if (track->GetConstrain() || track->GetNumberOfClusters()>5){  //keep best short tracks - without vertex constrain
-           delete array->RemoveAt(itrack);     
-         }
+      double chi2t = GetNormalizedChi2(track, mode);
+      track->SetChi2MIP(0,chi2t);
+      AliDebug(2,Form("track %d  ncls %d\n",itrack,track->GetNumberOfClusters()));            
+      if (track->GetChi2MIP(0)<AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(0)) {
+       if (fSelectBestMIP03 && track->GetChi2MIP(3)>0) chi2t *= track->GetChi2MIP(3); // RS
+       chi2[itrack] = chi2t;  //-0*(track->GetNumberOfClusters()+track->GetNDeadZone()); 
+      }
+      else {
+       if (track->GetConstrain() || track->GetNumberOfClusters()>5){  //keep best short tracks - without vertex constrain
+         delete array->RemoveAt(itrack);       
        }
+      }
     }   
   }
   entries = array->GetEntriesFast();  
@@ -3187,6 +3544,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::SortTrackHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, Int_t maxcut, Int_t mo
     TMath::Sort(entries,chi2,index,kFALSE);
     besttrack = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(index[0]);
     if (besttrack){
+      AliDebug(2,Form("ncls best track %d     %f   %f\n",besttrack->GetNumberOfClusters(),besttrack->GetChi2MIP(0),chi2[index[0]]));
       //
       for (Int_t j=0;j<6;j++){
        if (besttrack->GetNz(j)>0&&besttrack->GetNy(j)>0){
@@ -3247,6 +3605,7 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
   //-------------------------------------------------------------
   // try to find best hypothesy
   // currently - minimal chi2 of track+backpropagated track+matching to the tpc track
+  // RS: optionally changing this to product of Chi2MIP(0)*Chi2MIP(3) == (chi2*chi2_interpolated)
   //-------------------------------------------------------------
   if (fTrackHypothesys.GetEntriesFast()<=esdindex) return 0;
   TObjArray * array = (TObjArray*) fTrackHypothesys.At(esdindex);
@@ -3277,7 +3636,10 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
     backtrack = new(backtrack) AliITStrackMI(*track); 
     if (track->GetConstrain()) {
       if (!CorrectForPipeMaterial(backtrack,"inward")) continue;
-      if (!backtrack->Improve(0,xyzVtx,ersVtx))         continue;     
+      if (AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetImproveWithVertex()) {
+       if (fUseImproveKalman) {if (!backtrack->ImproveKalman(xyzVtx,ersVtx,0,0,0)) continue;}
+       else                   {if (!backtrack->Improve(0,xyzVtx,ersVtx)) continue;}
+      }
       backtrack->ResetCovariance(10.);      
     }else{
       backtrack->ResetCovariance(10.);
@@ -3303,7 +3665,7 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
     forwardtrack = new(forwardtrack) AliITStrackMI(*original);
     forwardtrack->ResetClusters();
     x = track->GetX();
-    RefitAt(x,forwardtrack,track);
+    if (!RefitAt(x,forwardtrack,track) && fSelectBestMIP03) continue;  // w/o fwd track MIP03 is meaningless
     track->SetChi2MIP(2,NormalizedChi2(forwardtrack,0));    
     if  (track->GetChi2MIP(2)>AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(2)*6.0)  continue;
     if  (!(track->GetConstrain())&&track->GetChi2MIP(2)>AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(2))  continue;
@@ -3326,7 +3688,9 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
       track->SetChi2MIP(3,1000);
       continue; 
     }
-    Double_t chi2 = track->GetChi2MIP(0)+track->GetNUsed();    
+    Double_t chi2 = track->GetChi2MIP(0); // +track->GetNUsed();    //RS
+    if (fSelectBestMIP03) chi2 *= track->GetChi2MIP(3);
+    else chi2 += track->GetNUsed();
     //
     for (Int_t ichi=0;ichi<5;ichi++){
       forwardtrack->SetChi2MIP(ichi, track->GetChi2MIP(ichi));
@@ -3344,6 +3708,9 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
   }
   delete backtrack;
   delete forwardtrack;
+
+  if (!besttrack)  return 0;
+
   Int_t accepted=0;
   for (Int_t i=0;i<entries;i++){    
     AliITStrackMI * track = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(i);
@@ -3351,8 +3718,10 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
     if (!track) continue;
     
     if (accepted>checkmax || track->GetChi2MIP(3)>AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxChi2PerCluster(3)*6. || 
-       (track->GetNumberOfClusters()<besttrack->GetNumberOfClusters()-1.)||
-       track->GetChi2MIP(0)>besttrack->GetChi2MIP(0)+2.*besttrack->GetNUsed()+3.){
+       (track->GetNumberOfClusters()<besttrack->GetNumberOfClusters()-1.)
+       // RS: don't apply this cut when fSelectBestMIP03 is on
+       || (!fSelectBestMIP03 && (track->GetChi2MIP(0)>besttrack->GetChi2MIP(0)+2.*besttrack->GetNUsed()+3.))
+       ){
       if (track->GetConstrain() || track->GetNumberOfClusters()>5){  //keep best short tracks - without vertex constrain
        delete array->RemoveAt(i);    
        continue;
@@ -3386,6 +3755,9 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
     longtrack =track;
   }
   //if (longtrack) besttrack=longtrack;
+  //
+  // RS do shared cluster analysis here only if the new sharing analysis is not requested
+  //RRR if (fFlagFakes) return besttrack;
 
   Int_t list[6];
   AliITSRecPoint * clist[6];
@@ -3402,7 +3774,7 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
     Int_t sharedtrack = GetOverlapTrack(besttrack, esdindex, nshared, list, overlist);
     if (sharedtrack>=0){
       //
-      besttrack = GetBest2Tracks(esdindex,sharedtrack,10,5.5);     
+      besttrack = GetBest2Tracks(esdindex,sharedtrack,10,5.5,original);     
       if (besttrack){
        shared = GetNumberOfSharedClusters(besttrack,esdindex,list,clist);
       }
@@ -3425,7 +3797,7 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
     Float_t *ny = GetNy(esdindex), *nz = GetNz(esdindex);
     for (Int_t i=0;i<6;i++){
       Int_t index = besttrack->GetClIndex(i);
-      if (index<=0) continue; 
+      if (index<0) continue; 
       Int_t ilayer =  (index & 0xf0000000) >> 28;
       if (besttrack->GetSigmaY(ilayer)<0.00000000001) continue;
       AliITSRecPoint *c = (AliITSRecPoint*)GetCluster(index);     
@@ -3442,7 +3814,7 @@ AliITStrackMI * AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesys(Int_t esdindex, AliITStrackMI
        AliITStrackMI * track = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(i);   
        if (!track) continue;
        if (track->GetChi2MIP(0)>besttrack->GetChi2MIP(0)+2.*shared+1.) break;
-       if ( (track->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0) && (track->GetClIndex(ilayer)!=besttrack->GetClIndex(ilayer))){
+       if ( (track->GetClIndex(ilayer)>=0) && (track->GetClIndex(ilayer)!=besttrack->GetClIndex(ilayer))){
          cansign = kFALSE;
          break;
        }
@@ -3483,13 +3855,15 @@ void  AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesysMIP(TObjArray &itsTracks)
       }
       if (trackHyp->GetNumberOfClusters()+trackHyp->GetNDeadZone()<minn) continue;
       Float_t chi2 = trackHyp->GetChi2MIP(0);
-      if (fAfterV0){
+      if (fSelectBestMIP03) chi2 *= trackHyp->GetChi2MIP(3);
+      if (trackHyp->GetNumberOfClusters()+trackHyp->GetNDeadZone()>minn) maxchi2 = chi2; //trackHyp->GetChi2MIP(0);
+      //
+      if (fAfterV0){ // ??? RS
        if (!trackHyp->GetGoldV0()&&trackHyp->GetConstrain()==kFALSE) chi2+=5;
       }
-      if (trackHyp->GetNumberOfClusters()+trackHyp->GetNDeadZone()>minn) maxchi2 = trackHyp->GetChi2MIP(0);       
-      //
       if (chi2 > maxchi2) continue;
-      minn= trackHyp->GetNumberOfClusters()+trackHyp->GetNDeadZone();
+      minn = trackHyp->GetNumberOfClusters()+trackHyp->GetNDeadZone();
+      if (fSelectBestMIP03) minn++; // allow next to longest to win
       maxchi2 = chi2;
       longtrack=trackHyp;
     }    
@@ -3516,22 +3890,156 @@ void  AliITStrackerMI::GetBestHypothesysMIP(TObjArray &itsTracks)
        Int_t sharedtrack = GetOverlapTrack(longtrack, i, nshared, list, overlist);
        //if (sharedtrack==-1) sharedtrack=0;
        if (sharedtrack>=0) {       
-         besttrack = GetBest2Tracks(i,sharedtrack,10,5.5);                       
+         besttrack = GetBest2Tracks(i,sharedtrack,10,5.5,track);                         
        }
       }   
       if (besttrack&&fAfterV0) {
        UpdateESDtrack(besttrack,AliESDtrack::kITSin);
+       track->SetWinner(besttrack);
       }
-      if (besttrack&&fConstraint[fPass]) 
-       UpdateESDtrack(besttrack,AliESDtrack::kITSin);
-      if (besttrack->GetChi2MIP(0)+besttrack->GetNUsed()>1.5 && fConstraint[fPass]) {
-       if ( TMath::Abs(besttrack->GetD(0))>0.1 || 
-            TMath::Abs(besttrack->GetD(1))>0.1 ) track->SetReconstructed(kFALSE);      
-      }       
-
-    }    
+      if (besttrack) {
+       if (fConstraint[fPass]) {
+         UpdateESDtrack(besttrack,AliESDtrack::kITSin);
+         track->SetWinner(besttrack);
+       }
+       if (besttrack->GetChi2MIP(0)+besttrack->GetNUsed()>1.5 && fConstraint[fPass]) {
+         if ( TMath::Abs(besttrack->GetD(0))>0.1 || 
+              TMath::Abs(besttrack->GetD(1))>0.1 ) track->SetReconstructed(kFALSE);    
+       }       
+      }
+    }
   }
 } 
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void AliITStrackerMI::FlagFakes(const TObjArray &itsTracks)
+{
+  //
+  // RS: flag those tracks which are suxpected to have fake clusters
+  //
+  const double kThreshPt = 0.5;
+  AliRefArray *refArr[6];
+  //
+  for (int i=0;i<6;i++) {
+    int ncl = fgLayers[i].GetNumberOfClusters();
+    refArr[i] = new AliRefArray(ncl,TMath::Min(ncl,1000));
+  }
+  Int_t nentries = itsTracks.GetEntriesFast();
+  //
+  // fill cluster->track associations
+  for (Int_t itr=0;itr<nentries;itr++){
+    AliITStrackMI* track = (AliITStrackMI*)itsTracks.UncheckedAt(itr);   
+    if (!track) continue;
+    AliITStrackMI* trackITS = track->GetWinner();
+    if (!trackITS) continue;
+    for (int il=trackITS->GetNumberOfClusters();il--;) {
+      int idx = trackITS->GetClusterIndex(il);
+      Int_t l=(idx & 0xf0000000) >> 28, c=(idx & 0x0fffffff) >> 00;
+      //      if (c>fgLayers[l].GetNumberOfClusters()) continue;
+      refArr[l]->AddReference(c, itr);
+    }
+  }
+  //
+  const UInt_t kMaxRef = 100;
+  UInt_t crefs[kMaxRef];
+  Int_t ncrefs=0;
+  // process tracks with shared clusters
+  for (int itr=0;itr<nentries;itr++){
+    AliITStrackMI* track0 = (AliITStrackMI*)itsTracks.UncheckedAt(itr);  
+    AliITStrackMI* trackH0 = track0->GetWinner(); 
+    if (!trackH0) continue;
+    AliESDtrack* esd0 = track0->GetESDtrack();
+    //
+    for (int il=0;il<trackH0->GetNumberOfClusters();il++) {
+      int idx = trackH0->GetClusterIndex(il);
+      Int_t l=(idx & 0xf0000000) >> 28, c=(idx & 0x0fffffff) >> 00;
+      ncrefs = refArr[l]->GetReferences(c,crefs,kMaxRef);                
+      if (ncrefs<2) continue; // there will be always self-reference, for sharing needs at least 2
+      esd0->SetITSSharedFlag(l); 
+      for (int ir=ncrefs;ir--;) {
+       if (int(crefs[ir]) <= itr) continue; // ==:selfreference, <: the same pair will be checked with >
+       AliITStrackMI* track1 = (AliITStrackMI*)itsTracks.UncheckedAt(crefs[ir]);
+       AliITStrackMI* trackH1 = track1->GetWinner(); 
+       AliESDtrack* esd1 = track1->GetESDtrack();
+       esd1->SetITSSharedFlag(l);
+       //
+       double pt0 = trackH0->Pt(), pt1 = trackH1->Pt(), res = 0.;      
+       if      (pt0>kThreshPt && pt0-pt1>0.2+0.2*(pt0-kThreshPt) ) res = -100;
+       else if (pt1>kThreshPt && pt1-pt0>0.2+0.2*(pt1-kThreshPt) ) res = 100;
+
+       // select the one with smallest chi2's product
+       res += trackH0->GetChi2MIP(0)*trackH0->GetChi2MIP(3); 
+       res -= trackH1->GetChi2MIP(0)*trackH1->GetChi2MIP(3);
+       //
+       if (res<0) esd1->SetITSFakeFlag();  // esd0 is winner
+       else       esd0->SetITSFakeFlag();  // esd1 is winner
+      }
+      //
+    }
+    //
+  }
+  //
+  for (int i=6;i--;) delete refArr[i];
+}
+
+
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void AliITStrackerMI::CookLabel(AliITStrackMI *track,Float_t wrong) const {
+  //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+  //This function "cooks" a track label. If label<0, this track is fake.
+  //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+  const int kMaxLbPerCl = 3;
+  int lbID[36],lbStat[36];
+  Int_t nLab=0, nCl = track->GetNumberOfClusters();
+  //
+  //  track->SetLabel(-1);
+  //  track->SetFakeRatio(0);
+  //
+  for (Int_t i=0;i<nCl;i++) { // fill all labels
+    Int_t cindex = track->GetClusterIndex(i);
+    //    Int_t l=(cindex & 0xf0000000) >> 28;
+    AliITSRecPoint *cl = (AliITSRecPoint*)GetCluster(cindex);
+    //
+    for (int imc=0;imc<kMaxLbPerCl;imc++) { // labels within single cluster
+      int trLb = cl->GetLabel(imc);
+      if (trLb<0) break;
+      // search this mc track in already accounted ones
+      int iLab;
+      for (iLab=0;iLab<nLab;iLab++) if (lbID[iLab]==trLb) break;
+      if (iLab<nLab) lbStat[iLab]++;
+      else {
+       lbID[nLab] = trLb;
+       lbStat[nLab++] = 1;
+      }
+    } // loop over given cluster's labels   
+  } // loop over clusters
+  //
+  if (nLab<1) return; // no labels at all
+  //
+  Int_t tpcLabel=-1; 
+  if (track->GetESDtrack() && track->GetESDtrack()->IsOn(AliESDtrack::kTPCin)){
+    tpcLabel = TMath::Abs(track->GetESDtrack()->GetTPCLabel());
+  }
+  //
+  // find majority label
+  if (nCl && nLab) {
+    int maxLab=0,tpcLabID=-1;
+    for (int ilb=nLab;ilb--;) {
+      int st = lbStat[ilb];
+      if (lbStat[maxLab]<st) maxLab = ilb;
+      if (lbID[ilb] == tpcLabel) tpcLabID = ilb;
+    }
+    // if there is an equal choice, prefer ITS label consistent with TPC label
+    if (tpcLabel>0 && (tpcLabID!=maxLab) && lbStat[maxLab]==lbStat[tpcLabID]) maxLab=tpcLabID;
+                                                                              
+    track->SetFakeRatio(1.-float(lbStat[maxLab])/nCl);
+    track->SetLabel( lbStat[maxLab]>=nCl-wrong ? lbID[maxLab] : -lbID[maxLab]);
+  }
+  //
+}
+
+/*
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AliITStrackerMI::CookLabel(AliITStrackMI *track,Float_t wrong) const {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3539,8 +4047,11 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::CookLabel(AliITStrackMI *track,Float_t wrong) const {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   Int_t tpcLabel=-1; 
      
