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index 60f29321ac857508b08930ae0d4ac25ac7669a59..492fbe5443a9e35da10a82de1996bed3dab6d202 100644 (file)
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
 #include "AliTOFtrack.h"
 
 extern TGeoManager *gGeoManager;
-extern TROOT *gROOT;
+//extern TROOT *gROOT;
+
 
 ClassImp(AliTOFtracker)
 
@@ -69,8 +70,10 @@ AliTOFtracker::AliTOFtracker():
   fnbadmatch(0),
   fnunmatch(0),
   fnmatch(0),
+  fESDEv(0),
   fTracks(new TClonesArray("AliTOFtrack")),
-  fSeeds(new TObjArray(15000)),
+  fSeeds(new TObjArray(100)),
+  fTOFtrackPoints(new TObjArray(10)),
   fHDigClusMap(0x0),
   fHDigNClus(0x0),
   fHDigClusTime(0x0),
@@ -87,14 +90,22 @@ AliTOFtracker::AliTOFtracker():
   fTime(-1.),
   fExpTimePi(-1.),
   fExpTimeKa(-1.),
-  fExpTimePr(-1.)
- { 
+  fExpTimePr(-1.),
+  fNTOFmatched(0)
+{
   //AliTOFtracker main Ctor
-   
-   // Gettimg the geometry 
-   fGeom= new AliTOFGeometry();
 
-   InitCheckHists();
+  for (Int_t ii=0; ii<kMaxCluster; ii++) fClusters[ii]=0x0;
+
+  // Getting the geometry
+  fGeom = new AliTOFGeometry();
+  /* RS?
+  for(Int_t i=0; i< 20000;i++){
+    fClusterESD[i] = NULL;
+    fHit[i] = NULL;
+  }
+  */
+  InitCheckHists();
 
 }
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -130,6 +141,27 @@ AliTOFtracker::~AliTOFtracker() {
     delete fSeeds;
     fSeeds=0x0;
   }
+  if (fTOFtrackPoints){
+    fTOFtrackPoints->Delete();
+    delete fTOFtrackPoints;
+    fTOFtrackPoints=0x0;
+  }
+
+  for (Int_t ii=0; ii<kMaxCluster; ii++)
+    if (fClusters[ii]) fClusters[ii]->Delete();
+
+  /* RS?
+     for(Int_t i=0; i< 20000;i++){
+     if(fClusterESD[i]){
+     delete fClusterESD[i];
+     fClusterESD[i] = NULL;
+     }
+     if(fHit[i]){
+     delete fHit[i];
+     fHit[i] = NULL;
+     }
+     }
+  */
 
 }
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -147,6 +179,12 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent * const event) {
   //
   // Gets seeds from ESD event and Match with TOF Clusters
   //
+  fESDEv = event;
+  //
+  if (fN==0) {
+    AliInfo("No TOF recPoints to be matched with reconstructed tracks");
+    return 0;
+  }
 
   // initialize RecoParam for current event
   AliDebug(1,"Initializing params for TOF");
@@ -160,6 +198,13 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent * const event) {
   //if(fkRecoParam->GetApplyPbPbCuts())fkRecoParam=fkRecoParam->GetPbPbparam();
   //fkRecoParam->PrintParameters();
 
+  /* RS?
+  // create clusters from hit
+  for(Int_t i=0;i < fNTOFmatched;i++){
+    fClusterESD[i] = new AliESDTOFCluster(fHit[i],event);
+    fClusterESD[i]->SetStatus(fClusters[i]->GetStatus());
+  }
+  */
   //Initialise some counters
 
   fNseeds=0;
@@ -174,28 +219,46 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent * const event) {
 
 
   //Load ESD tracks into a local Array of ESD Seeds
-  if (!fSeeds)
-    fSeeds = new TObjArray(fNseeds);
-  for (Int_t i=0; i<fNseeds; i++)
+  for (Int_t i=0; i<fNseeds; i++){
     fSeeds->AddLast(event->GetTrack(i));
-
+    //    event->GetTrack(i)->SetESDEvent(event); // RS: Why this is needed? The event is already set
+  }
   //Prepare ESD tracks candidates for TOF Matching
   CollectESD();
 
+  if (fNseeds==0 || fNseedsTOF==0) {
+    AliInfo("No seeds to try TOF match");
+    fSeeds->Clear();
+    fTracks->Clear();
+    return 0 ;
+  }
+
   //First Step with Strict Matching Criterion
-  MatchTracks(kFALSE);
+  MatchTracks(0);
 
   //Second Step with Looser Matching Criterion
-  MatchTracks(kTRUE);
+  MatchTracks(1);
+
+  //Third Step without kTOFout flag (just to update clusters)
+  MatchTracks(2);
+
+  //RS?  event->SetTOFcluster(fNTOFmatched,fClusterESD); 
+  if (fN==0) {
+    AliInfo("No TOF recPoints to be matched with reconstructed tracks");
+    fSeeds->Clear();
+    fTracks->Clear();
+    return 0;
+  }
 
   AliInfo(Form("Number of matched tracks = %d (good = %d, bad = %d)",fnmatch,fngoodmatch,fnbadmatch));
 
   //Update the matched ESD tracks
 
   for (Int_t i=0; i<ntrk; i++) {
+    // RS: This is a bogus code since t and seed are the same object
     AliESDtrack *t=event->GetTrack(i);
     AliESDtrack *seed =(AliESDtrack*)fSeeds->At(i);
-
     if ( (seed->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTOFin)!=0 ) {
       t->SetStatus(AliESDtrack::kTOFin);
       //if(seed->GetTOFsignal()>0){
@@ -242,10 +305,10 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent * const event) {
          AliTOFtrack *track = new AliTOFtrack(*seed);
          t->UpdateTrackParams(track,AliESDtrack::kTOFout); // to be checked - AdC
          delete track;
-         Double_t time[10]; t->GetIntegratedTimes(time);
+         Double_t time[AliPID::kSPECIESC]; t->GetIntegratedTimes(time);
        */
 
-       Double_t time[10]; seed->GetIntegratedTimes(time);
+       Double_t time[AliPID::kSPECIESC]; seed->GetIntegratedTimes(time,AliPID::kSPECIESC);
        t->SetIntegratedTimes(time);
 
