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added uQ method for proton-proton
authorsnelling <snelling@f7af4fe6-9843-0410-8265-dc069ae4e863>
Wed, 21 May 2008 14:51:36 +0000 (14:51 +0000)
committersnelling <snelling@f7af4fe6-9843-0410-8265-dc069ae4e863>
Wed, 21 May 2008 14:51:36 +0000 (14:51 +0000)
PWG2/FLOW/AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.cxx [new file with mode: 0644]
PWG2/FLOW/AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.h [new file with mode: 0644]
PWG2/FLOW/AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct.cxx [new file with mode: 0644]
PWG2/FLOW/AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct.h [new file with mode: 0644]
PWG2/FLOW/macros/runAliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.C [new file with mode: 0644]

diff --git a/PWG2/FLOW/AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.cxx b/PWG2/FLOW/AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.cxx
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+/*************************************************************************
+* Copyright(c) 1998-2008, ALICE Experiment at CERN, All rights reserved. *
+*                                                                        *
+* Author: The ALICE Off-line Project.                                    *
+* Contributors are mentioned in the code where appropriate.              *
+*                                                                        *
+* Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its   *
+* documentation strictly for non-commercial purposes is hereby granted   *
+* without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appears in all   *
+* copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice   *
+* appear in the supporting documentation. The authors make no claims     *
+* about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is          *
+* provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.                  * 
+**************************************************************************/
+
+#include "Riostream.h" //needed as include
+#include "TChain.h"
+#include "TTree.h"
+#include "TFile.h" //needed as include
+#include "TList.h"
+
+
+class AliAnalysisTask;
+#include "AliAnalysisManager.h"
+
+#include "AliESDEvent.h"
+#include "AliESDInputHandler.h"
+
+#include "AliAODEvent.h"
+#include "AliAODInputHandler.h"
+
+#include "AliMCEventHandler.h"
+#include "AliMCEvent.h"
+
+#include "AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.h"
+#include "AliFlowEventSimpleMaker.h"
+#include "AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct.h"
+
+// AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct:
+//
+// analysis task for Scalar Product Method
+//
+// Author: Naomi van der Kolk (kolk@nikhef.nl)
+
+ClassImp(AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct)
+
+//________________________________________________________________________
+AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct::AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct(const char *name) : 
+  AliAnalysisTask(name, ""), 
+  fESD(0),
+  fAOD(0),
+  fSP(0),
+  fEventMaker(0),
+  fAnalysisType("ESD")
+{
+  // Constructor
+  cout<<"AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct::AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct(const char *name)"<<endl;
+
+  // Define input and output slots here
+  // Input slot #0 works with a TChain
+  DefineInput(0, TChain::Class());
+  // Output slot #0 writes into a TList container
+  DefineOutput(0, TList::Class());  
+}
+
+//________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct::ConnectInputData(Option_t *) 
+{
+  // Connect ESD or AOD here
+  // Called once
+  cout<<"AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct::ConnectInputData(Option_t *)"<<endl;
+
+  TTree* tree = dynamic_cast<TTree*> (GetInputData(0));
+  if (!tree) {
+    Printf("ERROR: Could not read chain from input slot 0");
+  } else {
+    // Disable all branches and enable only the needed ones
+    if (fAnalysisType == "MC") {
+      cout<<"!!!!!reading MC kinematics only"<<endl;
+      // we want to process only MC
+      tree->SetBranchStatus("*", kFALSE);