-  if ( track->GetESDtrack())   tpcLabel =  TMath::Abs(track->GetESDtrack()->GetTPCLabel());
-
+  if (track->GetESDtrack()){
+    tpcLabel = track->GetESDtrack()->GetTPCLabel();
+    ULong_t trStatus=track->GetESDtrack()->GetStatus();
+    if(!(trStatus&AliESDtrack::kTPCin)) tpcLabel=track->GetLabel(); // for ITSsa tracks
+  }
    track->SetChi2MIP(9,0);
    Int_t nwrong=0;
    for (Int_t i=0;i<track->GetNumberOfClusters();i++){
@@ -3549,9 +4060,8 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::CookLabel(AliITStrackMI *track,Float_t wrong) const {
      AliITSRecPoint *cl = (AliITSRecPoint*)GetCluster(cindex);
      Int_t isWrong=1;
      for (Int_t ind=0;ind<3;ind++){
-       if (tpcLabel>0)
-        if (cl->GetLabel(ind)==tpcLabel) isWrong=0;
-       AliDebug(2,Form("icl %d  ilab %d lab %d",i,ind,cl->GetLabel(ind)));
+       if (cl->GetLabel(ind)==TMath::Abs(tpcLabel)) isWrong=0;
+       //AliDebug(2,Form("icl %d  ilab %d lab %d",i,ind,cl->GetLabel(ind)));
      }
      track->SetChi2MIP(9,track->GetChi2MIP(9)+isWrong*(2<<l));
      nwrong+=isWrong;
@@ -3559,24 +4069,20 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::CookLabel(AliITStrackMI *track,Float_t wrong) const {
    Int_t nclusters = track->GetNumberOfClusters();
    if (nclusters > 0) //PH Some tracks don't have any cluster
      track->SetFakeRatio(double(nwrong)/double(nclusters));
-   if (tpcLabel>0){
-     if (track->GetFakeRatio()>wrong) track->SetLabel(-tpcLabel);
-     else
-       track->SetLabel(tpcLabel);
+   if (tpcLabel>0 && track->GetFakeRatio()>wrong) {
+     track->SetLabel(-tpcLabel);
+   } else {
+     track->SetLabel(tpcLabel);
    }
-   AliDebug(2,Form(" nls %d wrong %d  label %d  tpcLabel %d\n",nclusters,nwrong,track->GetLabel(),tpcLabel));
-   
+   AliDebug(2,Form(" nls %d wrong %d  label %d  tpcLabel %d\n",nclusters,nwrong,track->GetLabel(),tpcLabel)); 
 }
+*/
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::CookdEdx(AliITStrackMI* track)
-{
+void AliITStrackerMI::CookdEdx(AliITStrackMI* track){
   //
+  // Fill the dE/dx in this track
   //
-  //  Int_t list[6];
-  //AliITSRecPoint * clist[6];
-  //  Int_t shared = GetNumberOfSharedClusters(track,index,list,clist);
-  Float_t dedx[4];
-  Int_t accepted=0;
   track->SetChi2MIP(9,0);
   for (Int_t i=0;i<track->GetNumberOfClusters();i++){
     Int_t cindex = track->GetClusterIndex(i);
@@ -3588,33 +4094,10 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::CookdEdx(AliITStrackMI* track)
       if (cl->GetLabel(ind)==lab) isWrong=0;
     }
     track->SetChi2MIP(9,track->GetChi2MIP(9)+isWrong*(2<<l));
-    if (l<2) continue;
-    //if (l>3 && (cl->GetNy()>4) || (cl->GetNz()>4)) continue;  //shared track
-    //if (l>3&& !(cl->GetType()==1||cl->GetType()==10)) continue;
-    //if (l<4&& !(cl->GetType()==1)) continue;   
-    dedx[accepted]= track->GetSampledEdx(i);
-    //dedx[accepted]= track->fNormQ[l];
-    accepted++;
-  }
-  if (accepted<1) {
-    track->SetdEdx(0);
-    return;
   }
-  Int_t indexes[4];
-  TMath::Sort(accepted,dedx,indexes,kFALSE);
   Double_t low=0.;
   Double_t up=0.51;    
-  Double_t nl=low*accepted, nu =up*accepted;  
-  Float_t sumamp = 0;
-  Float_t sumweight =0;
-  for (Int_t i=0; i<accepted; i++) {
-    Float_t weight =1;
-    if (i<nl+0.1)     weight = TMath::Max(1.-(nl-i),0.);
-    if (i>nu-1)     weight = TMath::Max(nu-i,0.);
-    sumamp+= dedx[indexes[i]]*weight;
-    sumweight+=weight;
-  }
-  track->SetdEdx(sumamp/sumweight);
+  track->CookdEdx(low,up);
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AliITStrackerMI::MakeCoefficients(Int_t ntracks){
@@ -3631,17 +4114,17 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetPredictedChi2MI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSR
   //
   // Compute predicted chi2
   //
-  Float_t erry,errz;
-  Float_t theta = track->GetTgl();
-  Float_t phi   = track->GetSnp();
-  phi = TMath::Abs(phi)*TMath::Sqrt(1./((1.-phi)*(1.+phi)));
-  AliITSClusterParam::GetError(layer,cluster,theta,phi,track->GetExpQ(),erry,errz);
-  AliDebug(2,Form(" chi2: tr-cl   %f  %f   tr X %f cl X %f",track->GetY()-cluster->GetY(),track->GetZ()-cluster->GetZ(),track->GetX(),cluster->GetX()));
   // Take into account the mis-alignment (bring track to cluster plane)
   Double_t xTrOrig=track->GetX();
   if (!track->Propagate(xTrOrig+cluster->GetX())) return 1000.;
+  Float_t erry,errz,covyz;
+  Float_t theta = track->GetTgl();
+  Float_t phi   = track->GetSnp();
+  phi *= TMath::Sqrt(1./((1.-phi)*(1.+phi)));
+  AliITSClusterParam::GetError(layer,cluster,theta,phi,track->GetExpQ(),erry,errz,covyz);
+  AliDebug(2,Form(" chi2: tr-cl   %f  %f   tr X %f cl X %f",track->GetY()-cluster->GetY(),track->GetZ()-cluster->GetZ(),track->GetX(),cluster->GetX()));
   AliDebug(2,Form(" chi2: tr-cl   %f  %f   tr X %f cl X %f",track->GetY()-cluster->GetY(),track->GetZ()-cluster->GetZ(),track->GetX(),cluster->GetX()));
-  Double_t chi2 = track->GetPredictedChi2MI(cluster->GetY(),cluster->GetZ(),erry,errz);
+  Double_t chi2 = track->GetPredictedChi2MI(cluster->GetY(),cluster->GetZ(),erry,errz,covyz);
   // Bring the track back to detector plane in ideal geometry
   // [mis-alignment will be accounted for in UpdateMI()]
   if (!track->Propagate(xTrOrig)) return 1000.;
@@ -3657,6 +4140,7 @@ Double_t AliITStrackerMI::GetPredictedChi2MI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSR
   track->SetNz(layer,nz);
   track->SetSigmaY(layer,erry);
   track->SetSigmaZ(layer, errz);
+  track->SetSigmaYZ(layer,covyz);
   //track->fNormQ[layer] = cluster->GetQ()/TMath::Sqrt(1+theta*theta+phi*phi);
   track->SetNormQ(layer,cluster->GetQ()/TMath::Sqrt((1.+ track->GetTgl()*track->GetTgl())/((1.-track->GetSnp())*(1.+track->GetSnp()))));
   return chi2;
@@ -3677,7 +4161,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::UpdateMI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSRecPoint* cl,D
     }
   }
 
-  if (cl->GetQ()<=0) return 0;  // ingore the "virtual" clusters
+  if (TMath::Abs(cl->GetQ())<1.e-13) return 0;  // ingore the "virtual" clusters
 
 
   // Take into account the mis-alignment (bring track to cluster plane)
@@ -3688,18 +4172,17 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::UpdateMI(AliITStrackMI* track, const AliITSRecPoint* cl,D
   AliDebug(2,Form(" xtr %f  xcl %f",track->GetX(),cl->GetX()));
 
   if (!track->Propagate(xTrOrig+cl->GetX())) return 0;
-
   
   AliCluster c(*cl);
   c.SetSigmaY2(track->GetSigmaY(layer)*track->GetSigmaY(layer));
   c.SetSigmaZ2(track->GetSigmaZ(layer)*track->GetSigmaZ(layer));
+  c.SetSigmaYZ(track->GetSigmaYZ(layer));
 