        Double_t length =  seed->GetIntegratedLength();
@@ -259,17 +322,17 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent * const event) {
        Double_t p2B = (Double_t)t->GetTgl();
        Double_t p3B = (Double_t)t->GetSigned1Pt();
        const Double_t *covB = (Double_t*)t->GetCovariance();
-       AliDebug(2,"Track params -now(before)-:");
-       AliDebug(2,Form("    X: %f(%f), Y: %f(%f), Z: %f(%f) --- alpha: %f(%f)",
+       AliDebug(3,"Track params -now(before)-:");
+       AliDebug(3,Form("    X: %f(%f), Y: %f(%f), Z: %f(%f) --- alpha: %f(%f)",
                        xB,xA,
                        yB,yA,
                        zB,zA,
                        alphaB,alphaA));
-       AliDebug(2,Form("    p1: %f(%f), p2: %f(%f), p3: %f(%f)",
+       AliDebug(3,Form("    p1: %f(%f), p2: %f(%f), p3: %f(%f)",
                        p1B,p1A,
                        p2B,p2A,
                        p3B,p3A));
-       AliDebug(2,Form("    cov1: %f(%f), cov2: %f(%f), cov3: %f(%f)"
+       AliDebug(3,Form("    cov1: %f(%f), cov2: %f(%f), cov3: %f(%f)"
                        " cov4: %f(%f), cov5: %f(%f), cov6: %f(%f)"
                        " cov7: %f(%f), cov8: %f(%f), cov9: %f(%f)"
                        " cov10: %f(%f), cov11: %f(%f), cov12: %f(%f)"
@@ -290,7 +353,7 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent * const event) {
                        covB[13],covA[13],
                        covB[14],covA[14]
                        ));
-       AliDebug(3,Form(" TOF params: %6d  %f %f %f %f %f %6d %3d %f  %f %f %f %f %f",
+       AliDebug(2,Form(" TOF params: %6d  %f %f %f %f %f %6d %3d  %f",
                        i,
                        t->GetTOFsignalRaw(),
                        t->GetTOFsignal(),
@@ -299,20 +362,32 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::PropagateBack(AliESDEvent * const event) {
                        t->GetTOFsignalDx(),
                        t->GetTOFCalChannel(),
                        t->GetTOFcluster(),
-                       t->GetIntegratedLength(),
-                       time[0], time[1], time[2], time[3], time[4]
-                       )
-                );
+                       t->GetIntegratedLength()));
+       AliDebug(2,Form(" %f %f %f %f %f %f %f %f %f",
+                       time[0], time[1], time[2], time[3], time[4], time[5], time[6], time[7], time[8]));
       }
     }
   }
+  /* RS?
+  if(fNTOFmatched){
+    Int_t *matchmap = new Int_t[fNTOFmatched];
+    event->SetTOFcluster(fNTOFmatched,fClusterESD,matchmap);
+    for (Int_t i=0; i<ntrk; i++) { // remapping after TOF matching selection
+      AliESDtrack *t=event->GetTrack(i);
+      t->ReMapTOFcluster(fNTOFmatched,matchmap);
+    }
+
+    delete[] matchmap;
+  }
+  */
 
   //Make TOF PID
   // Now done in AliESDpid
   // fPid->MakePID(event,timeZero);
 
-  fSeeds->Clear(); delete fSeeds; fSeeds=0;
-  fTracks->Delete();
+  fSeeds->Clear();
+  //fTracks->Delete();
+  fTracks->Clear();
   return 0;
   
 }
@@ -321,6 +396,7 @@ void AliTOFtracker::CollectESD() {
    //prepare the set of ESD tracks to be matched to clusters in TOF
 
   Int_t seedsTOF1=0;
+  Int_t seedsTOF3=0;
   Int_t seedsTOF2=0;
  
   TClonesArray &aTOFTrack = *fTracks;
@@ -332,26 +408,57 @@ void AliTOFtracker::CollectESD() {
     AliTOFtrack *track = new AliTOFtrack(*t); // New
     Float_t x = (Float_t)track->GetX(); //New
 
-    // TRD 'good' tracks, already propagated at 371 cm
-    if ( ( (t->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTRDout)!=0 ) &&
-        ( x >= AliTOFGeometry::Rmin() ) ) {
-      if  ( track->PropagateToInnerTOF() ) {
+    // TRD 'good' tracks
+    if ( ( (t->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTRDout)!=0 ) ) {
 
-       AliDebug(1,Form(" TRD propagated track till rho = %fcm."
-                       " And then the track has been propagated till rho = %fcm.",
-                       x, (Float_t)track->GetX()));
+      AliDebug(1,Form(" Before propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
+
+      // TRD 'good' tracks, already propagated at 371 cm
+      if( x >= AliTOFGeometry::Rmin() ) {
+
+       if  ( track->PropagateToInnerTOF() ) {
+
+         AliDebug(1,Form(" TRD propagated track till rho = %fcm."
+                         " And then the track has been propagated till rho = %fcm.",
+                         x, (Float_t)track->GetX()));
+
+         track->SetSeedIndex(i);
+         t->UpdateTrackParams(track,AliESDtrack::kTOFin);
+         new(aTOFTrack[fNseedsTOF]) AliTOFtrack(*track);
+         fNseedsTOF++;
+         seedsTOF1++;
+
+         AliDebug(1,Form(" After propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
+       }
+       delete track;
 
-       track->SetSeedIndex(i);
-       t->UpdateTrackParams(track,AliESDtrack::kTOFin);
-       new(aTOFTrack[fNseedsTOF]) AliTOFtrack(*track);
-       fNseedsTOF++;
-       seedsTOF1++;
       }
-      delete track;
+      else { // TRD 'good' tracks, propagated rho<371cm
+
+       if  ( track->PropagateToInnerTOF() ) {
+
+         AliDebug(1,Form(" TRD propagated track till rho = %fcm."
+                         " And then the track has been propagated till rho = %fcm.",
+                         x, (Float_t)track->GetX()));
+
+         track->SetSeedIndex(i);
+         t->UpdateTrackParams(track,AliESDtrack::kTOFin);
+         new(aTOFTrack[fNseedsTOF]) AliTOFtrack(*track);
+         fNseedsTOF++;
+         seedsTOF3++;
+
+         AliDebug(1,Form(" After propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
+       }
+       delete track;
+
+      }
+      //delete track;
     }
 