+
+      AliESDInputHandler *esdH = dynamic_cast<AliESDInputHandler*> (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()->GetInputEventHandler());
+
+      if (!esdH) {
+       Printf("ERROR: Could not get ESDInputHandler");
+      } else {
+       fESD = esdH->GetEvent();
+      }
+    }
+    else if (fAnalysisType == "ESD") {
+      cout<<"!!!!!reading the ESD only"<<endl;
+      tree->SetBranchStatus("*", kFALSE);
+      tree->SetBranchStatus("Tracks.*", kTRUE);
+
+      AliESDInputHandler *esdH = dynamic_cast<AliESDInputHandler*> (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()->GetInputEventHandler());
+
+      if (!esdH) {
+       Printf("ERROR: Could not get ESDInputHandler");
+      } else
+       fESD = esdH->GetEvent();
+    }
+    else if (fAnalysisType == "AOD") {
+      cout<<"!!!!!reading the AOD only"<<endl;
+      AliAODInputHandler *aodH = dynamic_cast<AliAODInputHandler*> (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()->GetInputEventHandler());
+
+      if (!aodH) {
+       Printf("ERROR: Could not get AODInputHandler");
+      }
+      else {
+       fAOD = aodH->GetEvent();
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      Printf("!!!!!Wrong analysis type: Only ESD, AOD and MC types are allowed!");
+      exit(1);
+      
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+//________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct::CreateOutputObjects() 
+{
+  // Called once
+  cout<<"AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct::CreateOutputObjects()"<<endl;
+
+  if (!(fAnalysisType == "AOD" || fAnalysisType == "ESD" || fAnalysisType == "MC")) {
+    cout<<"WRONG ANALYSIS TYPE! only ESD, AOD and MC are allowed."<<endl;
+    exit(1);
+  }
+
+  //event maker
+  fEventMaker = new AliFlowEventSimpleMaker();
+  //Analyser
+  fSP  = new AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct() ;
+
+  //output file
+  TString fName = "outputFromScalarProductAnalysis" ;
+  fName += fAnalysisType.Data() ;
+  fName += ".root" ;
+  fSP->SetHistFileName( fName.Data() );
+    
+  fSP-> Init();
+
+
+}
+
+//________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct::Exec(Option_t *) 
+{
+  // Main loop
+  // Called for each event
+
+  
+  // Process MC truth, therefore we receive the AliAnalysisManager and ask it for the AliMCEventHandler
+  // This handler can return the current MC event
+
+  AliMCEventHandler* eventHandler = dynamic_cast<AliMCEventHandler*> (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()->GetMCtruthEventHandler());
+  if (!eventHandler) {
+    Printf("ERROR: Could not retrieve MC event handler");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  AliMCEvent* mcEvent = eventHandler->MCEvent();
+  if (!mcEvent) {
+    Printf("ERROR: Could not retrieve MC event");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  Printf("MC particles: %d", mcEvent->GetNumberOfTracks());
+      
+  if (fAnalysisType == "MC") {
+    // analysis 
+    AliFlowEventSimple* fEvent = fEventMaker->FillTracks(mcEvent);
+    fSP->Make(fEvent);
+
+    delete fEvent;
+  }
+  else if (fAnalysisType == "ESD") {
+    if (!fESD) {
+      Printf("ERROR: fESD not available");
+      return;
+    }
+    Printf("There are %d tracks in this event", fESD->GetNumberOfTracks());
+    
+    // analysis 
+    AliFlowEventSimple* fEvent = fEventMaker->FillTracks(fESD);
+    fSP->Make(fEvent);
+    delete fEvent;
+  }
+  else if (fAnalysisType == "AOD") {
+    if (!fAOD) {
+      Printf("ERROR: fAOD not available");
+      return;
+    }
+    Printf("There are %d tracks in this event", fAOD->GetNumberOfTracks());
+
+    // analysis 
+    AliFlowEventSimple* fEvent = fEventMaker->FillTracks(fAOD);
+    fSP->Make(fEvent);
+    delete fEvent;
+  }
+
+}      
+
+//________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct::Terminate(Option_t *) 
+{
+  // Called once at the end of the query
+  fSP->Finish();
+  PostData(0,fSP->GetHistFile());
+
+  delete fSP;
+  delete fEventMaker;
+}
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diff --git a/PWG2/FLOW/AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.h b/PWG2/FLOW/AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.h