 
   Int_t updated = track->UpdateMI(&c,chi2,index);
-
   // Bring the track back to detector plane in ideal geometry
   if (!track->Propagate(xTrOrig)) return 0;
-
   if(!updated) AliDebug(2,"update failed");
   return updated;
 }
@@ -3712,8 +4195,9 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::GetDCASigma(const AliITStrackMI* track, Float_t & sigmarfi
   //to be paramterized using external parameters in future 
   //
   // 
-  sigmarfi = 0.0040+1.4 *TMath::Abs(track->GetC())+332.*track->GetC()*track->GetC();
-  sigmaz   = 0.0110+4.37*TMath::Abs(track->GetC());
+  Double_t curv=track->GetC();
+  sigmarfi = 0.0040+1.4 *TMath::Abs(curv)+332.*curv*curv;
+  sigmaz   = 0.0110+4.37*TMath::Abs(curv);
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AliITStrackerMI::SignDeltas(const TObjArray *clusterArray, Float_t vz)
@@ -3795,9 +4279,9 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::UpdateESDtrack(AliITStrackMI* track, ULong_t flags) const
   AliITStrackMI * oldtrack = (AliITStrackMI*)(track->GetESDtrack()->GetITStrack());
   if (oldtrack) delete oldtrack; 
   track->GetESDtrack()->SetITStrack(new AliITStrackMI(*track));
-  if (TMath::Abs(track->GetDnorm(1))<0.000000001){
-    printf("Problem\n");
-  }
+  // if (TMath::Abs(track->GetDnorm(1))<0.000000001){
+  //   printf("Problem\n");
+  // }
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNearestLayer(const Double_t *xr) const{
@@ -3817,829 +4301,6 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetNearestLayer(const Double_t *xr) const{
   return res;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::UpdateTPCV0(const AliESDEvent *event){
-  //
-  //try to update, or reject TPC  V0s
-  //
-  Int_t nv0s = event->GetNumberOfV0s();
-  Int_t nitstracks = fTrackHypothesys.GetEntriesFast();
-
-  for (Int_t i=0;i<nv0s;i++){
-    AliESDv0 * vertex = event->GetV0(i);
-    Int_t ip = vertex->GetIndex(0);
-    Int_t im = vertex->GetIndex(1);
-    //
-    TObjArray * arrayp = (ip<nitstracks) ? (TObjArray*)fTrackHypothesys.At(ip):0;
-    TObjArray * arraym = (im<nitstracks) ? (TObjArray*)fTrackHypothesys.At(im):0;
-    AliITStrackMI * trackp = (arrayp!=0) ? (AliITStrackMI*)arrayp->At(0):0;
-    AliITStrackMI * trackm = (arraym!=0) ? (AliITStrackMI*)arraym->At(0):0;
-    //
-    //
-    if (trackp){
-      if (trackp->GetNumberOfClusters()+trackp->GetNDeadZone()>5.5){
-       if (trackp->GetConstrain()&&trackp->GetChi2MIP(0)<3) vertex->SetStatus(-100);
-       if (!trackp->GetConstrain()&&trackp->GetChi2MIP(0)<2) vertex->SetStatus(-100); 
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (trackm){
-      if (trackm->GetNumberOfClusters()+trackm->GetNDeadZone()>5.5){
-       if (trackm->GetConstrain()&&trackm->GetChi2MIP(0)<3) vertex->SetStatus(-100);
-       if (!trackm->GetConstrain()&&trackm->GetChi2MIP(0)<2) vertex->SetStatus(-100); 
-      }
-    }
-    if (vertex->GetStatus()==-100) continue;
-    //
-    Double_t xrp[3]; vertex->GetXYZ(xrp[0],xrp[1],xrp[2]);  //I.B.
-    Int_t clayer = GetNearestLayer(xrp);                    //I.B.
-    vertex->SetNBefore(clayer);        //
-    vertex->SetChi2Before(9*clayer);   //
-    vertex->SetNAfter(6-clayer);       //
-    vertex->SetChi2After(0);           //
-    //
-    if (clayer >1 ){ // calculate chi2 before vertex
-      Float_t chi2p = 0, chi2m=0;  
-      //
-      if (trackp){
-       for (Int_t ilayer=0;ilayer<clayer;ilayer++){
-         if (trackp->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0){
-           chi2p+=trackp->GetDy(ilayer)*trackp->GetDy(ilayer)/(trackp->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*trackp->GetSigmaY(ilayer))+
-             trackp->GetDz(ilayer)*trackp->GetDz(ilayer)/(trackp->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*trackp->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));
-         }
-         else{
-           chi2p+=9;
-         }
-       }
-      }else{
-       chi2p = 9*clayer;
-      }
-      //
-      if (trackm){
-       for (Int_t ilayer=0;ilayer<clayer;ilayer++){
-         if (trackm->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0){
-           chi2m+=trackm->GetDy(ilayer)*trackm->GetDy(ilayer)/(trackm->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*trackm->GetSigmaY(ilayer))+
-             trackm->GetDz(ilayer)*trackm->GetDz(ilayer)/(trackm->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*trackm->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));
-         }
-         else{
-           chi2m+=9;
-         }
-       }
-      }else{
-       chi2m = 9*clayer;
-      }
-      vertex->SetChi2Before(TMath::Min(chi2p,chi2m));
-      if (TMath::Min(chi2p,chi2m)/Float_t(clayer)<4) vertex->SetStatus(-10);  // track exist before vertex
-    }
-    
-    if (clayer < 5 ){ // calculate chi2 after vertex
-      Float_t chi2p = 0, chi2m=0;  
-      //
-      if (trackp&&TMath::Abs(trackp->GetTgl())<1.){
-       for (Int_t ilayer=clayer;ilayer<6;ilayer++){
-         if (trackp->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0){
-           chi2p+=trackp->GetDy(ilayer)*trackp->GetDy(ilayer)/(trackp->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*trackp->GetSigmaY(ilayer))+
-             trackp->GetDz(ilayer)*trackp->GetDz(ilayer)/(trackp->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*trackp->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));
-         }
-         else{
-           chi2p+=9;
-         }
-       }
-      }else{
-       chi2p = 0;
-      }
-      //
-      if (trackm&&TMath::Abs(trackm->GetTgl())<1.){
-       for (Int_t ilayer=clayer;ilayer<6;ilayer++){
-         if (trackm->GetClIndex(ilayer)>0){
-           chi2m+=trackm->GetDy(ilayer)*trackm->GetDy(ilayer)/(trackm->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*trackm->GetSigmaY(ilayer))+
-             trackm->GetDz(ilayer)*trackm->GetDz(ilayer)/(trackm->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*trackm->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));
-         }
-         else{
-           chi2m+=9;
-         }
-       }
-      }else{
-       chi2m = 0;
-      }
-      vertex->SetChi2After(TMath::Max(chi2p,chi2m));
-      if (TMath::Max(chi2m,chi2p)/Float_t(6-clayer)>9) vertex->SetStatus(-20);  // track not found in ITS
-    }
-  }
-  //
-}
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::FindV02(AliESDEvent *event)
-{
-  //
-  // V0 finder
-  //
-  //  Cuts on DCA -  R dependent
-  //          max distance DCA between 2 tracks cut 
-  //          maxDist = TMath::Min(kMaxDist,kMaxDist0+pvertex->GetRr()*kMaxDist);
-  //
-  const Float_t kMaxDist0      = 0.1;    
-  const Float_t kMaxDist1      = 0.1;     
-  const Float_t kMaxDist       = 1;
-  const Float_t kMinPointAngle  = 0.85;
-  const Float_t kMinPointAngle2 = 0.99;
-  const Float_t kMinR           = 0.5;
-  const Float_t kMaxR           = 220;
-  //const Float_t kCausality0Cut   = 0.19;
-  //const Float_t kLikelihood01Cut = 0.25;
-  //const Float_t kPointAngleCut   = 0.9996;
-  const Float_t kCausality0Cut   = 0.19;
-  const Float_t kLikelihood01Cut = 0.45;
-  const Float_t kLikelihood1Cut  = 0.5;
-  const Float_t kCombinedCut     = 0.55;
-
-  //
-  //
-  TTreeSRedirector &cstream = *fDebugStreamer;
-  Int_t ntracks    = event->GetNumberOfTracks(); 
-  Int_t nitstracks = fTrackHypothesys.GetEntriesFast();
-  fOriginal.Expand(ntracks);
-  fTrackHypothesys.Expand(ntracks);
-  fBestHypothesys.Expand(ntracks);
-  //
-  AliHelix * helixes   = new AliHelix[ntracks+2];
-  TObjArray trackarray(ntracks+2);     //array with tracks - with vertex constrain
-  TObjArray trackarrayc(ntracks+2);    //array of "best    tracks" - without vertex constrain
-  TObjArray trackarrayl(ntracks+2);    //array of "longest tracks" - without vertex constrain
-  Bool_t * forbidden   = new Bool_t [ntracks+2];
-  Int_t   *itsmap      = new Int_t  [ntracks+2];
-  Float_t *dist        = new Float_t[ntracks+2];
-  Float_t *normdist0   = new Float_t[ntracks+2];
-  Float_t *normdist1   = new Float_t[ntracks+2];
-  Float_t *normdist    = new Float_t[ntracks+2];
-  Float_t *norm        = new Float_t[ntracks+2];
-  Float_t *maxr        = new Float_t[ntracks+2];
-  Float_t *minr        = new Float_t[ntracks+2];
-  Float_t *minPointAngle= new Float_t[ntracks+2];
-  //
-  AliV0 *pvertex      = new AliV0;
-  AliITStrackMI * dummy= new AliITStrackMI;
-  dummy->SetLabel(0);
-  AliITStrackMI  trackat0;    //temporary track for DCA calculation
-  //
-  Float_t primvertex[3]={GetX(),GetY(),GetZ()};
-  //
-  // make ITS -  ESD map
-  //
-  for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<ntracks+2;itrack++) {
-    itsmap[itrack]        = -1;
-    forbidden[itrack]     = kFALSE;
-    maxr[itrack]          = kMaxR;
-    minr[itrack]          = kMinR;
-    minPointAngle[itrack] = kMinPointAngle;
-  }
-  for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<nitstracks;itrack++){
-    AliITStrackMI * original =   (AliITStrackMI*)(fOriginal.At(itrack));
-    Int_t           esdindex =   original->GetESDtrack()->GetID();
-    itsmap[esdindex]         =   itrack;
-  }
-  //
-  // create ITS tracks from ESD tracks if not done before
-  //
-  for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<ntracks;itrack++){
-    if (itsmap[itrack]>=0) continue;
-    AliITStrackMI * tpctrack = new AliITStrackMI(*(event->GetTrack(itrack)));
-    //tpctrack->fD[0] = tpctrack->GetD(GetX(),GetY());
-    //tpctrack->fD[1] = tpctrack->GetZat(GetX())-GetZ(); 
-    tpctrack->GetDZ(GetX(),GetY(),GetZ(),tpctrack->GetDP());   //I.B.
-    if (tpctrack->GetD(0)<20 && tpctrack->GetD(1)<20){
-      // tracks which can reach inner part of ITS
-      // propagate track to outer its volume - with correction for material
-      CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(tpctrack);  
-    }
-    itsmap[itrack] = nitstracks;
-    fOriginal.AddAt(tpctrack,nitstracks);
-    nitstracks++;
-  }
-  //
-  // fill temporary arrays
-  //
-  for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<ntracks;itrack++){
-    AliESDtrack *  esdtrack = event->GetTrack(itrack);
-    Int_t          itsindex = itsmap[itrack];
-    AliITStrackMI *original = (AliITStrackMI*)fOriginal.At(itsmap[itrack]);
-    if (!original) continue;
-    AliITStrackMI *bestConst  = 0;
-    AliITStrackMI *bestLong   = 0;
-    AliITStrackMI *best       = 0;    
-    //
-    //
-    TObjArray * array    = (TObjArray*)  fTrackHypothesys.At(itsindex);
-    Int_t       hentries = (array==0) ?  0 : array->GetEntriesFast();
-    // Get best track with vertex constrain
-    for (Int_t ih=0;ih<hentries;ih++){
-      AliITStrackMI * trackh = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(ih);
-      if (!trackh->GetConstrain()) continue;
-      if (!bestConst) bestConst = trackh;
-      if (trackh->GetNumberOfClusters()>5.0){
-       bestConst  = trackh;                         // full track -  with minimal chi2
-       break;
-      }
-      if (trackh->GetNumberOfClusters()+trackh->GetNDeadZone()<=bestConst->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestConst->GetNDeadZone())  continue;      
-      bestConst = trackh;
-      break;
-    }
-    // Get best long track without vertex constrain and best track without vertex constrain
-    for (Int_t ih=0;ih<hentries;ih++){
-      AliITStrackMI * trackh = (AliITStrackMI*)array->At(ih);
-      if (trackh->GetConstrain()) continue;
-      if (!best)     best     = trackh;
-      if (!bestLong) bestLong = trackh;
-      if (trackh->GetNumberOfClusters()>5.0){
-       bestLong  = trackh;                         // full track -  with minimal chi2
-       break;
-      }
-      if (trackh->GetNumberOfClusters()+trackh->GetNDeadZone()<=bestLong->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestLong->GetNDeadZone())  continue;      
-      bestLong = trackh;       
-    }
-    if (!best) {
-      best     = original;
-      bestLong = original;
-    }
-    //I.B. trackat0 = *bestLong;
-    new (&trackat0) AliITStrackMI(*bestLong);
-    Double_t xx,yy,zz,alpha; 
-    if (!bestLong->GetGlobalXYZat(bestLong->GetX(),xx,yy,zz)) continue;
-    alpha = TMath::ATan2(yy,xx);    
-    if (!trackat0.Propagate(alpha,0)) continue;      
-    // calculate normalized distances to the vertex 
-    //
-    Float_t ptfac  = (1.+100.*TMath::Abs(trackat0.GetC()));
-    if ( bestLong->GetNumberOfClusters()>3 ){      
-      dist[itsindex]      = trackat0.GetY();
-      norm[itsindex]      = ptfac*TMath::Sqrt(trackat0.GetSigmaY2());
-      normdist0[itsindex] = TMath::Abs(trackat0.GetY()/norm[itsindex]);
-      normdist1[itsindex] = TMath::Abs((trackat0.GetZ()-primvertex[2])/(ptfac*TMath::Sqrt(trackat0.GetSigmaZ2())));
-      normdist[itsindex]  = TMath::Sqrt(normdist0[itsindex]*normdist0[itsindex]+normdist1[itsindex]*normdist1[itsindex]);
-      if (!bestConst){
-       if (bestLong->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestLong->GetNDeadZone()<6) normdist[itsindex]*=2.;
-       if (bestLong->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestLong->GetNDeadZone()<5) normdist[itsindex]*=2.;
-       if (bestLong->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestLong->GetNDeadZone()<4) normdist[itsindex]*=2.;
-      }else{
-       if (bestConst->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestConst->GetNDeadZone()<6) normdist[itsindex]*=1.5;
-       if (bestConst->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestConst->GetNDeadZone()<5) normdist[itsindex]*=1.5;
-      }
-    }
-    else{      
-      if (bestConst&&bestConst->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestConst->GetNDeadZone()>4.5){
-       dist[itsindex] = bestConst->GetD(0);
-       norm[itsindex] = bestConst->GetDnorm(0);
-       normdist0[itsindex] = TMath::Abs(bestConst->GetD(0)/norm[itsindex]);
-       normdist1[itsindex] = TMath::Abs(bestConst->GetD(0)/norm[itsindex]);
-       normdist[itsindex]  = TMath::Sqrt(normdist0[itsindex]*normdist0[itsindex]+normdist1[itsindex]*normdist1[itsindex]);
