GEMSynchronizer Class Reference

#include <GEMSynchronizer.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	GEMSynchronizer (const edm::ParameterSet &config)
GEMSimSetUp *	getGEMSimSetUp ()
int	getSimHitBx (const PSimHit *)
void	setGEMSimSetUp (GEMSimSetUp *simsetup)
void	setRandomEngine (CLHEP::HepRandomEngine &eng)
	~GEMSynchronizer ()
Private Attributes
double	averageShapingTime_
double	bxwidth_
bool	cosmics_
CLHEP::RandGaussQ *	gauss1_
CLHEP::RandGaussQ *	gauss2_
int	minBunch_
double	signalPropagationSpeed_
GEMSimSetUp *	simSetUp_
double	timeJitter_
double	timeResolution_

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Detailed Description

Class for the GEM strip response simulation based on a parametrized model

Author:

Vadim Khotilovich

Definition at line 24 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

GEMSynchronizer::GEMSynchronizer

(

const edm::ParameterSet &

config

)

Definition at line 19 of file GEMSynchronizer.cc.

References averageShapingTime_, bxwidth_, cosmics_, alignCSCRings::e, edm::ParameterSet::getParameter(), signalPropagationSpeed_, timeJitter_, and timeResolution_.

                                                             :
  gauss1_(0), gauss2_(0)
{
  timeResolution_ = config.getParameter<double>("timeResolution");
  averageShapingTime_ = config.getParameter<double>("averageShapingTime");
  timeJitter_ = config.getParameter<double>("timeJitter");
  signalPropagationSpeed_ = config.getParameter<double>("signalPropagationSpeed");
  cosmics_ = config.getParameter<bool>("cosmics");
  bxwidth_ = config.getParameter<double>("bxwidth");

  // signal propagation speed in vacuum in [m/s]
  const double cspeed = 299792458;
  // signal propagation speed in material in [cm/ns]
  signalPropagationSpeed_ = signalPropagationSpeed_ * cspeed * 1e+2 * 1e-9;
}

GEMSynchronizer::~GEMSynchronizer

(

)

Definition at line 43 of file GEMSynchronizer.cc.

References gauss1_, and gauss2_.

{
  if (gauss1_) delete gauss1_;
  if (gauss2_) delete gauss2_;
}

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Member Function Documentation

GEMSimSetUp* GEMSynchronizer::getGEMSimSetUp

(

)

[inline]

Definition at line 36 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

References simSetUp_.

Referenced by getSimHitBx().

{ return simSetUp_; }

int GEMSynchronizer::getSimHitBx

(

const PSimHit *

simhit

)

Definition at line 50 of file GEMSynchronizer.cc.

References averageShapingTime_, bxwidth_, cosmics_, gather_cfg::cout, debug, GEMGeometry::dets(), PSimHit::detUnitId(), Exception, gauss1_, gauss2_, geometry, getGEMSimSetUp(), GEMSimSetUp::getGeometry(), GEMSimSetUp::getTime(), GEMEtaPartition::id(), PSimHit::localPosition(), signalPropagationSpeed_, timeJitter_, PSimHit::timeOfFlight(), timeResolution_, and PV3DBase< T, PVType, FrameType >::y().

Referenced by GEMSimAverage::simulate().

{
  GEMSimSetUp* simsetup = getGEMSimSetUp();
  const GEMGeometry * geometry = simsetup->getGeometry();
  // calibration offset for a particular detector part
  float calibrationTime = simsetup->getTime(simhit->detUnitId());

  int bx = -999;
  LocalPoint simHitPos = simhit->localPosition();
  float tof = simhit->timeOfFlight();
  // random Gaussian time correction due to electronics jitter
  float randomJitterTime = gauss1_->fire(0., timeJitter_);
  