-    // Propagate the rest of TPCbp  
-    else {
+    else { // Propagate the rest of TPCbp
+
+      AliDebug(1,Form(" Before propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
+
       if ( track->PropagateToInnerTOF() ) { 
 
        AliDebug(1,Form(" TPC propagated track till rho = %fcm."
@@ -363,43 +470,54 @@ void AliTOFtracker::CollectESD() {
        new(aTOFTrack[fNseedsTOF]) AliTOFtrack(*track);
        fNseedsTOF++;
        seedsTOF2++;
+
+       AliDebug(1,Form(" After propagation till inner TOF radius, ESDtrackLength=%f, TOFtrackLength=%f",t->GetIntegratedLength(),track->GetIntegratedLength()));
       }
       delete track;
     }
   }
 
-  AliInfo(Form("Number of TOF seeds = %d (Type 1 = %d, Type 2 = %d)",fNseedsTOF,seedsTOF1,seedsTOF2));
+  AliInfo(Form("Number of TOF seeds = %d (kTRDout371 = %d, kTRDoutLess371 = %d, !kTRDout = %d)",fNseedsTOF,seedsTOF1,seedsTOF3,seedsTOF2));
 
   // Sort according uncertainties on track position 
   fTracks->Sort();
 
 }
-//_________________________________________________________________________
-void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
 
+//_________________________________________________________________________
+void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Int_t mLastStep){
 
   // Parameters used/regulating the reconstruction
 
-  static Float_t corrLen=0.75;
-  static Float_t detDepth=15.3;
+  //static Float_t corrLen=0.;//0.75;
+  static Float_t detDepth=18.;
   static Float_t padDepth=0.5;
 
   const Float_t kSpeedOfLight= 2.99792458e-2; // speed of light [cm/ps]
-  const Float_t kTimeOffset = 32.; // time offset for tracking algorithm [ps]
+  const Float_t kTimeOffset = 0.; // time offset for tracking algorithm [ps]
 
   Float_t dY=AliTOFGeometry::XPad(); 
   Float_t dZ=AliTOFGeometry::ZPad(); 
 
   Float_t sensRadius = fkRecoParam->GetSensRadius();
   Float_t stepSize   = fkRecoParam->GetStepSize();
-  Float_t scaleFact   = fkRecoParam->GetWindowScaleFact();
+  Float_t scaleFact  = fkRecoParam->GetWindowScaleFact();
   Float_t dyMax=fkRecoParam->GetWindowSizeMaxY(); 
   Float_t dzMax=fkRecoParam->GetWindowSizeMaxZ();
   Float_t dCut=fkRecoParam->GetDistanceCut();
+  if (dCut==3. && fNseedsTOF<=10) {
+    dCut=10.;
+    AliInfo(Form("Matching window=%f, since low multiplicity event (fNseedsTOF=%d)",
+                dCut, fNseedsTOF));
+  }
+  if(mLastStep == 2)
+    dCut=10.;
+
+
   Double_t maxChi2=fkRecoParam->GetMaxChi2TRD();
   Bool_t timeWalkCorr    = fkRecoParam->GetTimeWalkCorr();
   if(!mLastStep){
-    AliDebug(1,"++++++++++++++TOF Reconstruction Parameters:++++++++++++ \n");
+    AliDebug(1,"++++++++++++++TOF Reconstruction Parameters:++++++++++++");
     AliDebug(1,Form("TOF sens radius: %f",sensRadius));
     AliDebug(1,Form("TOF step size: %f",stepSize));
     AliDebug(1,Form("TOF Window scale factor: %f",scaleFact));
@@ -414,6 +532,9 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
 
   // Get the number of propagation steps
   Int_t nSteps=(Int_t)(detDepth/stepSize);
+  AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of steps to be done %d",nSteps));
+
+  AliDebug(1,"++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++");
 
   //PH Arrays (moved outside of the loop)
   Float_t * trackPos[4];
@@ -421,35 +542,21 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
   Int_t * clind = new Int_t[fN];
   
   // Some init
-  const Int_t kNfoundMax = 10000; // related to nSteps value
-  Int_t         index[kNfoundMax];
-  Float_t        dist[kNfoundMax];
-  Float_t       distZ[kNfoundMax];
-  Float_t       distY[kNfoundMax]; // delta(rhoXphi) // AdC
-  Float_t       cxpos[kNfoundMax];
-  Float_t       crecL[kNfoundMax];
   const Int_t kNclusterMax = 1000; // related to fN value
-  TGeoHMatrix   global[kNclusterMax];
-     
+  TGeoHMatrix global[kNclusterMax];
+
   //The matching loop
   for (Int_t iseed=0; iseed<fNseedsTOF; iseed++) {
 
-    for (Int_t ii=0; ii<kNfoundMax; ii++) {
-      index[ii] = -1;
-      dist[ii] = 9999.;
-      distZ[ii] = 9999.;
-      distY[ii] = 9999.;
-      cxpos[ii] = 9999.;
-      crecL[ii] = 0.;
-    }
+    fTOFtrackPoints->Delete();
+
     for (Int_t ii=0; ii<kNclusterMax; ii++)
       global[ii] = 0x0;
-
     AliTOFtrack *track =(AliTOFtrack*)fTracks->UncheckedAt(iseed);
     AliESDtrack *t =(AliESDtrack*)fSeeds->At(track->GetSeedIndex());
     //if ( t->GetTOFsignal()>0. ) continue;
-    if ( (t->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTOFout)!=0 ) continue;
-    AliTOFtrack *trackTOFin =new AliTOFtrack(*track);
+    if ( ((t->GetStatus()&AliESDtrack::kTOFout)!=0 ) && mLastStep < 2) continue;
+    AliTOFtrack *trackTOFin = new AliTOFtrack(*track);
 
     // Determine a window around the track
     Double_t x,par[5]; 
@@ -476,15 +583,12 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     Double_t z=par[1];   
 
     //upper limit on window's size.
-
-    if(dz> dzMax) dz=dzMax;
-    if(dphi*sensRadius> dyMax) dphi=dyMax/sensRadius;
+    if (dz> dzMax) dz=dzMax;
+    if (dphi*sensRadius> dyMax) dphi=dyMax/sensRadius;
 