-      }else{
-       dist[itsindex]      = trackat0.GetY();
-       norm[itsindex]      = ptfac*TMath::Sqrt(trackat0.GetSigmaY2());
-       normdist0[itsindex] = TMath::Abs(trackat0.GetY()/norm[itsindex]);
-       normdist1[itsindex] = TMath::Abs((trackat0.GetZ()-primvertex[2])/(ptfac*TMath::Sqrt(trackat0.GetSigmaZ2())));
-       normdist[itsindex]  = TMath::Sqrt(normdist0[itsindex]*normdist0[itsindex]+normdist1[itsindex]*normdist1[itsindex]);
-       if (TMath::Abs(trackat0.GetTgl())>1.05){
-         if (normdist[itsindex]<3) forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
-         if (normdist[itsindex]>3) {
-           minr[itsindex] = TMath::Max(Float_t(40.),minr[itsindex]);
-         }
-       }
-      }
-    }
-    //
-    //-----------------------------------------------------------
-    //Forbid primary track candidates - 
-    //
-    //treetr->SetAlias("forbidden0","Tr0.fN<4&&Tr1.fN+Tr1.fNDeadZone>4.5");
-    //treetr->SetAlias("forbidden1","ND<3&&Tr1.fN+Tr1.fNDeadZone>5.5");
-    //treetr->SetAlias("forbidden2","ND<2&&Tr1.fClIndex[0]>0&&Tr1.fClIndex[0]>0");
-    //treetr->SetAlias("forbidden3","ND<1&&Tr1.fClIndex[0]>0");
-    //treetr->SetAlias("forbidden4","ND<4&&Tr1.fNormChi2[0]<2");
-    //treetr->SetAlias("forbidden5","ND<5&&Tr1.fNormChi2[0]<1");
-    //-----------------------------------------------------------
-    if (bestConst){
-      if (bestLong->GetNumberOfClusters()<4       && bestConst->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestConst->GetNDeadZone()>4.5)               forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
-      if (normdist[itsindex]<3 && bestConst->GetNumberOfClusters()+bestConst->GetNDeadZone()>5.5)               forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
-      if (normdist[itsindex]<2 && bestConst->GetClIndex(0)>0 && bestConst->GetClIndex(1)>0 ) forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
-      if (normdist[itsindex]<1 && bestConst->GetClIndex(0)>0)                              forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
-      if (normdist[itsindex]<4 && bestConst->GetNormChi2(0)<2)                             forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;
-      if (normdist[itsindex]<5 && bestConst->GetNormChi2(0)<1)                             forbidden[itsindex]=kTRUE;      
-      if (bestConst->GetNormChi2(0)<2.5) {
-       minPointAngle[itsindex]= 0.9999;
-       maxr[itsindex]         = 10;
-      }
-    }
-    //
-    //forbid daughter kink candidates
-    //
-    if (esdtrack->GetKinkIndex(0)>0) forbidden[itsindex] = kTRUE;
-    Bool_t isElectron = kTRUE;
-    Bool_t isProton   = kTRUE;
-    Double_t pid[5];
-    esdtrack->GetESDpid(pid);
-    for (Int_t i=1;i<5;i++){
-      if (pid[0]<pid[i]) isElectron= kFALSE;
-      if (pid[4]<pid[i]) isProton= kFALSE;
-    }
-    if (isElectron){
-      forbidden[itsindex]=kFALSE;      
-      normdist[itsindex]*=-1;
-    }
-    if (isProton){
-      if (normdist[itsindex]>2) forbidden[itsindex]=kFALSE;    
-      normdist[itsindex]*=-1;
-    }
-
-    //
-    // Causality cuts in TPC volume
-    //
-    if (esdtrack->GetTPCdensity(0,10) >0.6)  maxr[itsindex] = TMath::Min(Float_t(110),maxr[itsindex]);
-    if (esdtrack->GetTPCdensity(10,30)>0.6)  maxr[itsindex] = TMath::Min(Float_t(120),maxr[itsindex]);
-    if (esdtrack->GetTPCdensity(20,40)>0.6)  maxr[itsindex] = TMath::Min(Float_t(130),maxr[itsindex]);
-    if (esdtrack->GetTPCdensity(30,50)>0.6)  maxr[itsindex] = TMath::Min(Float_t(140),maxr[itsindex]);
-    //
-    if (esdtrack->GetTPCdensity(0,60)<0.4&&bestLong->GetNumberOfClusters()<3) minr[itsindex]=100;    
-    //
-    //
-    if (kFALSE){
-      cstream<<"Track"<<
-       "Tr0.="<<best<<
-       "Tr1.="<<((bestConst)? bestConst:dummy)<<
-       "Tr2.="<<bestLong<<
-       "Tr3.="<<&trackat0<<
-       "Esd.="<<esdtrack<<
-       "Dist="<<dist[itsindex]<<
-       "ND0="<<normdist0[itsindex]<<
-       "ND1="<<normdist1[itsindex]<<
-       "ND="<<normdist[itsindex]<<
-       "Pz="<<primvertex[2]<<
-       "Forbid="<<forbidden[itsindex]<<
-       "\n";
-      //
-    }
-    trackarray.AddAt(best,itsindex);
-    trackarrayc.AddAt(bestConst,itsindex);
-    trackarrayl.AddAt(bestLong,itsindex);
-    new (&helixes[itsindex]) AliHelix(*best);
-  }
-  //
-  //
-  //
-  // first iterration of V0 finder
-  //
-  for (Int_t iesd0=0;iesd0<ntracks;iesd0++){
-    Int_t itrack0 = itsmap[iesd0];
-    if (forbidden[itrack0]) continue;
-    AliITStrackMI * btrack0 = (AliITStrackMI*)trackarray.At(itrack0);
-    if (!btrack0) continue;    
-    if (btrack0->GetSign()>0) continue;
-    AliITStrackMI *trackc0 = (AliITStrackMI*)trackarrayc.At(itrack0);
-    //
-    for (Int_t iesd1=0;iesd1<ntracks;iesd1++){
-      Int_t itrack1 = itsmap[iesd1];
-      if (forbidden[itrack1]) continue;
-
-      AliITStrackMI * btrack1 = (AliITStrackMI*)trackarray.At(itrack1); 
-      if (!btrack1) continue;
-      if (btrack1->GetSign()<0) continue;
-      Bool_t isGold = kFALSE;
-      if (TMath::Abs(TMath::Abs(btrack0->GetLabel())-TMath::Abs(btrack1->GetLabel()))==1){
-       isGold = kTRUE;
-      }
-      AliITStrackMI *trackc1 = (AliITStrackMI*)trackarrayc.At(itrack1);
-      AliHelix &h1 = helixes[itrack0];
-      AliHelix &h2 = helixes[itrack1];
-      //
-      // find linear distance
-      Double_t rmin =0;
-      //
-      //
-      //
-      Double_t phase[2][2],radius[2];
-      Int_t  points = h1.GetRPHIintersections(h2, phase, radius);
-      if    (points==0)  continue;
-      Double_t delta[2]={1000000,1000000};        
-      rmin = radius[0];
-      h1.ParabolicDCA(h2,phase[0][0],phase[0][1],radius[0],delta[0]);
-      if (points==2){    
-       if (radius[1]<rmin) rmin = radius[1];
-       h1.ParabolicDCA(h2,phase[1][0],phase[1][1],radius[1],delta[1]);
-      }
-      rmin = TMath::Sqrt(rmin);
-      Double_t distance = 0;
-      Double_t radiusC  = 0;
-      Int_t    iphase   = 0;
-      if (points==1 || delta[0]<delta[1]){
-       distance = TMath::Sqrt(delta[0]);
-       radiusC  = TMath::Sqrt(radius[0]);
-      }else{
-       distance = TMath::Sqrt(delta[1]);
-       radiusC  = TMath::Sqrt(radius[1]);
-       iphase=1;
-      }
-      if (radiusC<TMath::Max(minr[itrack0],minr[itrack1]))    continue;
-      if (radiusC>TMath::Min(maxr[itrack0],maxr[itrack1]))     continue; 
-      Float_t maxDist  = TMath::Min(kMaxDist,Float_t(kMaxDist0+radiusC*kMaxDist1));      
-      if (distance>maxDist) continue;
-      Float_t pointAngle = h1.GetPointAngle(h2,phase[iphase],primvertex);
-      if (pointAngle<TMath::Max(minPointAngle[itrack0],minPointAngle[itrack1])) continue;
-      //
-      //
-      //      Double_t distance = TestV0(h1,h2,pvertex,rmin);
-      //
-      //       if (distance>maxDist)           continue;
-      //       if (pvertex->GetRr()<kMinR)     continue;
-      //       if (pvertex->GetRr()>kMaxR)     continue;
-      AliITStrackMI * track0=btrack0;
-      AliITStrackMI * track1=btrack1;
-      //      if (pvertex->GetRr()<3.5){  
-      if (radiusC<3.5){  
-       //use longest tracks inside the pipe
-       track0 = (AliITStrackMI*)trackarrayl.At(itrack0);
-       track1 = (AliITStrackMI*)trackarrayl.At(itrack1);
-      }      
-      //
-      //
-      pvertex->SetParamN(*track0);
-      pvertex->SetParamP(*track1);
-      pvertex->Update(primvertex);
-      pvertex->SetClusters(track0->ClIndex(),track1->ClIndex());  // register clusters
-
-      if (pvertex->GetRr()<kMinR) continue;
-      if (pvertex->GetRr()>kMaxR) continue;
-      if (pvertex->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()<kMinPointAngle) continue;
-//Bo:      if (pvertex->GetDist2()>maxDist) continue;
-      if (pvertex->GetDcaV0Daughters()>maxDist) continue;
-//Bo:        pvertex->SetLab(0,track0->GetLabel());
-//Bo:        pvertex->SetLab(1,track1->GetLabel());
-      pvertex->SetIndex(0,track0->GetESDtrack()->GetID());
-      pvertex->SetIndex(1,track1->GetESDtrack()->GetID());
-      //      
-      AliITStrackMI * htrackc0 = trackc0 ? trackc0:dummy;      
-      AliITStrackMI * htrackc1 = trackc1 ? trackc1:dummy;
-
-      //
-      //
-      TObjArray * array0b     = (TObjArray*)fBestHypothesys.At(itrack0);
-      if (!array0b&&pvertex->GetRr()<40 && TMath::Abs(track0->GetTgl())<1.1) {
-       fCurrentEsdTrack = itrack0;
-       FollowProlongationTree((AliITStrackMI*)fOriginal.At(itrack0),itrack0, kFALSE);
-      }
-      TObjArray * array1b    = (TObjArray*)fBestHypothesys.At(itrack1);
-      if (!array1b&&pvertex->GetRr()<40 && TMath::Abs(track1->GetTgl())<1.1) { 
-       fCurrentEsdTrack = itrack1;
-       FollowProlongationTree((AliITStrackMI*)fOriginal.At(itrack1),itrack1, kFALSE);
-      }
-      //
-      AliITStrackMI * track0b = (AliITStrackMI*)fOriginal.At(itrack0);       
-      AliITStrackMI * track1b = (AliITStrackMI*)fOriginal.At(itrack1);
-      AliITStrackMI * track0l = (AliITStrackMI*)fOriginal.At(itrack0);       
-      AliITStrackMI * track1l = (AliITStrackMI*)fOriginal.At(itrack1);
-      
-      Float_t minchi2before0=16;
-      Float_t minchi2before1=16;
-      Float_t minchi2after0 =16;
-      Float_t minchi2after1 =16;
-      Double_t xrp[3]; pvertex->GetXYZ(xrp[0],xrp[1],xrp[2]);  //I.B.
-      Int_t maxLayer = GetNearestLayer(xrp);                   //I.B.
-      
-      if (array0b) for (Int_t i=0;i<5;i++){
-       // best track after vertex
-       AliITStrackMI * btrack = (AliITStrackMI*)array0b->At(i);
-       if (!btrack) continue;
-       if (btrack->GetNumberOfClusters()>track0l->GetNumberOfClusters()) track0l = btrack;     
-       //      if (btrack->fX<pvertex->GetRr()-2.-0.5/(0.1+pvertex->GetAnglep()[2])) {
-       if (btrack->GetX()<pvertex->GetRr()-2.) {
-         if ( (maxLayer>i+2|| (i==0)) && btrack->GetNumberOfClusters()==(6-i)&&i<3){
-           Float_t sumchi2= 0;
-           Float_t sumn   = 0;
-           if (maxLayer<3){   // take prim vertex as additional measurement
-             if (normdist[itrack0]>0 && htrackc0){
-               sumchi2 += TMath::Min((3.-maxLayer)*normdist[itrack0]*normdist[itrack0],16.);
-             }else{
-               sumchi2 +=  TMath::Min((3.-maxLayer)*(3*normdist[itrack0]*normdist[itrack0]+3.),16.);
-             }
-             sumn    +=  3-maxLayer;
-           }
-           for (Int_t ilayer=i;ilayer<maxLayer;ilayer++){
-             sumn+=1.;       
-             if (!btrack->GetClIndex(ilayer)){
-               sumchi2+=25;
-               continue;
-             }else{
-               Int_t c=( btrack->GetClIndex(ilayer) & 0x0fffffff);
-               for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<4;itrack++){
-                 if (fgLayers[ilayer].GetClusterTracks(itrack,c)>=0 && fgLayers[ilayer].GetClusterTracks(itrack,c)!=itrack0){
-                   sumchi2+=18.;  //shared cluster
-                   break;
-                 }
-               }
-               sumchi2+=btrack->GetDy(ilayer)*btrack->GetDy(ilayer)/(btrack->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*btrack->GetSigmaY(ilayer));
-               sumchi2+=btrack->GetDz(ilayer)*btrack->GetDz(ilayer)/(btrack->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*btrack->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));            
-             }
-           }
-           sumchi2/=sumn;
-           if (sumchi2<minchi2before0) minchi2before0=sumchi2; 
-         }
-         continue;   //safety space - Geo manager will give exact layer
-       }
-       track0b       = btrack;
-       minchi2after0 = btrack->GetNormChi2(i);
-       break;
-      }
-      if (array1b) for (Int_t i=0;i<5;i++){
-       // best track after vertex
-       AliITStrackMI * btrack = (AliITStrackMI*)array1b->At(i);
-       if (!btrack) continue;
-       if (btrack->GetNumberOfClusters()>track1l->GetNumberOfClusters()) track1l = btrack;     
-       //      if (btrack->fX<pvertex->GetRr()-2-0.5/(0.1+pvertex->GetAnglep()[2])){
-       if (btrack->GetX()<pvertex->GetRr()-2){
-         if ((maxLayer>i+2 || (i==0))&&btrack->GetNumberOfClusters()==(6-i)&&(i<3)){
-           Float_t sumchi2= 0;
-           Float_t sumn   = 0;
-           if (maxLayer<3){   // take prim vertex as additional measurement
-             if (normdist[itrack1]>0 && htrackc1){
-               sumchi2 +=  TMath::Min((3.-maxLayer)*normdist[itrack1]*normdist[itrack1],16.);
-             }else{
-               sumchi2 += TMath::Min((3.-maxLayer)*(3*normdist[itrack1]*normdist[itrack1]+3.),16.);
-             }
-             sumn    +=  3-maxLayer;
-           }
-           for (Int_t ilayer=i;ilayer<maxLayer;ilayer++){
-             sumn+=1.;
-             if (!btrack->GetClIndex(ilayer)){
-               sumchi2+=30;
-               continue;
-             }else{
-               Int_t c=( btrack->GetClIndex(ilayer) & 0x0fffffff);
-               for (Int_t itrack=0;itrack<4;itrack++){
-                 if (fgLayers[ilayer].GetClusterTracks(itrack,c)>=0 && fgLayers[ilayer].GetClusterTracks(itrack,c)!=itrack1){
-                   sumchi2+=18.;  //shared cluster
-                   break;
-                 }
-               }
-               sumchi2+=btrack->GetDy(ilayer)*btrack->GetDy(ilayer)/(btrack->GetSigmaY(ilayer)*btrack->GetSigmaY(ilayer));
-               sumchi2+=btrack->GetDz(ilayer)*btrack->GetDz(ilayer)/(btrack->GetSigmaZ(ilayer)*btrack->GetSigmaZ(ilayer));            
-             }
-           }
-           sumchi2/=sumn;
-           if (sumchi2<minchi2before1) minchi2before1=sumchi2; 
-         }
-         continue;   //safety space - Geo manager will give exact layer           
-       }
-       track1b = btrack;
-       minchi2after1 = btrack->GetNormChi2(i);
-       break;
-      }
-      //
-      // position resolution - used for DCA cut
-      Float_t sigmad = track0b->GetSigmaY2()+track0b->GetSigmaZ2()+track1b->GetSigmaY2()+track1b->GetSigmaZ2()+
-       (track0b->GetX()-pvertex->GetRr())*(track0b->GetX()-pvertex->GetRr())*(track0b->GetSigmaSnp2()+track0b->GetSigmaTgl2())+
