tofBarrel.C

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#include "tofBarrel.h"

using namespace std;


tofBarrel::tofBarrel(double r, double eL, double eH, double sT)
{
  radius  = r;
  etaLow  = eL;
  etaHigh = eH;
  sigmaT  = sT;

  char nameit[500];
  sprintf(nameit,"TOF barrel R=%d dT=%d",int(radius),int(sigmaT));
  myName = nameit;

  //  Initialize a few constants:  Wikipedia...should be redone in a better manner...
  c       = 0.0299792458;  // cm/picosecond
  mPion   = 0.13957018;    //GeV/c^2
  mKaon   = 0.493677;      //GeV/c^2
  mProton = 0.93827208816; //GeV/c^2
}

double tofBarrel::numSigma(double eta, double p, PID::type PID)
{
  if (valid(eta,p))
    {
      double theta = 2.0*atan( exp(-eta) );
      double L = radius/sin(theta);
      if (PID == pi_k)
  {
    return (tof(L,p,mKaon)-tof(L,p,mPion))/sigmaT;
  }
      if (PID == k_p)
  {
    return (tof(L,p,mProton)-tof(L,p,mKaon))/sigmaT;
  }
      cout << "tofBarrel.C:  Unrecognized PID type requested." <<endl;
      return 0.0;
    }
  else
    {
      cout << "tofBarrel.C:  Invalid (eta,p) for this detector." <<endl;
      return 0.0;
    }
}

double tofBarrel::maxP(double eta, double numSigma, PID::type PID)
{
  //
  //  Justification of formula:
  //  Tof1 = L/c *1/sqrt( p^2 / (m1^2 + p^2) ) = L/c * 1/p * sqrt(m1^2 + p^2) 
  //  Tof2 = L/c *1/sqrt( p^2 / (m2^2 + p^2) ) = L/c * 1/p * sqrt(m2^2 + p^2) 
  //  Require:  numSigma*sigmaT = Tof1 - Tof2
  //  Therefore:  (c/L) * numSigma *sigmaT = 1/p * [ sqrt(m1^2 + p^2) - sqrt(m1^2 + p^2) ]
  //  Let:
  //     a = c/L * numSigma * sigmaT
  //     b = m1
  //     c = m2
  //  Wolfram Alpha:
  //  https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solve+1%2Fx*%28sqrt%28x%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29+-+sqrt%28x%5E2%2Bc%5E2%29%29%3Da+for+x

  if (valid(eta,1.0))
    {
      double theta = 2.0*atan( exp(-eta) );
      double L = radius/sin(theta);

      double a = c/L * numSigma * sigmaT;
      double b=mKaon;
      double c=mPion;
      if (PID == k_p)
  {
    b=mProton;
    c=mKaon;
  }
      
      double num1 = a*a*b*b;
      double num2 = 2*sqrt(a*a*(a*a*b*b*c*c + b*b*b*b -2*b*b*c*c + c*c*c*c));
      double num3 = a*a*c*c;
      double denom = a*a*a*a - 4*a*a;

      return ( sqrt( (num1-num2+num3)/denom ) );

    }
  else
    {
      cout << "tofBarrel.C:  Invalid (eta) for this detector." <<endl;
      return 0.0;
    }

}

double tofBarrel::tof(double L, double p, double m)
{
  double p2_m2 = p*p/(m*m);
  double beta  = sqrt(p2_m2/(1+p2_m2));
  return (L/(c*beta));
}

void tofBarrel::description()
{
  //  Here one should describe what this detector is and what assumptions are 
  //  made in calculating the performance specifications.

  cout << "My name is \"" << myName << "\" and I am described as follows:" <<endl;
  cout << "    I am a Time-of-Flight barrel." <<endl;
  cout << "    I extend from eta =  " << etaLow << " until eta = " << etaHigh << " ." <<endl;
  cout << "    I am located at radius R= " << radius << " cm." <<endl;
  cout << "    I have a time resolution of " << sigmaT << " picoseconds." <<endl;
  cout << "    My calculations have assumed perfect momentum resolution and pointing." <<endl;
  cout << "    My calculations have assumed purely Gaussian time response." <<endl;
  cout << endl;

}