 
-    Int_t nc=0;
-
     // find the clusters in the window of the track
-
+    Int_t nc=0;
     for (Int_t k=FindClusterIndex(z-dz); k<fN; k++) {
 
       if (nc>=kNclusterMax) {
@@ -494,8 +598,7 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
 
       AliTOFcluster *c=fClusters[k];
       if (c->GetZ() > z+dz) break;
-      if (c->IsUsed()) continue;
-
+      if (c->IsUsed() && mLastStep < 2) continue;
       if (!c->GetStatus()) {
        AliDebug(1,"Cluster in channel declared bad!");
        continue; // skip bad channels as declared in OCDB
@@ -511,7 +614,7 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
       if (trackTOFin->AliExternalTrackParam::GetPredictedChi2(p,cov2) > maxChi2)continue;
 
       clind[nc] = k;      
-      Char_t path[100];
+      Char_t path[200];
       Int_t ind[5];
       ind[0]=c->GetDetInd(0);
       ind[1]=c->GetDetInd(1);
@@ -524,56 +627,57 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
       nc++;
     }
 
-    AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of matchable TOF clusters for the track number %d: %d",iseed,nc));
+    if (nc == 0 ) {
+      AliDebug(1,Form("No available clusters for the track number %d",iseed));
+      fnunmatch++;
+      delete trackTOFin;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of available TOF clusters for the track number %d: %d",iseed,nc));
 
     //start fine propagation 
 
     Int_t nStepsDone = 0;
     for( Int_t istep=0; istep<nSteps; istep++){ 
 
-      Float_t xs=AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*0.1;
-      Double_t ymax=xs*TMath::Tan(0.5*AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha());
+      // First of all, propagate the track...
+      Float_t xs = AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*stepSize;
+      if (!(trackTOFin->PropagateTo(xs))) break;
 
-      Bool_t skip=kFALSE;
-      Double_t ysect=trackTOFin->GetYat(xs,skip);
-      if (skip) break;
+      //  ...and then, if necessary, rotate the track
+      Double_t ymax = xs*TMath::Tan(0.5*AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha());
+      Double_t ysect = trackTOFin->GetY();
       if (ysect > ymax) {
-       if (!trackTOFin->Rotate(AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha())) {
-         break;
-       }
+       if (!(trackTOFin->Rotate(AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha()))) break;
       } else if (ysect <-ymax) {
-       if (!trackTOFin->Rotate(-AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha())) {
-         break;
-       }
-      }
-
-      if(!trackTOFin->PropagateTo(xs)) {
-       break;
+       if (!(trackTOFin->Rotate(-AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha()))) break;
       }
 
       nStepsDone++;
+      AliDebug(3,Form(" current step %d (%d) - nStepsDone=%d",istep,nSteps,nStepsDone));
 
       // store the running point (Globalrf) - fine propagation     
 
       Double_t r[3];
       trackTOFin->GetXYZ(r);
-      trackPos[0][istep]= (Float_t) r[0];
-      trackPos[1][istep]= (Float_t) r[1];
-      trackPos[2][istep]= (Float_t) r[2];   
-      trackPos[3][istep]= trackTOFin->GetIntegratedLength();
+      trackPos[0][nStepsDone-1]= (Float_t) r[0];
+      trackPos[1][nStepsDone-1]= (Float_t) r[1];
+      trackPos[2][nStepsDone-1]= (Float_t) r[2];   
+      trackPos[3][nStepsDone-1]= trackTOFin->GetIntegratedLength();
     }
 
 
+#if 0
+    /*****************/
+    /**** OLD CODE ***/
+    /*****************/
+
     Int_t nfound = 0;
     Bool_t accept = kFALSE;
     Bool_t isInside = kFALSE;
     for (Int_t istep=0; istep<nStepsDone; istep++) {
 
-      if (nfound>=kNfoundMax) {
-       AliWarning("No more track positions can be stored! Please, increase the corresponding vectors size.");
-       break;
-      }
-
       Float_t ctrackPos[3];    
       ctrackPos[0] = trackPos[0][istep];
       ctrackPos[1] = trackPos[1][istep];
@@ -584,43 +688,25 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
       Float_t dist3d[3];
       accept = kFALSE;
       for (Int_t i=0; i<nc; i++) {
-        isInside = fGeom->IsInsideThePad(global[i],ctrackPos,dist3d);
+        isInside = fGeom->IsInsideThePad((TGeoHMatrix*)(&global[i]),ctrackPos,dist3d);
 
         if ( mLastStep ) {
           Float_t yLoc = dist3d[1];
           Float_t rLoc = TMath::Sqrt(dist3d[0]*dist3d[0]+dist3d[2]*dist3d[2]);
          accept = (TMath::Abs(yLoc)<padDepth*0.5 && rLoc<dCut);
-         AliDebug(2," I am in the case mLastStep==kTRUE ");
+         AliDebug(3," I am in the case mLastStep==kTRUE ");
        }
        else {
          accept = isInside;
        }
        if (accept) {
 
-         dist[nfound] = TMath::Sqrt(dist3d[0]*dist3d[0] +
-                                    dist3d[1]*dist3d[1] +
-                                    dist3d[2]*dist3d[2]);
-         AliDebug(2,Form(" dist3dLoc[0] = %f, dist3dLoc[1] = %f, dist3dLoc[2] = %f ",
-                         dist3d[0],dist3d[1],dist3d[2]));
-         distZ[nfound] = dist3d[2]; // Z distance in the RF of the
-                                    // hit pad closest to the
-                                    // reconstructed track
-         distY[nfound] = dist3d[0]; // X distance in the RF of the
-                                    // hit pad closest to the
-                                    // reconstructed track
-                                    // It corresponds to Y coordinate
-                                    // in tracking RF
-
-
-         AliDebug(2,Form("   dist3dLoc[0] = %f --- distY[%d] = %f",
-                         dist3d[0],nfound,distY[nfound]));
-         AliDebug(2,Form("   dist3dLoc[2] = %f --- distZ[%d] = %f",
-                         dist3d[2],nfound,distZ[nfound]));
-
-
-         crecL[nfound] = trackPos[3][istep];
-         index[nfound] = clind[i]; // store cluster id             
-         cxpos[nfound] = AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*0.1; //store prop.radius
+         fTOFtrackPoints->AddLast(new AliTOFtrackPoint(clind[i],
+                                                       TMath::Sqrt(dist3d[0]*dist3d[0] + dist3d[1]*dist3d[1] + dist3d[2]*dist3d[2]),
+                                                       dist3d[2],dist3d[0],dist3d[1],
+                                                       AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*stepSize,trackPos[3][istep]));
+
+         AliDebug(3,Form(" dist3dLoc[0] = %f, dist3dLoc[1] = %f, dist3dLoc[2] = %f ",dist3d[0],dist3d[1],dist3d[2]));
          nfound++;
          if(accept &&!mLastStep)break;
        }//end if accept
@@ -629,16 +715,146 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
       if(accept &&!mLastStep)break;
     } //end for on the steps     
 