-       (track1b->GetX()-pvertex->GetRr())*(track1b->GetX()-pvertex->GetRr())*(track1b->GetSigmaSnp2()+track1b->GetSigmaTgl2());
-      sigmad =TMath::Sqrt(sigmad)+0.04;
-      if (pvertex->GetRr()>50){
-       Double_t cov0[15],cov1[15];
-       track0b->GetESDtrack()->GetInnerExternalCovariance(cov0);
-       track1b->GetESDtrack()->GetInnerExternalCovariance(cov1);
-       sigmad = cov0[0]+cov0[2]+cov1[0]+cov1[2]+
-         (80.-pvertex->GetRr())*(80.-pvertex->GetRr())*(cov0[5]+cov0[9])+
-         (80.-pvertex->GetRr())*(80.-pvertex->GetRr())*(cov1[5]+cov1[9]);
-       sigmad =TMath::Sqrt(sigmad)+0.05;
-      }
-      //       
-      AliV0 vertex2;
-      vertex2.SetParamN(*track0b);
-      vertex2.SetParamP(*track1b);
-      vertex2.Update(primvertex);
-      //Bo:      if (vertex2.GetDist2()<=pvertex->GetDist2()&&(vertex2.GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()>=pvertex->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle())){
-      if (vertex2.GetDcaV0Daughters()<=pvertex->GetDcaV0Daughters()&&(vertex2.GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()>=pvertex->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle())){
-       pvertex->SetParamN(*track0b);
-       pvertex->SetParamP(*track1b);
-       pvertex->Update(primvertex);
-       pvertex->SetClusters(track0b->ClIndex(),track1b->ClIndex());  // register clusters
-       pvertex->SetIndex(0,track0->GetESDtrack()->GetID());
-       pvertex->SetIndex(1,track1->GetESDtrack()->GetID());
-      }
-      pvertex->SetDistSigma(sigmad);
-      //Bo:      pvertex->SetDistNorm(pvertex->GetDist2()/sigmad);       
-      pvertex->SetNormDCAPrim(normdist[itrack0],normdist[itrack1]);
-      //
-      // define likelihhod and causalities
-      //
-      Float_t pa0=1, pa1=1, pb0=0.26, pb1=0.26;      
-      if (maxLayer<1){
-       Float_t fnorm0 = normdist[itrack0];
-       if (fnorm0<0) fnorm0*=-3;
-       Float_t fnorm1 = normdist[itrack1];
-       if (fnorm1<0) fnorm1*=-3;
-       if ((pvertex->GetAnglep()[2]>0.1) || ( (pvertex->GetRr()<10.5)&& pvertex->GetAnglep()[2]>0.05 ) || (pvertex->GetRr()<3)){
-         pb0    =  TMath::Exp(-TMath::Min(fnorm0,Float_t(16.))/12.);
-         pb1    =  TMath::Exp(-TMath::Min(fnorm1,Float_t(16.))/12.);
-       }
-       pvertex->SetChi2Before(normdist[itrack0]);
-       pvertex->SetChi2After(normdist[itrack1]);       
-       pvertex->SetNAfter(0);
-       pvertex->SetNBefore(0);
-      }else{
-       pvertex->SetChi2Before(minchi2before0);
-       pvertex->SetChi2After(minchi2before1);
-        if (pvertex->GetAnglep()[2]>0.1 || ( pvertex->GetRr()<10.5 && pvertex->GetAnglep()[2]>0.05) || pvertex->GetRr()<3){
-          pb0    =  TMath::Exp(-TMath::Min(minchi2before0,Float_t(16))/12.);
-          pb1    =  TMath::Exp(-TMath::Min(minchi2before1,Float_t(16))/12.);
-        }
-        pvertex->SetNAfter(maxLayer);
-        pvertex->SetNBefore(maxLayer);      
-      }
-      if (pvertex->GetRr()<90){
-       pa0  *= TMath::Min(track0->GetESDtrack()->GetTPCdensity(0,60),Double_t(1.));
-       pa1  *= TMath::Min(track1->GetESDtrack()->GetTPCdensity(0,60),Double_t(1.));
-      }
-      if (pvertex->GetRr()<20){
-       pa0  *= (0.2+TMath::Exp(-TMath::Min(minchi2after0,Float_t(16))/8.))/1.2;
-       pa1  *= (0.2+TMath::Exp(-TMath::Min(minchi2after1,Float_t(16))/8.))/1.2;
-      }
-      //
-      pvertex->SetCausality(pb0,pb1,pa0,pa1);
-      //
-      //  Likelihood calculations  - apply cuts
-      //         
-      Bool_t v0OK = kTRUE;
-      Float_t p12 = pvertex->GetParamP()->GetParameter()[4]*pvertex->GetParamP()->GetParameter()[4];
-      p12        += pvertex->GetParamN()->GetParameter()[4]*pvertex->GetParamN()->GetParameter()[4];
-      p12         = TMath::Sqrt(p12);                             // "mean" momenta
-      Float_t    sigmap0   = 0.0001+0.001/(0.1+pvertex->GetRr()); 
-      Float_t    sigmap    = 0.5*sigmap0*(0.6+0.4*p12);           // "resolution: of point angle - as a function of radius and momenta
-
-      Float_t causalityA  = (1.0-pvertex->GetCausalityP()[0])*(1.0-pvertex->GetCausalityP()[1]);
-      Float_t causalityB  = TMath::Sqrt(TMath::Min(pvertex->GetCausalityP()[2],Double_t(0.7))*
-                                       TMath::Min(pvertex->GetCausalityP()[3],Double_t(0.7)));
-      //
-      //Bo:      Float_t likelihood0 = (TMath::Exp(-pvertex->GetDistNorm())+0.1) *(pvertex->GetDist2()<0.5)*(pvertex->GetDistNorm()<5);
-      Float_t lDistNorm = pvertex->GetDcaV0Daughters()/pvertex->GetDistSigma();
-      Float_t likelihood0 = (TMath::Exp(-lDistNorm)+0.1) *(pvertex->GetDcaV0Daughters()<0.5)*(lDistNorm<5);
-
-      Float_t likelihood1 = TMath::Exp(-(1.0001-pvertex->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle())/sigmap)+
-       0.4*TMath::Exp(-(1.0001-pvertex->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle())/(4.*sigmap))+
-       0.4*TMath::Exp(-(1.0001-pvertex->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle())/(8.*sigmap))+
-       0.1*TMath::Exp(-(1.0001-pvertex->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle())/0.01);
-      //
-      if (causalityA<kCausality0Cut)                                          v0OK = kFALSE;
-      if (TMath::Sqrt(likelihood0*likelihood1)<kLikelihood01Cut)              v0OK = kFALSE;
-      if (likelihood1<kLikelihood1Cut)                                        v0OK = kFALSE;
-      if (TMath::Power(likelihood0*likelihood1*causalityB,0.33)<kCombinedCut) v0OK = kFALSE;
-      
-      //
-      //
-      if (kFALSE){     
-       Bool_t gold = TMath::Abs(TMath::Abs(track0->GetLabel())-TMath::Abs(track1->GetLabel()))==1;
-       cstream<<"It0"<<
-         "Tr0.="<<track0<<                       //best without constrain
-         "Tr1.="<<track1<<                       //best without constrain  
-         "Tr0B.="<<track0b<<                     //best without constrain  after vertex
-         "Tr1B.="<<track1b<<                     //best without constrain  after vertex 
-         "Tr0C.="<<htrackc0<<                    //best with constrain     if exist
-         "Tr1C.="<<htrackc1<<                    //best with constrain     if exist
-         "Tr0L.="<<track0l<<                     //longest best           
-         "Tr1L.="<<track1l<<                     //longest best
-         "Esd0.="<<track0->GetESDtrack()<<           // esd track0 params
-         "Esd1.="<<track1->GetESDtrack()<<           // esd track1 params
-         "V0.="<<pvertex<<                       //vertex properties
-         "V0b.="<<&vertex2<<                       //vertex properties at "best" track
-         "ND0="<<normdist[itrack0]<<             //normalize distance for track0
-         "ND1="<<normdist[itrack1]<<             //normalize distance for track1
-         "Gold="<<gold<<                         //
-         //      "RejectBase="<<rejectBase<<             //rejection in First itteration
-         "OK="<<v0OK<<
-         "rmin="<<rmin<<
-         "sigmad="<<sigmad<<
-         "\n";
-      }      
-      //if (rejectBase) continue;
-      //
-      pvertex->SetStatus(0);
-      //      if (rejectBase) {
-      //       pvertex->SetStatus(-100);
-      //}
-      if (pvertex->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()>kMinPointAngle2) {
-       //Bo:     pvertex->SetESDindexes(track0->GetESDtrack()->GetID(),track1->GetESDtrack()->GetID());
-       pvertex->SetIndex(0,track0->GetESDtrack()->GetID());//Bo: consistency 0 for neg
-       pvertex->SetIndex(1,track1->GetESDtrack()->GetID());//Bo: consistency 1 for pos
-       if (v0OK){
-         //      AliV0vertex vertexjuri(*track0,*track1);
-         //      vertexjuri.SetESDindexes(track0->fESDtrack->GetID(),track1->fESDtrack->GetID());
-         //      event->AddV0(&vertexjuri);
-         pvertex->SetStatus(100);
-       }
-        pvertex->SetOnFlyStatus(kTRUE);
-        pvertex->ChangeMassHypothesis(kK0Short);
-       event->AddV0(pvertex);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  //
-  //
-  // delete temporary arrays
-  //  
-  delete[] forbidden;
-  delete[] minPointAngle;
-  delete[] maxr;
-  delete[] minr;
-  delete[] norm;
-  delete[] normdist;
-  delete[] normdist1;
-  delete[] normdist0;
-  delete[] dist;
-  delete[] itsmap;
-  delete[] helixes;
-  delete   pvertex;
-}
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AliITStrackerMI::RefitV02(const AliESDEvent *event)
-{
-  //
-  //try to refit  V0s in the third path of the reconstruction
-  //
-  TTreeSRedirector &cstream = *fDebugStreamer;
-  //
-  Int_t  nv0s = event->GetNumberOfV0s();
-  Float_t primvertex[3]={GetX(),GetY(),GetZ()};
-  AliV0 v0temp;
-  for (Int_t iv0 = 0; iv0<nv0s;iv0++){
-    AliV0 * v0mi = (AliV0*)event->GetV0(iv0);
-    if (!v0mi) continue;
-    Int_t     itrack0   = v0mi->GetIndex(0);
-    Int_t     itrack1   = v0mi->GetIndex(1);
-    AliESDtrack *esd0   = event->GetTrack(itrack0);
-    AliESDtrack *esd1   = event->GetTrack(itrack1);
-    if (!esd0||!esd1) continue;
-    AliITStrackMI tpc0(*esd0);  
-    AliITStrackMI tpc1(*esd1);
-    Double_t x,y,z; v0mi->GetXYZ(x,y,z); //I.B. 
-    Double_t alpha =TMath::ATan2(y,x);   //I.B.
-    if (v0mi->GetRr()>85){
-      if (tpc0.Propagate(alpha,v0mi->GetRr())&&tpc1.Propagate(alpha,v0mi->GetRr())){
-       v0temp.SetParamN(tpc0);
-       v0temp.SetParamP(tpc1);
-       v0temp.Update(primvertex);
-       if (kFALSE) cstream<<"Refit"<<
-         "V0.="<<v0mi<<
-         "V0refit.="<<&v0temp<<
-         "Tr0.="<<&tpc0<<
-         "Tr1.="<<&tpc1<<
-         "\n";
-       //Bo:   if (v0temp.GetDist2()<v0mi->GetDist2() || v0temp.GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()>v0mi->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()){
-       if (v0temp.GetDcaV0Daughters()<v0mi->GetDcaV0Daughters() || v0temp.GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()>v0mi->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()){
-         v0mi->SetParamN(tpc0);
-         v0mi->SetParamP(tpc1);
-         v0mi->Update(primvertex);
-       }
-      }
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (v0mi->GetRr()>35){
-      CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(&tpc0);
-      CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(&tpc1);
-      if (tpc0.Propagate(alpha,v0mi->GetRr())&&tpc1.Propagate(alpha,v0mi->GetRr())){
-       v0temp.SetParamN(tpc0);
-       v0temp.SetParamP(tpc1);
-       v0temp.Update(primvertex);
-       if (kFALSE) cstream<<"Refit"<<
-         "V0.="<<v0mi<<
-         "V0refit.="<<&v0temp<<
-         "Tr0.="<<&tpc0<<
-         "Tr1.="<<&tpc1<<
-         "\n";
-       //Bo:   if (v0temp.GetDist2()<v0mi->GetDist2() || v0temp.GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()>v0mi->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()){
-       if (v0temp.GetDcaV0Daughters()<v0mi->GetDcaV0Daughters() || v0temp.GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()>v0mi->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()){
-         v0mi->SetParamN(tpc0);
-         v0mi->SetParamP(tpc1);
-         v0mi->Update(primvertex);
-       }       
-      }
-      continue;
-    }
-    CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(&tpc0);
-    CorrectForTPCtoITSDeadZoneMaterial(&tpc1);    
-    //    if (tpc0.Propagate(alpha,v0mi->GetRr())&&tpc1.Propagate(alpha,v0mi->GetRr())){
-    if (RefitAt(v0mi->GetRr(),&tpc0, v0mi->GetClusters(0)) && RefitAt(v0mi->GetRr(),&tpc1, v0mi->GetClusters(1))){
-      v0temp.SetParamN(tpc0);
-      v0temp.SetParamP(tpc1);
-      v0temp.Update(primvertex);
-      if (kFALSE) cstream<<"Refit"<<
-       "V0.="<<v0mi<<
-       "V0refit.="<<&v0temp<<
-       "Tr0.="<<&tpc0<<
-       "Tr1.="<<&tpc1<<
-       "\n";
-      //Bo:      if (v0temp.GetDist2()<v0mi->GetDist2() || v0temp.GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()>v0mi->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()){
-      if (v0temp.GetDcaV0Daughters()<v0mi->GetDcaV0Daughters() || v0temp.GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()>v0mi->GetV0CosineOfPointingAngle()){
-       v0mi->SetParamN(tpc0);
-       v0mi->SetParamP(tpc1);
-       v0mi->Update(primvertex);
-      }        
-    }    
-  }
-}
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AliITStrackerMI::BuildMaterialLUT(TString material) {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Fill a look-up table with mean material
@@ -4663,7 +4324,7 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::BuildMaterialLUT(TString material) {
   } else {
     Error("BuildMaterialLUT","Wrong layer name\n");
   }
-
+  const double kAngEps = 1e-4; // tiny slope to avoid tracks strictly normal to Z axis
   for(Int_t imat=ifirst; imat<=ilast; imat++) {
     Double_t param[5]={0.,0.,0.,0.,0.};
     for (Int_t i=0; i<n; i++) {
@@ -4675,8 +4336,9 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::BuildMaterialLUT(TString material) {
       point1[2] = z;
       point2[0] = rmax[imat]*cosphi;
       point2[1] = rmax[imat]*sinphi;
-      point2[2] = z;
+      point2[2] = z+(rmax[imat]-rmin[imat])*kAngEps;
       AliTracker::MeanMaterialBudget(point1,point2,mparam);
+      if (mparam[1]>999) {n--; continue;}  // skip anomalous values in failed propagation
       for(Int_t j=0;j<5;j++) param[j]+=mparam[j];
     }
     for(Int_t j=0;j<5;j++) param[j]/=(Float_t)n;
@@ -4714,6 +4376,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForPipeMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Propagate beyond beam pipe and correct for material
   // (material budget in different ways according to fUseTGeo value)
+  // Add time if going outward (PropagateTo or PropagateToTGeo)
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   // Define budget mode:
@@ -4754,7 +4417,6 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForPipeMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
   if (!t->GetLocalXat(rToGo,xToGo)) return 0;
 
