ZDCShape.cc

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#include "SimCalorimetry/HcalSimAlgos/interface/ZDCShape.h"
#include <cmath>

ZDCShape::ZDCShape() : nbin_(256), nt_(nbin_, 0.) { computeShapeZDC(); }

ZDCShape::ZDCShape(const ZDCShape& d) : CaloVShape(d), nbin_(d.nbin_), nt_(d.nt_) {}

double ZDCShape::timeToRise() const { return 0.; }

void ZDCShape::computeShapeZDC() {
  //  cout << endl << " ===== computeShapeZDC  !!! " << endl << endl;

  const float ts = 3.0;  // time constant in   t * exp(-(t/ts)**2)

  int j;
  float norm;

  // ZDC SHAPE
  norm = 0.0;
  for (j = 0; j < 3 * ts && j < nbin_; j++) {
    //nt_[j] = ((float)j)*exp(-((float)(j*j))/(ts*ts));
    nt_[j] = j * exp(-(j * j) / (ts * ts));
    norm += nt_[j];
  }
  // normalize pulse area to 1.0
  for (j = 0; j < 3 * ts && j < nbin_; j++) {
    nt_[j] /= norm;
  }
}

double ZDCShape::operator()(double time) const {
  // return pulse amplitude for request time in ns
  int jtime;
  jtime = static_cast<int>(time + 0.5);

  if (jtime >= 0 && jtime < nbin_)
    return nt_[jtime];
  else
    return 0.0;
}