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+/* Copyright(c) 1998-1999, ALICE Experiment at CERN, All rights reserved. *
+* See cxx source for full Copyright notice */
+/* $Id$ */
+
+#ifndef AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct_H
+#define AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct_H
+
+// AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct:
+// analysis task for Scalar Product method
+// Author: Naomi van der Kolk (kolk@nikhef.nl)
+
+class AliESDEvent;
+class AliAODEvent;
+class AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct;
+class AliFlowEventSimpleMaker;
+
+#include "TString.h"
+#include "AliAnalysisTask.h"
+
+class AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct : public AliAnalysisTask {
+ public:
+  AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct(const char *name = "AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct");
+  virtual ~AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct() {}
+  
+  virtual void   ConnectInputData(Option_t *);
+  virtual void   CreateOutputObjects();
+  virtual void   Exec(Option_t *option);
+  virtual void   Terminate(Option_t *);
+
+  void SetAnalysisType(TString type) { this->fAnalysisType = type; }
+  TString GetAnalysisType() const    { return this->fAnalysisType; }
+  
+ private:
+  AliESDEvent *fESD;                      // ESD object
+  AliAODEvent *fAOD;                      // AOD object
+  AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct* fSP;  // analysis object
+  AliFlowEventSimpleMaker* fEventMaker;   // FlowEventSimple maker object
+  TString fAnalysisType;                  // can be MC, ESD or AOD
+
+  ClassDef(AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct, 1); // example of analysis
+};
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/PWG2/FLOW/AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct.cxx b/PWG2/FLOW/AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct.cxx
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+/*************************************************************************
+* Copyright(c) 1998-2008, ALICE Experiment at CERN, All rights reserved. *
+*                                                                        *
+* Author: The ALICE Off-line Project.                                    *
+* Contributors are mentioned in the code where appropriate.              *
+*                                                                        *
+* Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its   *
+* documentation strictly for non-commercial purposes is hereby granted   *
+* without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appears in all   *
+* copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice   *
+* appear in the supporting documentation. The authors make no claims     *
+* about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is          *
+* provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.                  * 
+**************************************************************************/
+
+#define AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct_cxx
+#include "Riostream.h"  //needed as include
+#include "TFile.h"      //needed as include
+#include "TMath.h"
+#include "TProfile.h"
+#include "TVector2.h"
+
+class TH1F;
+
+#include "AliFlowCommonConstants.h"    //needed as include
+#include "AliFlowEventSimple.h"
+#include "AliFlowTrackSimple.h"
+#include "AliFlowCommonHist.h"
+//#include "AliFlowCommonHistResults.h"
+#include "AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct.h"
+
+class AliFlowVector;
+
+// AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct:
+// Description: 
+// Maker to analyze Flow with the Scalar product method.
+//
+// author: N. van der Kolk (kolk@nikhef.nl)
+
+ClassImp(AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct)
+
+  //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct::AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct():
+   fEventNumber(0),
+   fEvent(0x0),
+   fTrack(0x0),
+   fDebug(kFALSE),
+   fHistFileName(0),
+   fHistFile(0),
+   fHistProUQ(0),
+   fCommonHists(0)
+{
+
+  // Constructor.