   Double_t xOverX0,x0,lengthTimesMeanDensity;
-  Bool_t anglecorr=kTRUE;
 
   switch(mode) {
   case 0:
@@ -4762,8 +4424,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForPipeMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
     x0 = AliITSRecoParam::GetX0Be();
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = xOverX0*x0;
     lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-    if (!t->Propagate(xToGo)) return 0;
-    if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 1:
     if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,1)) return 0;
@@ -4773,8 +4434,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForPipeMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0Pipe;
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoPipe;
     lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-    if (!t->Propagate(xToGo)) return 0;
-    if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 3:
     if(!fxOverX0PipeTrks || index<0 || index>=fNtracks) Error("CorrectForPipeMaterial","Incorrect usage of UseTGeo option!\n");
@@ -4789,8 +4449,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForPipeMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0PipeTrks[index];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoPipeTrks[index];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-    if (!t->Propagate(xToGo)) return 0;
-    if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   }
 
@@ -4803,6 +4462,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForShieldMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Propagate beyond SPD or SDD shield and correct for material
   // (material budget in different ways according to fUseTGeo value)
+  // Add time if going outward (PropagateTo or PropagateToTGeo)
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   // Define budget mode:
@@ -4849,13 +4509,19 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForShieldMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
     Error("CorrectForShieldMaterial"," Wrong shield name\n");
     return 0;
   }
+
+  // do nothing if we are already beyond the shield
+  Double_t rTrack = TMath::Sqrt(t->GetX()*t->GetX()+t->GetY()*t->GetY());
+  if(dir<0 && rTrack > rToGo) return 1; // going outward
+  if(dir>0 && rTrack < rToGo) return 1; // going inward
+
+
   Double_t xToGo;
   if (!t->GetLocalXat(rToGo,xToGo)) return 0;
 
   Int_t index=2*fCurrentEsdTrack+shieldindex;
 
   Double_t xOverX0,x0,lengthTimesMeanDensity;
-  Bool_t anglecorr=kTRUE;
   Int_t nsteps=1;
 
   switch(mode) {
@@ -4864,8 +4530,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForShieldMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
     x0 = AliITSRecoParam::GetX0shield(shieldindex);
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = xOverX0*x0;
     lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-    if (!t->Propagate(xToGo)) return 0;
-    if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 1:
     nsteps= (Int_t)(TMath::Abs(t->GetX()-xToGo)/AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetStepSizeTGeo())+1;
@@ -4876,8 +4541,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForShieldMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0Shield[shieldindex];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoShield[shieldindex];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-    if (!t->Propagate(xToGo)) return 0;
-    if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 3:
     if(!fxOverX0ShieldTrks || index<0 || index>=2*fNtracks) Error("CorrectForShieldMaterial","Incorrect usage of UseTGeo option!\n");
@@ -4892,8 +4556,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForShieldMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0ShieldTrks[index];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoShieldTrks[index];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-    if (!t->Propagate(xToGo)) return 0;
-    if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   }
 
@@ -4907,6 +4570,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForLayerMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Propagate beyond layer and correct for material
   // (material budget in different ways according to fUseTGeo value)
+  // Add time if going outward (PropagateTo or PropagateToTGeo)
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   // Define budget mode:
@@ -4953,60 +4617,53 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CorrectForLayerMaterial(AliITStrackMI *t,
 
 
   Double_t xOverX0=0.0,x0=0.0,lengthTimesMeanDensity=0.0;
-  Double_t mparam[7];
-  Bool_t anglecorr=kTRUE;
   Int_t nsteps=1;
+
+  // back before material (no correction)
   Double_t rOld,xOld;
+  rOld=TMath::Sqrt(oldGlobXYZ[0]*oldGlobXYZ[0]+oldGlobXYZ[1]*oldGlobXYZ[1]);
+  if (!t->GetLocalXat(rOld,xOld)) return 0;
+  if (!t->Propagate(xOld)) return 0;
 