-    AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of track points for the track number %d: %d",iseed,nfound));
+    /*****************/
+    /**** OLD CODE ***/
+    /*****************/
+#endif
+
+    if ( nStepsDone == 0 ) {
+      AliDebug(1,Form(" No track points for the track number %d",iseed));
+      fnunmatch++;
+      delete trackTOFin;
+      continue;
+    }
 
+    AliDebug(2,Form(" Number of steps done for the track number %d: %d",iseed,nStepsDone));
+
+    /*****************/
+    /**** NEW CODE ***/
+    /*****************/
+
+    Int_t *isClusterMatchable = NULL;
+    if(nc){
+      isClusterMatchable = new Int_t[nc];
+      for (Int_t i=0; i<nc; i++) isClusterMatchable[i] = kFALSE;               
+    }
+
+    Int_t nfound = 0;
+    Bool_t accept = kFALSE;
+    Bool_t isInside = kFALSE;
+    for (Int_t istep=0; istep<nStepsDone; istep++) {
+
+      Bool_t gotInsideCluster = kFALSE;
+      Int_t trackInsideCluster = -1;
+
+      Float_t ctrackPos[3];     
+      ctrackPos[0] = trackPos[0][istep];
+      ctrackPos[1] = trackPos[1][istep];
+      ctrackPos[2] = trackPos[2][istep];
+
+      //now see whether the track matches any of the TOF clusters            
+
+      Float_t dist3d[3]={0.,0.,0.};
+      accept = kFALSE;
+      for (Int_t i=0; i<nc; i++) {
+
+        // ***** NEW *****
+        /* check whether track was inside another cluster
+         * and in case inhibit this cluster.
+         * this will allow to only go on and add track points for
+         * that cluster where the track got inside first */
+        if (gotInsideCluster && trackInsideCluster != i) {
+         AliDebug(3,Form(" A - istep=%d ~ %d %d ~ nfound=%d",istep,trackInsideCluster,i,nfound));
+          continue;
+       }
+       AliDebug(3,Form(" B - istep=%d ~ %d %d ~ nfound=%d",istep,trackInsideCluster,i,nfound));
+
+        /* check whether track is inside this cluster */
+       for (Int_t hh=0; hh<3; hh++) dist3d[hh]=0.;
+       isInside = fGeom->IsInsideThePad((TGeoHMatrix*)(&global[i]),ctrackPos,dist3d);
+
+        // ***** NEW *****
+        /* if track is inside this cluster set flags which will then
+         * inhibit to add track points for the other clusters */
+        if (isInside) {
+          gotInsideCluster = kTRUE;
+          trackInsideCluster = i;
+        }
+
+        if ( mLastStep ) {
+          Float_t yLoc = dist3d[1];
+          Float_t rLoc = TMath::Sqrt(dist3d[0]*dist3d[0]+dist3d[2]*dist3d[2]);
+          accept = (TMath::Abs(yLoc)<padDepth*0.5 && rLoc<dCut);
+          AliDebug(3," I am in the case mLastStep==kTRUE ");
+        }
+
+       //***** NEW *****
+       /* add point everytime that:
+        * - the track is inside the cluster
+        * - the track got inside the cluster, even when it eventually exited the cluster
+        * - the tracks is within dCut from the cluster
+        */
+        if (accept || isInside || gotInsideCluster) {
+
+          fTOFtrackPoints->AddLast(new AliTOFtrackPoint(clind[i],
+                                                        TMath::Sqrt(dist3d[0]*dist3d[0] + dist3d[1]*dist3d[1] + dist3d[2]*dist3d[2]),
+                                                        dist3d[2],dist3d[0],dist3d[1],
+                                                        AliTOFGeometry::RinTOF()+istep*stepSize,trackPos[3][istep]));
+
+          AliDebug(2,Form(" dist3dLoc[0] = %f, dist3dLoc[1] = %f, dist3dLoc[2] = %f ",dist3d[0],dist3d[1],dist3d[2]));
+          nfound++;
+
+         AliDebug(3,Form(" C - istep=%d ~ %d %d ~ nfound=%d",istep,trackInsideCluster,i,nfound));
+         
+         // store the match in the ESD
+         if (mLastStep==2 && !isClusterMatchable[i]) { // add TOF clusters to the track
+           //
+           isClusterMatchable[i] = kTRUE;
+           //Tracking info
+           Double_t mom=t->GetP();
+           AliDebug(3,Form(" Momentum for track %d -> %f", iseed,mom));
+           Double_t time[AliPID::kSPECIESC];
+           // read from old structure (the one used by TPC in reco)
+           for(Int_t isp=0;isp<AliPID::kSPECIESC;isp++){
+             time[isp] = t->GetIntegratedTimesOld(isp); // in ps
+             Double_t mass=AliPID::ParticleMass(isp);
+             Double_t momz = mom*AliPID::ParticleCharge(isp);
+             time[isp]+=(trackPos[3][istep]-trackPos[3][0])/kSpeedOfLight*TMath::Sqrt(momz*momz+mass*mass)/momz;
+             //time[isp]+=(trackPos[3][istep]-trackPos[3][0])/kSpeedOfLight*TMath::Sqrt(mom*mom+mass*mass)/mom;
+           }
+           //
+           AliESDTOFCluster* esdTOFCl = GetESDTOFCluster(clind[i]); 
+           if(!esdTOFCl->Update(t->GetID(),dist3d[0],dist3d[1],dist3d[2],trackPos[3][istep],time))//x,y,z -> tracking RF
+             t->AddTOFcluster(esdTOFCl->GetESDID());
+         }
+
+          // ***** NEW *****
+          /* do not break loop in any case
+           * if the track got inside a cluster all other clusters
+           * are inhibited */
+          //      if(accept &&!mLastStep)break;
+          
+        }//end if accept
+        
+      } //end for on the clusters
+      
+      // ***** NEW *****
+      /* do not break loop in any case
+      * if the track got inside a cluster all other clusters
+      * are inhibited but we want to go on adding track points */
+      //      if(accept &&!mLastStep)break;
+      
+    } //end for on the steps     
+    if(nc) delete[] isClusterMatchable;
 
