FastHelix.h

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#ifndef TR_FastHelix_H_
#define TR_FastHelix_H_
#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/Visibility.h"
 
#include "DataFormats/GeometryVector/interface/GlobalPoint.h"
#include "RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/interface/FastCircle.h"
#include "TrackingTools/TrajectoryParametrization/interface/GlobalTrajectoryParameters.h"
 
class MagneticField;
class FastHelix {
public:
  //Original constructor (no basis vertex)
  FastHelix(const GlobalPoint& oHit,
            const GlobalPoint& mHit,
            const GlobalPoint& aVertex,
            double nomField,
            MagneticField const* ibField)
      : bField(ibField), theCircle(oHit, mHit, aVertex) {
    tesla0 = 0.1 * nomField;
    maxRho = maxPt / (0.01 * 0.3 * tesla0);
    useBasisVertex = false;
    compute();
  }
 
  //New constructor (with basis vertex)
  FastHelix(const GlobalPoint& oHit,
            const GlobalPoint& mHit,
            const GlobalPoint& aVertex,
            double nomField,
            MagneticField const* ibField,
            const GlobalPoint& bVertex)
      : bField(ibField), basisVertex(bVertex), theCircle(oHit, mHit, aVertex) {
    tesla0 = 0.1 * nomField;
    maxRho = maxPt / (0.01 * 0.3 * tesla0);
    useBasisVertex = true;
    compute();
  }
 
  ~FastHelix() {}
 
  bool isValid() const { return theCircle.isValid(); }
 
  GlobalTrajectoryParameters stateAtVertex() const { return atVertex; }
 
  const FastCircle& circle() const { return theCircle; }
 
private:
  GlobalPoint const& outerHit() const { return theCircle.outerPoint(); }
  GlobalPoint const& middleHit() const { return theCircle.innerPoint(); }
  GlobalPoint const& vertex() const { return theCircle.vertexPoint(); }
 
  void compute();
  void helixStateAtVertex() dso_hidden;
  void straightLineStateAtVertex() dso_hidden;
 
private:
  static constexpr float maxPt = 10000;  // 10Tev
 
  MagneticField const* bField;  // needed to construct GlobalTrajectoryParameters
  GlobalTrajectoryParameters atVertex;
  GlobalPoint basisVertex;
  FastCircle theCircle;
  float tesla0;
  float maxRho;
  bool useBasisVertex;
};
 
#endif  //TR_FastHelix_H_