-  Bool_t addTime = kFALSE;
   switch(mode) {
   case 0:
     xOverX0 = fgLayers[layerindex].GetThickness(t->GetY(),t->GetZ(),x0);
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = xOverX0*x0;
-    // Bring the track beyond the material
-    if (!t->Propagate(xToGo)) return 0;
     lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-    if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
+    // Bring the track beyond the material
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 1:
-    rOld=TMath::Sqrt(oldGlobXYZ[0]*oldGlobXYZ[0]+oldGlobXYZ[1]*oldGlobXYZ[1]);
-    if (!t->GetLocalXat(rOld,xOld)) return 0;
-    if (!t->Propagate(xOld)) return 0; // back before material (no correction)
     nsteps = (Int_t)(TMath::Abs(xOld-xToGo)/AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetStepSizeTGeo())+1;
-    if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,nsteps,addTime)) return 0; // cross the material and apply correction
+    if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,nsteps)) return 0; // cross the material and apply correction
     break;
   case 2:
     if(fxOverX0Layer[layerindex]<0) BuildMaterialLUT("Layers");  
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0Layer[layerindex];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoLayer[layerindex];
-    // Bring the track beyond the material
-    if (!t->Propagate(xToGo)) return 0;
     lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-    if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
+    // Bring the track beyond the material
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   case 3:
     if(!fxOverX0LayerTrks || index<0 || index>=6*fNtracks) Error("CorrectForLayerMaterial","Incorrect usage of UseTGeo option!\n");
-    // Bring the track beyond the material
-    if (!t->Propagate(xToGo)) return 0;
-    Double_t globXYZ[3];
-    if (!t->GetXYZ(globXYZ)) return 0;
-    if (fxOverX0LayerTrks[index]<0) {
-      AliTracker::MeanMaterialBudget(oldGlobXYZ,globXYZ,mparam);
-      if(mparam[1]>900000) return 0;
+    if(fxOverX0LayerTrks[index]<0) {
+      nsteps = (Int_t)(TMath::Abs(xOld-xToGo)/AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetStepSizeTGeo())+1;
+      if (!t->PropagateToTGeo(xToGo,nsteps,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity)) return 0;
       Double_t angle=TMath::Sqrt((1.+t->GetTgl()*t->GetTgl())/
                                 ((1.-t->GetSnp())*(1.+t->GetSnp())));
-      xOverX0=mparam[1]/angle;
-      lengthTimesMeanDensity=mparam[0]*mparam[4]/angle;
-      fxOverX0LayerTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(xOverX0);
-      fxTimesRhoLayerTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(lengthTimesMeanDensity);
+      fxOverX0LayerTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(xOverX0)/angle;
+      fxTimesRhoLayerTrks[index] = TMath::Abs(lengthTimesMeanDensity)/angle;
+      return 1;
     }
     xOverX0 = fxOverX0LayerTrks[index];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity = fxTimesRhoLayerTrks[index];
     lengthTimesMeanDensity *= dir;
-    if (!t->CorrectForMeanMaterial(xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity,anglecorr)) return 0;  
+    if (!t->PropagateTo(xToGo,xOverX0,lengthTimesMeanDensity/xOverX0)) return 0;
     break;
   }
 
+
   return 1;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5065,6 +4722,36 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::DeleteTrksMaterialLUT() {
   return;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void AliITStrackerMI::SetForceSkippingOfLayer() {
+  //-----------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Check if we are forced to skip layers
+  // either we set to skip them in RecoParam
+  // or they were off during data-taking
+  //-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  const AliEventInfo *eventInfo = GetEventInfo();
+  
+  for(Int_t l=0; l<AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers; l++) {
+    fForceSkippingOfLayer[l] = 0;
+    // check reco param
+    if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetLayersToSkip(l)) fForceSkippingOfLayer[l] = 1;
+    // check run info
+
+    if(eventInfo && 
+       AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSkipSubdetsNotInTriggerCluster()) {
+      AliDebug(2,Form("GetEventInfo->GetTriggerCluster: %s",eventInfo->GetTriggerCluster()));
+      if(l==0 || l==1)  {
+       if(!strstr(eventInfo->GetTriggerCluster(),"ITSSPD")) fForceSkippingOfLayer[l] = 1;
+      } else if(l==2 || l==3) {
+       if(!strstr(eventInfo->GetTriggerCluster(),"ITSSDD")) fForceSkippingOfLayer[l] = 1; 
+      } else {
+       if(!strstr(eventInfo->GetTriggerCluster(),"ITSSSD")) fForceSkippingOfLayer[l] = 1;
+      } 
+    }
+  }
+  return;
+}
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckSkipLayer(const AliITStrackMI *track,
                                      Int_t ilayer,Int_t idet) const {
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5072,17 +4759,22 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckSkipLayer(const AliITStrackMI *track,
   // without clusters, because we want to skip the layer.
   // In this case the return value is > 0:
   // return 1: the user requested to skip a layer
-  // return 2: track outside z acceptance of SSD/SDD and will cross both SPD
+  // return 2: track outside z acceptance
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  if (AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetLayersToSkip(ilayer)) return 1;
+  if (ForceSkippingOfLayer(ilayer)) return 1;
+
+  Int_t innerLayCanSkip=0; // was 2, changed on 05.11.2009
 
-  if (idet<0 && ilayer>1 && AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetExtendedEtaAcceptance()) {
+  if (idet<0 &&  // out in z
+      ilayer>innerLayCanSkip && 
+      AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetExtendedEtaAcceptance()) {
     // check if track will cross SPD outer layer
     Double_t phiAtSPD2,zAtSPD2;
     if (track->GetPhiZat(fgLayers[1].GetR(),phiAtSPD2,zAtSPD2)) {
       if (TMath::Abs(zAtSPD2)<2.*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength()) return 2;
     }
+    return 2; // always allow skipping, changed on 05.11.2009
   }
 
   return 0;
@@ -5097,8 +4789,10 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckDeadZone(AliITStrackMI *track,
   // without clusters, because there is a dead zone in the road.
   // In this case the return value is > 0:
   // return 1: dead zone at z=0,+-7cm in SPD
+  //     This method assumes that fSPDdetzcentre is ordered from -z to +z
   // return 2: all road is "bad" (dead or noisy) from the OCDB
-  // return 3: something "bad" (dead or noisy) from the OCDB
+  // return 3: at least a chip is "bad" (dead or noisy) from the OCDB
+  // return 4: at least a single channel is "bad" (dead or noisy) from the OCDB
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
   // check dead zones at z=0,+-7cm in the SPD
@@ -5111,8 +4805,8 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckDeadZone(AliITStrackMI *track,
                          fSPDdetzcentre[3] - 0.5*AliITSRecoParam::GetSPDdetzlength()};
     for (Int_t i=0; i<3; i++)
       if (track->GetZ()-dz<zmaxdead[i] && track->GetZ()+dz>zmindead[i]) {
-       AliDebug(2,Form("crack SPD %d",ilayer));
-       return 1; 
+       AliDebug(2,Form("crack SPD %d track z %f   %f   %f  %f\n",ilayer,track->GetZ(),dz,zmaxdead[i],zmindead[i]));
+       if (GetSPDDeadZoneProbability(track->GetZ(),TMath::Sqrt(track->GetSigmaZ2()))>0.1) return 1; 
       } 
   }
 
@@ -5140,7 +4834,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckDeadZone(AliITStrackMI *track,
 
   // check if the road overlaps with bad chips
   Float_t xloc,zloc;
-  LocalModuleCoord(ilayer,idet,track,xloc,zloc);
+  if(!(LocalModuleCoord(ilayer,idet,track,xloc,zloc)))return 0;
   Float_t zlocmin = zloc-dz;
   Float_t zlocmax = zloc+dz;
   Float_t xlocmin = xloc-dy;
@@ -5149,10 +4843,10 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckDeadZone(AliITStrackMI *track,
 
   // check if road goes out of detector
   Bool_t touchNeighbourDet=kFALSE; 
-  if (TMath::Abs(xlocmin)>0.5*detSizeX) {xlocmin=-0.5*detSizeX; touchNeighbourDet=kTRUE;} 
-  if (TMath::Abs(xlocmax)>0.5*detSizeX) {xlocmax=+0.5*detSizeX; touchNeighbourDet=kTRUE;} 
-  if (TMath::Abs(zlocmin)>0.5*detSizeZ) {zlocmin=-0.5*detSizeZ; touchNeighbourDet=kTRUE;} 
-  if (TMath::Abs(zlocmax)>0.5*detSizeZ) {zlocmax=+0.5*detSizeZ; touchNeighbourDet=kTRUE;} 
+  if (TMath::Abs(xlocmin)>0.5*detSizeX) {xlocmin=-0.4999*detSizeX; touchNeighbourDet=kTRUE;} 
+  if (TMath::Abs(xlocmax)>0.5*detSizeX) {xlocmax=+0.4999*detSizeX; touchNeighbourDet=kTRUE;} 
+  if (TMath::Abs(zlocmin)>0.5*detSizeZ) {zlocmin=-0.4999*detSizeZ; touchNeighbourDet=kTRUE;} 
+  if (TMath::Abs(zlocmax)>0.5*detSizeZ) {zlocmax=+0.4999*detSizeZ; touchNeighbourDet=kTRUE;} 
   AliDebug(2,Form("layer %d det %d zmim zmax %f %f xmin xmax %f %f   %f %f",ilayer,idet,zlocmin,zlocmax,xlocmin,xlocmax,detSizeZ,detSizeX));
 
   // check if this detector is bad
@@ -5165,6 +4859,7 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckDeadZone(AliITStrackMI *track,
     }
   }
 
+  if(zlocmin>zlocmax)return 0;
   Int_t nChipsInRoad = segm->GetChipsInLocalWindow(chipsInRoad,zlocmin,zlocmax,xlocmin,xlocmax);
   AliDebug(2,Form("lay %d nChipsInRoad %d",ilayer,nChipsInRoad));
   if (!nChipsInRoad) return 0;
@@ -5196,18 +4891,17 @@ Int_t AliITStrackerMI::CheckDeadZone(AliITStrackMI *track,
 
 
   if (!AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetUseSingleBadChannelsFromOCDB()
-      || ilayer==4 || ilayer==5     // SSD
       || !noClusters) return 0;
 
   // There are no clusters in road: check if there is at least 
-  // a bad SPD pixel or SDD anode 
+  // a bad SPD pixel or SDD anode or SSD strips on both sides
 
   Int_t idetInITS=idet;
   for(Int_t l=0;l<ilayer;l++) idetInITS+=AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNLadders(l+1)*AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNDetectors(l+1);
 
   if (fITSChannelStatus->AnyBadInRoad(idetInITS,zlocmin,zlocmax,xlocmin,xlocmax)) {
     AliDebug(2,Form("Bad channel in det %d of layer %d\n",idet,ilayer));
-    return 3;
+    return 4;
   }
   //if (fITSChannelStatus->FractionOfBadInRoad(idet,zlocmin,zlocmax,xlocmin,xlocmax) > AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMinFractionOfBadInRoad()) return 3;
 
@@ -5224,7 +4918,7 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::LocalModuleCoord(Int_t ilayer,Int_t idet,
   xloc=0.; 
   zloc=0.;
 
-  if(idet<0) return kFALSE;
+  if(idet<0) return kTRUE; // track out of z acceptance of layer
 
   Int_t ndet=AliITSgeomTGeo::GetNDetectors(ilayer+1); // layers from 1 to 6 
 
@@ -5246,7 +4940,8 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::LocalModuleCoord(Int_t ilayer,Int_t idet,
   return kTRUE;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::IsOKForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, const Int_t *clusters, Int_t ilayer) const {
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::IsOKForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, const Int_t *clusters, Int_t ilayer){
 //
 // Method to be optimized further: 
 // Aim: decide whether a track can be used for PlaneEff evaluation
@@ -5282,19 +4977,30 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::IsOKForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, const Int_t
   AliITStrackMI tmp(*track);
 