     if (nfound == 0 ) {
+      AliDebug(1,Form("No track points for the track number %d",iseed));
       fnunmatch++;
       delete trackTOFin;
       continue;
     }
     
-    fnmatch++;
+    AliDebug(1,Form(" Number of track points for the track number %d: %d",iseed,nfound));
 
     // now choose the cluster to be matched with the track.
 
@@ -648,32 +864,58 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     Float_t  mindist=1000.;
     Float_t  mindistZ=0.;
     Float_t  mindistY=0.;
-    for (Int_t iclus= 0; iclus<nfound;iclus++){
-      if (dist[iclus]< mindist){
-       mindist = dist[iclus];
-       mindistZ = distZ[iclus]; // Z distance in the RF of the hit
-                                // pad closest to the reconstructed
-                                // track
-       mindistY = distY[iclus]; // Y distance in the RF of the hit
-                                // pad closest to the reconstructed
-                                // track
-       xpos = cxpos[iclus];
-        idclus =index[iclus]; 
-        recL=crecL[iclus]+corrLen*0.5;
+    Float_t  mindistX=stepSize;
+    for (Int_t iclus= 0; iclus<nfound;iclus++) {
+      AliTOFtrackPoint *matchableTOFcluster = (AliTOFtrackPoint*)fTOFtrackPoints->At(iclus);
+      //if ( matchableTOFcluster->Distance()<mindist ) {
+      if ( TMath::Abs(matchableTOFcluster->DistanceX())<TMath::Abs(mindistX) &&
+          TMath::Abs(matchableTOFcluster->DistanceX())<=stepSize ) {
+       mindist = matchableTOFcluster->Distance();
+       mindistZ = matchableTOFcluster->DistanceZ(); // Z distance in the
+                                                    // RF of the hit pad
+                                                    // closest to the
+                                                    // reconstructed
+                                                    // track
+       mindistY = matchableTOFcluster->DistanceY(); // Y distance in the
+                                                    // RF of the hit pad
+                                                    // closest to the
+                                                    // reconstructed
+                                                    // track
+       mindistX = matchableTOFcluster->DistanceX(); // X distance in the
+                                                    // RF of the hit pad
+                                                    // closest to the
+                                                    // reconstructed
+                                                    // track
+       xpos = matchableTOFcluster->PropRadius();
+        idclus = matchableTOFcluster->Index();
+        recL = matchableTOFcluster->Length();// + corrLen*0.5;
+
+       AliDebug(2,Form(" %d(%d) --- %f (%f, %f, %f), step=%f -- idclus=%d --- seed=%d, trackId=%d, trackLab=%d", iclus,nfound,
+                       mindist,mindistX,mindistY,mindistZ,stepSize,idclus,iseed,track->GetSeedIndex(),track->GetLabel()));
+
       }
+    } // loop on found TOF track points
+
+    if (TMath::Abs(mindistX)>stepSize && idclus!=-1) {
+      AliInfo(Form(" %d - not matched --- but idclus=%d, trackId=%d, trackLab=%d",iseed,
+                  idclus,track->GetSeedIndex(),track->GetLabel()));
+      idclus=-1;
+    }
+
+    if (idclus==-1) {
+      AliDebug(1,Form("Reconstructed track %d doesn't match any TOF cluster", iseed));
+      fnunmatch++;
+      delete trackTOFin;
+      continue;
     }
 
+    AliDebug(1,Form(" %d - matched",iseed));
+
+    fnmatch++;
 
     AliTOFcluster *c=fClusters[idclus];
-    /*
-    Float_t tiltangle = AliTOFGeometry::GetAngles(c->GetDetInd(1),c->GetDetInd(2))*TMath::DegToRad();
-    Float_t localCheck=-mindistZ;
-    localCheck/=TMath::Cos(tiltangle); // Z (tracking/ALICE RF) component of
-                                      // the distance between the
-                                      // reconstructed track and the
-                                      // TOF closest cluster
-    */
-    AliDebug(2, Form("%7d     %7d     %10d     %10d  %10d  %10d      %7d",
+
+    AliDebug(3, Form("%7d     %7d     %10d     %10d  %10d  %10d      %7d",
                     iseed,
                     fnmatch-1,
                     TMath::Abs(trackTOFin->GetLabel()),
@@ -683,16 +925,16 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     c->Use(); 
 
     // Track length correction for matching Step 2 
-
-    if(mLastStep){
-      Float_t rc=TMath::Sqrt(c->GetR()*c->GetR() + c->GetZ()*c->GetZ());
-      Float_t rt=TMath::Sqrt(trackPos[0][70]*trackPos[0][70]
-                            +trackPos[1][70]*trackPos[1][70]
-                            +trackPos[2][70]*trackPos[2][70]);
-      Float_t dlt=rc-rt;      
+    /*
+    if (mLastStep) {
+      Float_t rc = TMath::Sqrt(c->GetR()*c->GetR() + c->GetZ()*c->GetZ());
+      Float_t rt = TMath::Sqrt(trackPos[0][70]*trackPos[0][70]
+                              +trackPos[1][70]*trackPos[1][70]
+                              +trackPos[2][70]*trackPos[2][70]);
+      Float_t dlt=rc-rt;
       recL=trackPos[3][70]+dlt;
-    }    
-
+    }
+    */
     if (
        (c->GetLabel(0)==TMath::Abs(trackTOFin->GetLabel()))
        ||
@@ -727,7 +969,7 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     Float_t info[10] = {mindist,mindistY,mindistZ,
                        0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,0.};
     t->SetTOFInfo(info);
-    AliDebug(2,Form(" distance=%f; residual in the pad reference frame: dX=%f, dZ=%f", info[0],info[1],info[2]));
+    AliDebug(3,Form(" distance=%f; residual in the pad reference frame: dX=%f, dZ=%f", info[0],info[1],info[2]));
 