+  fQ.Set(0.,0.);           // flow vector
+  fU.Set(0.,0.);           // particle unit vector
+
+}
+ //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+ AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct::~AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct() 
+ {
+   //destructor
+   
+ }
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+void AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct::Init() {
+
+  //Define all histograms
+  cout<<"---Analysis with the Scalar Product Method---"<<endl;
+
+  Int_t fNbinsPt = AliFlowCommonConstants::GetNbinsPt();
+  Double_t  fPtMin = AliFlowCommonConstants::GetPtMin();            
+  Double_t  fPtMax = AliFlowCommonConstants::GetPtMax();
+
+  // analysis file (output)
+  fHistFile = new TFile(fHistFileName.Data(),"RECREATE") ;
+
+  fHistProUQ = new TProfile("Flow_UQ_SP","Flow_UQ_SP",fNbinsPt,fPtMin,fPtMax);
+  fHistProUQ->SetXTitle("p_t (GeV)");
+  fHistProUQ->SetYTitle("<uQ>");
+
+  fCommonHists = new AliFlowCommonHist("SP");
+  //fCommonHistsRes = new AliFlowCommonHistResults("SP");
+  fEventNumber = 0;  //set number of events to zero
+      
+} 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+void AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct::Make(AliFlowEventSimple* fEvent) {
+
+  //Fill histogram
+  if (fEvent) {
+
+    //fill control histograms     
+    fCommonHists->FillControlHistograms(fEvent);
+         
+    //get the Q vector from the FlowEvent
+    fQ = fEvent->GetQ();
+    //Double_t fMult =  fQ.GetMult();
+            
+    //loop over the tracks of the event
+    Int_t fNumberOfTracks = fEvent->NumberOfTracks(); 
+    for (Int_t i=0;i<fNumberOfTracks;i++) 
+      {
+
+       fTrack = fEvent->GetTrack(i) ; 
+       if (fTrack){
+         if (fTrack->UseForDifferentialFlow()) {
+         Double_t fPhi = fTrack->Phi();
+
+         //calculate fU
+         Double_t fUX = TMath::Cos(2*fPhi);
+         Double_t fUY = TMath::Sin(2*fPhi);
+         fU.Set(fUX,fUY);
+         Double_t fModulus = fU.Mod();
+         if (fModulus!=0.) fU.Set(fUX/fModulus,fUY/fModulus);  // make length 1
+         else cerr<<"fModulus is zero!"<<endl;
+
+         TVector2 fQm = fQ;
+         //subtrackt particle from the flowvector if used to define it
+         if (fTrack->UseForIntegratedFlow()) {
+           Double_t fQmX = fQm.X() - fUX;
+           Double_t fQmY = fQm.Y() - fUY;
+           fQm.Set(fQmX,fQmY);
+         }
+
+         //Double_t fUQ = scalar product of fU and fQm
+         Double_t fUQ = fU*fQm;
+         Double_t fPt = fTrack->Pt();
+         //fill the profile histogram
+         fHistProUQ->Fill(fPt,fUQ); 
+         }  
+       }//track selected
+      }//loop over tracks
+         
+    fEventNumber++;
+    cout<<"@@@@@ "<<fEventNumber<<" events processed"<<endl;
+  }
+}
+
+  //--------------------------------------------------------------------    
+void AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct::Finish() {
+   
+  //*************make histograms etc. 
+  if (fDebug) cout<<"AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct::Terminate()"<<endl;
+
+  fHistProUQ->Draw();
+
+  // write to file
+  fHistFile->Write();
+         
+  cout<<".....finished"<<endl;
+ }
+
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diff --git a/PWG2/FLOW/AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct.h b/PWG2/FLOW/AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct.h
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+/* Copyright(c) 1998-1999, ALICE Experiment at CERN, All rights reserved. *
+ * See cxx source for full Copyright notice                               */
+
+/* $Id$ */
+
+
+#ifndef AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct_H
+#define AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct_H
+
+#include "TVector2.h"          //called explicitly
+#include "AliFlowVector.h"
+#include "TString.h"
+
+class AliFlowTrackSimple;
+class AliFlowEventSimple;
+class AliFlowCommonHist;
+//class AliFlowCommonHistResults;
+
+class TProfile;
+class TFile;
+class Riostream;
+
+
+// Description: Maker to analyze Flow from the Scalar Product method.