 // require a minimal number of cluster in other layers and eventually clusters in closest layers 
-  Int_t ncl=0; 
-  for(Int_t lay=AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers-1;lay>ilayer;lay--) {
+  Int_t nclout=0; Int_t nclin=0;
+  for(Int_t lay=AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers-1;lay>ilayer;lay--) { // count n. of cluster in outermost layers
+ AliDebug(2,Form("trak=%d  lay=%d  ; index=%d ESD label= %d",tmp.GetLabel(),lay,
+                    tmp.GetClIndex(lay),((AliESDtrack*)tmp.GetESDtrack())->GetLabel())) ;
+   // if (tmp.GetClIndex(lay)>=0) nclout++;
+if(index[lay]>=0)nclout++;
+  }
+  for(Int_t lay=ilayer-1; lay>=0;lay--) { // count n. of cluster in innermost layers
     AliDebug(2,Form("trak=%d  lay=%d  ; index=%d ESD label= %d",tmp.GetLabel(),lay,
                     tmp.GetClIndex(lay),((AliESDtrack*)tmp.GetESDtrack())->GetLabel())) ;
-    if (tmp.GetClIndex(lay)>0) ncl++;
+   if (index[lay]>=0) nclin++; 
   }
+  Int_t ncl=nclout+nclin;
   Bool_t nextout = kFALSE;
   if(ilayer==AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers-1) nextout=kTRUE; // you are already on the outermost layer
-  else nextout = ((tmp.GetClIndex(ilayer+1)>0)? kTRUE : kFALSE );
+  else nextout = ((tmp.GetClIndex(ilayer+1)>=0)? kTRUE : kFALSE );
   Bool_t nextin = kFALSE;
   if(ilayer==0) nextin=kTRUE; // you are already on the innermost layer
   else nextin = ((index[ilayer-1]>=0)? kTRUE : kFALSE );
-  if(ncl<AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers-(ilayer+1)-AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxMissingClustersPlaneEff()) 
+  // maximum number of missing clusters allowed in outermost layers
+  if(nclout<AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers-(ilayer+1)-AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxMissingClustersOutPlaneEff()) 
+     return kFALSE; 
+  // maximum number of missing clusters allowed (both in innermost and in outermost layers)
+  if(ncl<AliITSgeomTGeo::kNLayers-1-AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetMaxMissingClustersPlaneEff()) 
      return kFALSE; 
   if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetRequireClusterInOuterLayerPlaneEff() && !nextout)  return kFALSE;
   if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetRequireClusterInInnerLayerPlaneEff() && !nextin)   return kFALSE;
@@ -5324,14 +5030,22 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::IsOKForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, const Int_t
   //***************
   // DEFINITION OF SEARCH ROAD FOR accepting a track
   //
-  //For the time being they are hard-wired, later on from AliITSRecoParam
-  // Double_t nsigx=AliITSRecoParam::GetNSigXFarFromBoundary();
-  // Double_t nsigz=AliITSRecoParam::GetNSigZFarFromBoundary();
-  Double_t nsigz=4; 
-  Double_t nsigx=4; 
-  Double_t dx=nsigx*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaY2());  // those are precisions in the tracking reference system
-  Double_t dz=nsigz*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaZ2());  // Use it also for the module reference system, as it is
-                                                // done for RecPoints
+  Double_t nsigx=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetNSigXFromBoundaryPlaneEff();
+  Double_t nsigz=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetNSigZFromBoundaryPlaneEff();
+  Double_t distx=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetDistXFromBoundaryPlaneEff();
+  Double_t distz=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetDistZFromBoundaryPlaneEff();
+  Double_t dx=nsigx*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaY2()) + distx;
+  // those are precisions in the tracking reference system
+  Double_t dz=nsigz*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaZ2()) + distz;
+  // Use it also for the module reference system, as it is done for RecPoints
+
+  if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSwitchOnMaxDistNSigFrmBndPlaneEff()){
+   if(nsigx*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaY2())<=distx) dx -= nsigx*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaY2());
+   else dx -= distx;
+
+   if(nsigz*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaZ2())<=distz) dz -= nsigz*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaZ2());
+   else dz -= distz;
+  }
 
   // exclude tracks at boundary between detectors
   //Double_t boundaryWidth=AliITSRecoParam::GetBoundaryWidthPlaneEff();
@@ -5339,11 +5053,32 @@ Bool_t AliITStrackerMI::IsOKForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, const Int_t
   AliDebug(2,Form("Tracking: track impact x=%f, y=%f, z=%f",tmp.GetX(), tmp.GetY(), tmp.GetZ()));
   AliDebug(2,Form("Local:    track impact x=%f, z=%f",locx,locz));
   AliDebug(2,Form("Search Road. Tracking: dy=%f , dz=%f",dx,dz));
-
   if ( (locx-dx < blockXmn+boundaryWidth) ||
        (locx+dx > blockXmx-boundaryWidth) ||
        (locz-dz < blockZmn+boundaryWidth) ||
        (locz+dz > blockZmx-boundaryWidth) ) return kFALSE;
+
+  if(ilayer==0){
+       const AliESDEvent *myesd = ((AliESDtrack*)tmp.GetESDtrack())->GetESDEvent();
+       //The beam pipe
+       if (CorrectForPipeMaterial(&tmp,"inward")) {
+          const AliESDVertex* vtx = myesd->GetVertex();
+          if(!vtx) return kFALSE;
+          Double_t ddz[2],cov[3];
+          Double_t maxD=3.;
+          if(!tmp.PropagateToDCA(vtx,AliTracker::GetBz(),maxD,ddz,cov)) return kFALSE;
+          if(TMath::Abs(ddz[0])>=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetDCACutPlaneEff()) return kFALSE;
+
+          Double_t covar[6]; vtx->GetCovMatrix(covar);
+          Double_t p[2]={tmp.GetParameter()[0]-ddz[0],tmp.GetParameter()[1]-ddz[1]};
+          Double_t c[3]={covar[2],0.,covar[5]};
+          Double_t chi2= ((AliESDtrack*)tmp.GetESDtrack())->GetPredictedChi2(p,c);
+          if (chi2>AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetVertexChi2CutPlaneEff()) return kFALSE;  // Use this to cut on chi^2
+
+       } else return kFALSE;
+    }
+
+
   return kTRUE;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5422,9 +5157,32 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::UseTrackForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, Int_t ilay
     msz *= AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetNSigma2RoadZNonC();
     msy *= AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetNSigma2RoadYNonC();
   }
+
+  if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSwitchOffStdSearchClusPlaneEff()){
+     Double_t nsigx=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetNSigXSearchClusterPlaneEff();
+     Double_t nsigz=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetNSigZSearchClusterPlaneEff();
+     Double_t distx=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetDistXSearchClusterPlaneEff();
+     Double_t distz=AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetDistZSearchClusterPlaneEff();
+     msy = nsigx*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaY2()) + distx;
+     msz = nsigz*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaZ2()) + distz;
+
+  if(AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetSwitchOnMaxDistNSigSrhClusPlaneEff()){
+     if(nsigx*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaY2())<=distx) msy -= nsigx*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaY2());
+     else msy -= distx;
+
+     if(nsigz*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaZ2())<=distz) msz -= nsigz*TMath::Sqrt(tmp.GetSigmaZ2());
+     else msz -= distz;
+  }
+
+  msy *= msy;
+  msz *= msz;
+
+  }
+
+  if(msz==0 || msy==0){AliWarning("UseTrackForPlaneEff: null search frame"); return;}
+    
   msz = 1./msz; // 1/RoadZ^2
   msy = 1./msy; // 1/RoadY^2
-//
 
   const AliITSRecPoint *cl=0; Int_t clidx=-1, ci=-1;
   Int_t idetc=-1;
@@ -5471,10 +5229,36 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::UseTrackForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, Int_t ilay
   }
   if(!fPlaneEff->UpDatePlaneEff(found,key))
        AliWarning(Form("UseTrackForPlaneEff: cannot UpDate PlaneEff for key=%d",key));
+
+// this for FO efficiency studies (only for SPD) // 
+   UInt_t keyFO=999999;
+   Bool_t foundFO=kFALSE;
+   if(ilayer<2){ //ONLY SPD layers for FastOr studies
+    TBits mapFO = fkDetTypeRec->GetFastOrFiredMap();
+    Int_t phase = (fEsd->GetBunchCrossNumber())%4;
+    if(!fSPDChipIntPlaneEff[key]){
+      AliITSPlaneEffSPD spd; 
+      keyFO = spd.SwitchChipKeyNumbering(key);
+      if(mapFO.TestBitNumber(keyFO))foundFO=kTRUE;
+       keyFO = key + (AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNModule*AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNChip)*(phase+1);
+       if(keyFO<AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNModule*AliITSPlaneEffSPD::kNChip) {
+         AliWarning(Form("UseTrackForPlaneEff: too small keyF0 (= %d), setting it to 999999",keyFO));
+         keyFO=999999;
+       }
+       if(!fPlaneEff->UpDatePlaneEff(foundFO,keyFO))
+          AliWarning(Form("UseTrackForPlaneEff: cannot UpDate PlaneEff for FastOR for key=%d",keyFO));
+     }
+  }
+  
+
+
   if(fPlaneEff->GetCreateHistos()&&  AliITSReconstructor::GetRecoParam()->GetHistoPlaneEff()) {
     Float_t tr[4]={99999.,99999.,9999.,9999.};    // initialize to high values 
     Float_t clu[4]={-99999.,-99999.,9999.,9999.}; // (in some cases GetCov fails) 
     Int_t cltype[2]={-999,-999};
+                                                          // and the module
+
+    Float_t angleModTrack[3]={99999.,99999.,99999.}; // angles (phi, z and "absolute angle") between the track and the mormal to the module (see below)
 
     tr[0]=locx;
     tr[1]=locz;
@@ -5504,8 +5288,105 @@ void AliITStrackerMI::UseTrackForPlaneEff(const AliITStrackMI* track, Int_t ilay
         clu[3]=TMath::Sqrt(c.GetSigmaZ2());
       //}
     }
-    fPlaneEff->FillHistos(key,found,tr,clu,cltype);
-  }
+  // Compute the angles between the track and the module
+      // compute the angle "in phi direction", i.e. the angle in the transverse plane 
+      // between the normal to the module and the projection (in the transverse plane) of the 
+      // track trajectory
+    // tgphi and tglambda of the track in tracking frame with alpha=det.GetPhi
+    Float_t tgl = tmp.GetTgl();
+    Float_t phitr   = tmp.GetSnp();
+    phitr = TMath::ASin(phitr);
+    Int_t volId = AliGeomManager::LayerToVolUIDSafe(ilayer+1 ,idet );
+
+    Double_t tra[3]; AliGeomManager::GetOrigTranslation(volId,tra);
+    Double_t rot[9]; AliGeomManager::GetOrigRotation(volId,rot);
+   Double_t alpha =0.;
+    alpha = tmp.GetAlpha();
+    Double_t phiglob = alpha+phitr;
+    Double_t p[3];
+    p[0] = TMath::Cos(phiglob);
+    p[1] = TMath::Sin(phiglob);
+    p[2] = tgl;
+    TVector3 pvec(p[0],p[1],p[2]);
+    TVector3 normvec(rot[1],rot[4],rot[7]);
+    Double_t angle = pvec.Angle(normvec);
+
+    if(angle>0.5*TMath::Pi()) angle = (TMath::Pi()-angle);
+    angle *= 180./TMath::Pi();
+
+    //Trasverse Plane
+    TVector3 pt(p[0],p[1],0);
+    TVector3 normt(rot[1],rot[4],0);
+    Double_t anglet = pt.Angle(normt);
+
+    Double_t phiPt = TMath::ATan2(p[1],p[0]);
+    if(phiPt<0)phiPt+=2.*TMath::Pi();
+    Double_t phiNorm = TMath::ATan2(rot[4],rot[1]);
+    if(phiNorm<0) phiNorm+=2.*TMath::Pi();
+    if(anglet>0.5*TMath::Pi()) anglet = (TMath::Pi()-anglet);
+    if(phiNorm>phiPt) anglet*=-1.;// pt-->normt  clockwise: anglet>0
+    if((phiNorm-phiPt)>TMath::Pi()) anglet*=-1.;
+    anglet *= 180./TMath::Pi();
+
+     angleModTrack[2]=(Float_t) angle;
+     angleModTrack[0]=(Float_t) anglet;
+     // now the "angle in z" (much easier, i.e. the angle between the z axis and the track momentum + 90)
+    angleModTrack[1]=TMath::ACos(tgl/TMath::Sqrt(tgl*tgl+1.));
+    angleModTrack[1]-=TMath::Pi()/2.; // range of angle is -pi/2 , pi/2
+    angleModTrack[1]*=180./TMath::Pi(); // in degree
+
+    fPlaneEff->FillHistos(key,found,tr,clu,cltype,angleModTrack);
+
+    // For FO efficiency studies of SPD 
+    if(ilayer<2 && !fSPDChipIntPlaneEff[key]) fPlaneEff->FillHistos(keyFO,foundFO,tr,clu,cltype,angleModTrack);
+  }
+  if(ilayer<2) fSPDChipIntPlaneEff[key]=kTRUE;
 return;
 }
 
+Int_t AliITStrackerMI::FindClusterOfTrack(int label, int lr, int* store) const //RS
+{
+  // find the MC cluster for the label
+  return fgLayers[lr].FindClusterForLabel(label,store);
+}
+
+/*
+Int_t AliITStrackerMI::GetPattern(const AliITStrackMI* track, char* patt)
+{
+  // creates pattarn of hits marking fake/corrects by f/c. Used for debugging (RS) 
+  strncpy(patt,"......",6); 
+  int tpcLabel = 0;
+  if (track->GetESDtrack()) tpcLabel = track->GetESDtrack()->GetTPCLabel();
+  //
+  int nwrong = 0;
+  for (Int_t i=0;i<track->GetNumberOfClusters();i++){
+    Int_t cindex = track->GetClusterIndex(i);
+    Int_t l=(cindex & 0xf0000000) >> 28;
+    AliITSRecPoint *cl = (AliITSRecPoint*)GetCluster(cindex);
+    Int_t isWrong=1;
+    for (Int_t ind=0;ind<3;ind++) if (cl->GetLabel(ind)==TMath::Abs(tpcLabel)) isWrong=0;
+    patt[l] = isWrong ? 'f':'c';
+    nwrong+=isWrong;
+  }
+  return nwrong;
+}
+*/
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Int_t AliITStrackerMI::AliITSlayer::FindClusterForLabel(Int_t label, Int_t *store) const
+{ //RS
+  //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  int nfound = 0;
+  for (int ic=0;ic<fN;ic++) {
+    const AliITSRecPoint *cl = GetCluster(ic);
+    for (int i=0;i<3;i++) if (cl->GetLabel(i)==label) {
+       if (nfound<50) {
+         if (store) store[nfound] = ic;
+         nfound++;
+       }
+       break;
+      }
+  }
+  return nfound;
+}
+