 
     Int_t ind[5];
@@ -744,44 +986,91 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     tlab[0]=c->GetLabel(0);
     tlab[1]=c->GetLabel(1);
     tlab[2]=c->GetLabel(2);
-    AliDebug(2,Form(" tdc time of the matched track %6d = ",c->GetTDC()));    
+    AliDebug(3,Form(" tdc time of the matched track %6d = ",c->GetTDC()));    
     Double_t tof=AliTOFGeometry::TdcBinWidth()*c->GetTDC()+kTimeOffset; // in ps
-    AliDebug(2,Form(" tof time of the matched track: %f = ",tof));    
+    AliDebug(3,Form(" tof time of the matched track: %f = ",tof));    
     Double_t tofcorr=tof;
     if(timeWalkCorr)tofcorr=CorrectTimeWalk(mindistZ,tof);
-    AliDebug(2,Form(" tof time of the matched track, after TW corr: %f = ",tofcorr));    
+    AliDebug(3,Form(" tof time of the matched track, after TW corr: %f = ",tofcorr));    
     //Set TOF time signal and pointer to the matched cluster
     t->SetTOFsignal(tofcorr);
     t->SetTOFcluster(idclus); // pointing to the recPoints tree
 
-    AliDebug(2,Form(" Setting TOF raw time: %f, z distance: %f  corrected time: %f ",rawTime,mindistZ,tofcorr));
+    AliDebug(3,Form(" Setting TOF raw time: %f, z distance: %f  corrected time: %f ",rawTime,mindistZ,tofcorr));
 
     //Tracking info
-    Double_t time[AliPID::kSPECIES]; t->GetIntegratedTimes(time); // in ps
+    Double_t time[AliPID::kSPECIESC];
+    // read from old structure (the one used by TPC in reco)
+    for(Int_t isp=0;isp<AliPID::kSPECIESC;isp++){
+      time[isp] = t->GetIntegratedTimesOld(isp); // in ps
+    }
     Double_t mom=t->GetP();
-    AliDebug(2,Form(" Momentum for track %d -> %f", iseed,mom));
-    for (Int_t j=0;j<AliPID::kSPECIES;j++) {
+    AliDebug(3,Form(" Momentum for track %d -> %f", iseed,mom));
+    for (Int_t j=0;j<AliPID::kSPECIESC;j++) {
       Double_t mass=AliPID::ParticleMass(j);
-      time[j]+=(recL-trackPos[3][0])/kSpeedOfLight*TMath::Sqrt(mom*mom+mass*mass)/mom;
+      Double_t momz = mom*AliPID::ParticleCharge(j);
+      time[j]+=(recL-trackPos[3][0])/kSpeedOfLight*TMath::Sqrt(momz*momz+mass*mass)/momz;
+      //time[j]+=(recL-trackPos[3][0])/kSpeedOfLight*TMath::Sqrt(mom*mom+mass*mass)/mom;
     }
 
     AliTOFtrack *trackTOFout = new AliTOFtrack(*t); 
-    trackTOFout->PropagateTo(xpos);
+    if (!(trackTOFout->PropagateTo(xpos))) {
+      delete trackTOFout;
+      continue;
+    }
 
-    // Fill the track residual histograms.
-    FillResiduals(trackTOFout,c,kFALSE);
+    // If necessary, rotate the track
+    Double_t yATxposMax=xpos*TMath::Tan(0.5*AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha());
+    Double_t yATxpos=trackTOFout->GetY();
+    if (yATxpos > yATxposMax) {
+      if (!(trackTOFout->Rotate(AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha()))) {
+       delete trackTOFout;
+       continue;
+      }
+    } else if (yATxpos < -yATxposMax) {
+      if (!(trackTOFout->Rotate(-AliTOFGeometry::GetAlpha()))) {
+       delete trackTOFout;
+       continue;
+      }
+    }
 
-    t->UpdateTrackParams(trackTOFout,AliESDtrack::kTOFout);
-    t->SetIntegratedLength(recL);
-    t->SetIntegratedTimes(time);
-    t->SetTOFLabel(tlab);
+    // Fill the track residual histograms and update track only if in the first two step (0 and 1)
+    if(mLastStep < 2){
+      FillResiduals(trackTOFout,c,kFALSE);
 
+      t->UpdateTrackParams(trackTOFout,AliESDtrack::kTOFout);
+
+// don't update old structure with TOF info
+//       t->SetIntegratedLength(recL);
+//       t->SetIntegratedTimes(time);
+//       t->SetTOFLabel(tlab);
  
+      // add tof cluster to the track also for step 2
+      AliESDTOFCluster* esdTOFCl = GetESDTOFCluster(idclus); 
+      esdTOFCl->Update(t->GetID(),mindistY,mindist,mindistZ,recL,time);
+      t->AddTOFcluster(esdTOFCl->GetESDID());
+      /* RS?
+      if(idclus < 20000){
+       fClusterESD[idclus]->Update(t->GetID(),mindistY,mindist,mindistZ,recL,time);//x,y,z -> tracking RF
+       
+       t->AddTOFcluster(idclus);
+      }
+      else{
+       AliInfo("Too many TOF clusters matched with tracks (> 20000)");
+      }
+      */
+    }
     // Fill Reco-QA histos for Reconstruction
     fHRecNClus->Fill(nc);
     fHRecDist->Fill(mindist);
-    fHRecSigYVsP->Fill(mom,TMath::Sqrt(cov[0]));
-    fHRecSigZVsP->Fill(mom,TMath::Sqrt(cov[2]));
+    if (cov[0]>=0.)
+      fHRecSigYVsP->Fill(mom,TMath::Sqrt(cov[0]));
+    else
+      fHRecSigYVsP->Fill(mom,-TMath::Sqrt(-cov[0]));
+    if (cov[2]>=0.)
+      fHRecSigZVsP->Fill(mom,TMath::Sqrt(cov[2]));
+    else
+      fHRecSigZVsP->Fill(mom,-TMath::Sqrt(-cov[2]));
     fHRecSigYVsPWin->Fill(mom,dphi*sensRadius);
     fHRecSigZVsPWin->Fill(mom,dz);
 