+//               
+// author: N. van der Kolk (kolk@nikhef.nl)              
+
+class AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct {
+
+ public:
+   AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct();   //default constructor
+   virtual  ~AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct();  //destructor
+   void    Init();                             //defines variables and histograms
+   void    Make(AliFlowEventSimple* fEvent);   //calculates variables and fills histograms
+   void    Finish();                           //saves histograms
+  
+   void      SetDebug(Bool_t kt)                 { this->fDebug = kt ; }
+   Bool_t    GetDebug() const                    { return this->fDebug ; }
+
+
+   // Output 
+   void            SetHistFileName(TString name)       { this->fHistFileName = name ; } // Sets output file name
+   TString  GetHistFileName() const            { return this->fHistFileName ; } // Gets output file name
+   TFile*   GetHistFile() const                 { return this->fHistFile ; }     // Gets output file
+  
+   
+ private:
+   //cp const
+   //ass op
+   
+   AliFlowVector  fQ;       // flow vector
+   TVector2  fU;            // particle unit vector
+   
+   Int_t     fEventNumber;  // event counter
+         
+   AliFlowEventSimple*   fEvent ;     //!
+   AliFlowTrackSimple*   fTrack ;     //!
+     
+   Bool_t       fDebug ;            //! flag for lyz analysis: more print statements
+
+   TString      fHistFileName;      //!
+   TFile*       fHistFile;          //!
+      
+   TProfile*      fHistProUQ;              //!
+
+   AliFlowCommonHist* fCommonHists;              //!
+   //AliFlowCommonHistResults* fCommonHistsRes;    //!
+
+   ClassDef(AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct,0)  // macro for rootcint
+     };
+     
+#endif
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diff --git a/PWG2/FLOW/macros/runAliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.C b/PWG2/FLOW/macros/runAliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.C
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+// from CreateESDChain.C - instead of  #include "CreateESDChain.C"
+TChain* CreateESDChain(const char* aDataDir = "ESDfiles.txt", Int_t aRuns = 20, Int_t offset = 0) ;
+void LookupWrite(TChain* chain, const char* target) ;
+
+
+
+void runAliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct(Int_t nRuns = 2, TString type = "ESD", const Char_t* dataDir="/data/alice1/kolk/TherminatorFIX/", Int_t offset = 0) 
+
+{
+  TStopwatch timer;
+  timer.Start();
+
+  // include path (to find the .h files when compiling)
+  gSystem->AddIncludePath("-I$ALICE_ROOT/include") ;
+  gSystem->AddIncludePath("-I$ROOTSYS/include") ;
+
+  // load needed libraries
+  gSystem->Load("libTree.so");
+  gSystem->Load("libESD.so");
+  cerr<<"libESD loaded..."<<endl;
+  gSystem->Load("libANALYSIS.so");
+  cerr<<"libANALYSIS.so loaded..."<<endl;
+  
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("AliFlowCommonConstants.cxx+");
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("AliFlowVector.cxx+");
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("AliFlowTrackSimple.cxx+");
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("AliFlowEventSimple.cxx+");
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("AliFlowEventSimpleMaker.cxx+");
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("AliFlowCommonHist.cxx+");
+  //gROOT->LoadMacro("AliFlowCommonHistResults.cxx+");
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("AliFlowAnalysisWithScalarProduct.cxx+"); 
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct.cxx+");
+
+  // create the TChain. CreateESDChain() is defined in CreateESDChain.C
+  TChain* chain = CreateESDChain(dataDir, nRuns, offset);
+  cout<<"chain ("<<chain<<")"<<endl;
+  //____________________________________________//
+  // Make the analysis manager
+  AliAnalysisManager *mgr = new AliAnalysisManager("TestManager");
+  
+  if (type == "ESD"){
+  AliVEventHandler* esdH = new AliESDInputHandler;
+  mgr->SetInputEventHandler(esdH); }
+   
+  if (type == "AOD"){
+  AliVEventHandler* aodH = new AliAODInputHandler;
+  mgr->SetInputEventHandler(aodH); }
+  
+  AliMCEventHandler *mc = new AliMCEventHandler();
+  mgr->SetMCtruthEventHandler(mc);
+  //____________________________________________//
+  // 1st MC EP task
+  AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct *task1 = new AliAnalysisTaskScalarProduct("TaskScalarProduct");
+  task1->SetAnalysisType(type);
+  mgr->AddTask(task1);
+
+  // Create containers for input/output
+  AliAnalysisDataContainer *cinput1 = 
+    mgr->CreateContainer("cchain1",TChain::Class(),AliAnalysisManager::kInputContainer);
+  AliAnalysisDataContainer *coutput1 = 
+    mgr->CreateContainer("cobj1", TList::Class(),AliAnalysisManager::kOutputContainer);
+
+  //____________________________________________//
+  mgr->ConnectInput(task1,0,cinput1);
+  mgr->ConnectOutput(task1,0,coutput1);
+
+  if (!mgr->InitAnalysis()) return;
+  mgr->PrintStatus();
+  mgr->StartAnalysis("local",chain);
+
+  timer.Stop();
+  timer.Print();
+}
+
+
+// Helper macros for creating chains
+// from: CreateESDChain.C,v 1.10 jgrosseo Exp
+
+TChain* CreateESDChain(const char* aDataDir, Int_t aRuns, Int_t offset)
+{
+  // creates chain of files in a given directory or file containing a list.