  GEMDetId shdetid(simhit->detUnitId());

  const GEMEtaPartition* shRoll = 0;

  for(const auto &det: geometry->dets())
  {
    if( dynamic_cast< GEMEtaPartition* >( det ) != 0 )
    {
      GEMEtaPartition* roll = dynamic_cast< GEMEtaPartition* >( det );

      if(roll->id() == shdetid)
      {
        shRoll = roll;
        break;
      }
    }
  }

  if(shRoll != 0)
  {
    float distanceFromEdge = 0;
    float halfStripLength = 0.;

    if(shRoll->id().region() == 0)
    {
      throw cms::Exception("Geometry")
        << "GEMSynchronizer::getSimHitBx() - this GEM id is from barrel, which cannot happen:  "<<shRoll->id()<< "\n";
    }
    else
    {
      const TrapezoidalStripTopology* top = dynamic_cast<const TrapezoidalStripTopology*> (&(shRoll->topology()));
      halfStripLength = 0.5 * top->stripLength();
      distanceFromEdge = halfStripLength - simHitPos.y();
    }
    
    // average time for the signal to propagate from the SimHit to the top of a strip
    float averagePropagationTime =  distanceFromEdge/signalPropagationSpeed_;
    // random Gaussian time correction due to the finite timing resolution of the detector
    float randomResolutionTime = gauss2_->fire(0., timeResolution_);

    float simhitTime = tof + (averageShapingTime_ + randomResolutionTime) + (averagePropagationTime + randomJitterTime);
    float referenceTime = calibrationTime + halfStripLength/signalPropagationSpeed_ + averageShapingTime_;
    float timeDifference = cosmics_ ? (simhitTime - referenceTime)/COSMIC_PAR : simhitTime - referenceTime;

    // assign the bunch crossing
    bx = static_cast<int>( std::round((timeDifference)/bxwidth_) );

    // check time
    const bool debug( false );
    if (debug)
      {
        std::cout<<"checktime "<<bx<<" "<<timeDifference<<" "<<simhitTime<<" "<<referenceTime<<" "<<tof<<" "<<averagePropagationTime<<std::endl;
      }
  }
  return bx;
}

void GEMSynchronizer::setGEMSimSetUp

(

GEMSimSetUp *

simsetup

)

[inline]

Definition at line 34 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

References simSetUp_.

Referenced by GEMSimAverage::simulate().

{ simSetUp_ = simsetup; }

void GEMSynchronizer::setRandomEngine

(

CLHEP::HepRandomEngine &

eng

)

Definition at line 36 of file GEMSynchronizer.cc.

References gauss1_, and gauss2_.

Referenced by GEMSimTriv::setRandomEngine(), and GEMSimAverage::setRandomEngine().

{
  gauss1_ = new CLHEP::RandGaussQ(eng);
  gauss2_ = new CLHEP::RandGaussQ(eng);
}

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Member Data Documentation

double GEMSynchronizer::averageShapingTime_ [private]

Definition at line 43 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

Referenced by GEMSynchronizer(), and getSimHitBx().

double GEMSynchronizer::bxwidth_ [private]

Definition at line 47 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

Referenced by GEMSynchronizer(), and getSimHitBx().

bool GEMSynchronizer::cosmics_ [private]

Definition at line 46 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

Referenced by GEMSynchronizer(), and getSimHitBx().

CLHEP::RandGaussQ* GEMSynchronizer::gauss1_ [private]

Definition at line 50 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

Referenced by getSimHitBx(), setRandomEngine(), and ~GEMSynchronizer().

CLHEP::RandGaussQ* GEMSynchronizer::gauss2_ [private]

Definition at line 51 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

Referenced by getSimHitBx(), setRandomEngine(), and ~GEMSynchronizer().

int GEMSynchronizer::minBunch_ [private]

Definition at line 48 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

double GEMSynchronizer::signalPropagationSpeed_ [private]

Definition at line 45 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

Referenced by GEMSynchronizer(), and getSimHitBx().

GEMSimSetUp* GEMSynchronizer::simSetUp_ [private]

Definition at line 53 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

Referenced by getGEMSimSetUp(), and setGEMSimSetUp().

double GEMSynchronizer::timeJitter_ [private]

Definition at line 44 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

Referenced by GEMSynchronizer(), and getSimHitBx().

double GEMSynchronizer::timeResolution_ [private]

Definition at line 42 of file GEMSynchronizer.h.

Referenced by GEMSynchronizer(), and getSimHitBx().