@@ -798,6 +1087,8 @@ void AliTOFtracker::MatchTracks( Bool_t mLastStep){
     }
     delete trackTOFout;
   }
+
+
   for (Int_t ii=0; ii<4; ii++) delete [] trackPos[ii];
   delete [] clind;
  
@@ -831,11 +1122,14 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::LoadClusters(TTree *cTree) {
 
   AliInfo(Form("Number of clusters: %d",nc));
 
+  fN = 0;
+  fNTOFmatched = 0;
+
   for (Int_t i=0; i<nc; i++) {
     AliTOFcluster *c=(AliTOFcluster*)clusters->UncheckedAt(i);
 //PH    fClusters[i]=new AliTOFcluster(*c); fN++;
     fClusters[i]=c; fN++;
-
+    c->SetESDID(-1);
   // Fill Digits QA histos
  
     Int_t isector = c->GetDetInd(0);
@@ -846,7 +1140,17 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::LoadClusters(TTree *cTree) {
 
     Float_t time =(AliTOFGeometry::TdcBinWidth()*c->GetTDC())*1E-3; // in ns
     Float_t tot = (AliTOFGeometry::TdcBinWidth()*c->GetToT())*1E-3;//in ns
+
+    /* RS?
+    Int_t ind[5];
+    ind[0]=isector;
+    ind[1]=iplate;
+    ind[2]=istrip;
+    ind[3]=ipadZ;
+    ind[4]=ipadX;
+    Int_t calindex = AliTOFGeometry::GetIndex(ind);
+    Int_t tofLabels[3]={c->GetLabel(0),c->GetLabel(1),c->GetLabel(2)};
+    */
     Int_t stripOffset = 0;
     switch (iplate) {
     case 0:
@@ -874,9 +1178,19 @@ Int_t AliTOFtracker::LoadClusters(TTree *cTree) {
     fHDigClusTime->Fill(time);
     fHDigClusToT->Fill(tot);
 
+    fNTOFmatched++; // RS: Actually number of clusters
+    /* RS?
+    if(fNTOFmatched < 20000){
+      fHit[fNTOFmatched] = new AliESDTOFHit(AliTOFGeometry::TdcBinWidth()*c->GetTDC(),
+                                           AliTOFGeometry::TdcBinWidth()*c->GetTDCRAW(),
+                                           AliTOFGeometry::ToTBinWidth()*c->GetToT()*1E-3,
+                                           calindex,tofLabels,c->GetL0L1Latency(),
+                                           c->GetDeltaBC(),i,c->GetZ(),c->GetR(),c->GetPhi());
+      fNTOFmatched++;
+    }
+    */
   }
 
-
   return 0;
 }
 //_________________________________________________________________________
@@ -888,7 +1202,20 @@ void AliTOFtracker::UnloadClusters() {
 //PH    delete fClusters[i];
     fClusters[i] = 0x0;
   }
+  /* RS
+  for(Int_t i=0; i< 20000;i++){
+    if(fClusterESD[i]){
+      delete fClusterESD[i];
+      fClusterESD[i] = NULL;
+    }
+    if(fHit[i]){
+      delete fHit[i];
+      fHit[i] = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  */
   fN=0;
+  fNTOFmatched = 0;
 }
 
 //_________________________________________________________________________
@@ -1091,5 +1418,43 @@ void AliTOFtracker::FillClusterArray(TObjArray* arr) const
     for (Int_t i=0; i<fN; ++i) arr->Add(fClusters[i]);
 
 }
-//_________________________________________________________________________
 
+//_________________________________________________________________________
+AliESDTOFCluster* AliTOFtracker::GetESDTOFCluster(int clID)
+{
+  // get ESDTOFcluster corresponding to fClusters[clID]. If the original cluster
+  // was not stored yet in the ESD, first do this
+  AliTOFcluster *c = fClusters[clID];
+  AliESDTOFCluster *clESD = 0;
+  int esdID = c->GetESDID(); // was this cluster already stored in the ESD clusters?
+  TClonesArray* esdTOFClArr = fESDEv->GetESDTOFClusters();
+  if (esdID<0) { // cluster was not stored yet, do this
+    esdID = esdTOFClArr->GetEntriesFast();
+    c->SetESDID(esdID);
+    // first store the hits of the cluster
+    TClonesArray* esdTOFHitArr = fESDEv->GetESDTOFHits();
+    int nh = esdTOFHitArr->GetEntriesFast();
+    Int_t tofLabels[3]={c->GetLabel(0),c->GetLabel(1),c->GetLabel(2)};
+    Int_t ind[5] = {c->GetDetInd(0), c->GetDetInd(1), c->GetDetInd(2), c->GetDetInd(3), c->GetDetInd(4) };
+    Int_t calindex = AliTOFGeometry::GetIndex(ind);
+    /*AliESDTOFHit* esdHit = */ 
+    new ( (*esdTOFHitArr)[nh] ) 
+      AliESDTOFHit( AliTOFGeometry::TdcBinWidth()*c->GetTDC(),
+                   AliTOFGeometry::TdcBinWidth()*c->GetTDCRAW(),
+                   AliTOFGeometry::ToTBinWidth()*c->GetToT()*1E-3,
+                   calindex,tofLabels,c->GetL0L1Latency(),
+                   c->GetDeltaBC(),esdID,c->GetZ(),c->GetR(),c->GetPhi());
+    //
+    clESD =  new( (*esdTOFClArr)[esdID] ) AliESDTOFCluster( clID );
+    clESD->SetEvent(fESDEv);
+    clESD->SetStatus( c->GetStatus() );
+    clESD->SetESDID(esdID);
+    // 
+    // register hits in the cluster
+    clESD->AddESDTOFHitIndex(nh);
+  }
+  else clESD =  (AliESDTOFCluster*)esdTOFClArr->At(esdID); // cluster is aready stored in the ESD
+  //
+  return clESD;
+  //
+}