+  // In case of directory the structure is expected as:
+  // <aDataDir>/<dir0>/AliESDs.root
+  // <aDataDir>/<dir1>/AliESDs.root
+  // ...
+  
+  if (!aDataDir)
+    return 0;
+  
+  Long_t id, size, flags, modtime;
+  if (gSystem->GetPathInfo(aDataDir, &id, &size, &flags, &modtime))
+    {
+      printf("%s not found.\n", aDataDir);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  
+  TChain* chain = new TChain("esdTree");
+  TChain* chaingAlice = 0;
+  
+  if (flags & 2)
+    {
+      TString execDir(gSystem->pwd());
+      TSystemDirectory* baseDir = new TSystemDirectory(".", aDataDir);
+      TList* dirList            = baseDir->GetListOfFiles();
+      Int_t nDirs               = dirList->GetEntries();
+      gSystem->cd(execDir);
+      
+      Int_t count = 0;
+      
+      for (Int_t iDir=0; iDir<nDirs; ++iDir)
+       {
+         TSystemFile* presentDir = (TSystemFile*) dirList->At(iDir);
+         if (!presentDir || !presentDir->IsDirectory() || strcmp(presentDir->GetName(), ".") == 0 || strcmp(presentDir->GetName(), "..") == 0)
+           continue;
+         
+         if (offset > 0)
+           {
+             --offset;
+             continue;
+           }
+         
+         if (count++ == aRuns)
+           break;
+         
+         TString presentDirName(aDataDir);
+         presentDirName += "/";
+         presentDirName += presentDir->GetName();        
+         chain->Add(presentDirName + "/AliESDs.root/esdTree");
+         cerr<<presentDirName<<endl;
+       }
+      
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      // Open the input stream
+      ifstream in;
+      in.open(aDataDir);
+      
+      Int_t count = 0;
+      
+      // Read the input list of files and add them to the chain
+      TString esdfile;
+      while(in.good()) {
+       in >> esdfile;
+       if (!esdfile.Contains("root")) continue; // protection
+       
+       if (offset > 0)
+         {
+           --offset;
+           continue;
+         }
+       
+       if (count++ == aRuns)
+         break;
+       
+        // add esd file
+       chain->Add(esdfile);
+      }
+      
+      in.close();
+    }
+  
+  return chain;
+}
+
+void LookupWrite(TChain* chain, const char* target)
+{
+  // looks up the chain and writes the remaining files to the text file target
+  
+  chain->Lookup();
+  
+  TObjArray* list = chain->GetListOfFiles();
+  TIterator* iter = list->MakeIterator();
+  TObject* obj = 0;
+  
+  ofstream outfile;
+  outfile.open(target);
+  
+  while ((obj = iter->Next()))
+    outfile << obj->GetTitle() << "#AliESDs.root" << endl;
+  
+  outfile.close();
+  
+  delete iter;
+}