EvtGenInterface.cc

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// Class Based on EvtGenInterface(LHC).
//
// Created March 2014
//
// This class is a modification of the original EvtGenInterface which was developed for EvtGenLHC 9.1.
// The modifications for EvtGen 1.3.0 are implemented by Ian M. Nugent
// I would like to thank the EvtGen developers, in particular John Black, and Mikhail Kirsanov for their assistance.
//
// January 2015: Setting of coherent or incoherent B mixing included by Eduard Burelo 
// January 2015: Adding new feature to allow users to provide new evtgen models

#include "GeneratorInterface/EvtGenInterface/interface/EvtGenUserModels/EvtModelUserReg.h"
#include "GeneratorInterface/EvtGenInterface/interface/EvtGenInterface.h"

#include "GeneratorInterface/EvtGenInterface/interface/EvtGenFactory.h"
#include "GeneratorInterface/EvtGenInterface/interface/myEvtRandomEngine.h"

#include "FWCore/PluginManager/interface/PluginManager.h"
#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/MakerMacros.h"
#include "FWCore/PluginManager/interface/ModuleDef.h"
#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSet.h"
#include "SimDataFormats/GeneratorProducts/interface/HepMCProduct.h"
#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/Exception.h"
#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/EDMException.h"
#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Event.h"
#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Run.h"
#include "Utilities/General/interface/FileInPath.h"
#include "FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/MessageLogger.h"

#include "CLHEP/Random/RandFlat.h"
#include "DataFormats/GeometryVector/interface/GlobalVector.h"

#include "EvtGen/EvtGen.hh"
#include "EvtGenExternal/EvtExternalGenList.hh"
#include "EvtGenBase/EvtAbsRadCorr.hh"
#include "EvtGenBase/EvtDecayBase.hh"
#include "EvtGenBase/EvtId.hh"
#include "EvtGenBase/EvtDecayTable.hh"
#include "EvtGenBase/EvtParticle.hh"
#include "EvtGenBase/EvtParticleFactory.hh"
#include "EvtGenBase/EvtHepMCEvent.hh"

#include "HepPID/ParticleIDTranslations.hh"

#include "TString.h"
#include <string>
#include <stdlib.h> 

using namespace gen;
using namespace edm;

CLHEP::HepRandomEngine* EvtGenInterface::fRandomEngine;

EvtGenInterface::EvtGenInterface( const ParameterSet& pset ){
  fPSet=new ParameterSet(pset);
  the_engine = new myEvtRandomEngine(nullptr);
}

void EvtGenInterface::SetDefault_m_PDGs(){
  // fill up default list of particles to be declared stable in the "master generator"
  // these are assumed to be PDG ID's
  //
  // Note: Pythia6's kc=43, 44, and 84 commented out because they're obsolete (per S.Mrenna)
  //
  m_PDGs.push_back( 300553 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 511 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 521 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 523 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 513 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 533 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 531 ) ; //B_s0
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 15 ) ;
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 413 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 423 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 433 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 411 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 421 ) ;
  m_PDGs.push_back( 431 ) ;   
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10411 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10421 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10413 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10423 );   
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20413 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20423 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 415 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 425 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10431 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20433 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10433 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 435 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 310 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 311 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 313 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 323 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10321 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10311 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10313 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10323 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20323 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20313 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 325 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 315 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 100313 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 100323 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 30313 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 30323 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 30343 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 30353 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 30363 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 111 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 221 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 113 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 213 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 223 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 331 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 333 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20213 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20113 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 215 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 115 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10213 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10113 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 9000111 ); // PDG ID = 9000111, Pythia6 ID = 10111
  m_PDGs.push_back( 9000211 ); // PDG ID = 9000211, Pythia6 ID = 10211
  m_PDGs.push_back( 9010221 ); // PDG ID = 9010211, Pythia6 ID = ???
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10221 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20223 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20333 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 225 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 9020221 ); // PDG ID = 9020211, Pythia6 ID = ???
  m_PDGs.push_back( 335 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10223 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10333 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 100213 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 100113 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 441 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 100441 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 443 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 100443 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 9000443 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 9010443 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 9020443 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10441 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20443 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 445 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 30443 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 551 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 553 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 100553 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 200553 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10551 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20553 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 555 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10553 );

  m_PDGs.push_back( 110551 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 120553 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 100555 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 210551 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 220553 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 200555 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 30553 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20555 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 557 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 130553 ); 
  m_PDGs.push_back( 120555 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 100557 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 110553 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 210553 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10555 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 110555 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4122 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4132 );
  // m_PDGs.push_back( 84 ); // obsolete
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4112 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4212 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4232 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4222 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4322 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4312 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 13122 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 13124 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 23122 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 33122 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 43122 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 53122 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 13126 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 13212 );
  //m_PDGs.push_back( 13241 ); unknown particle -typo?
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3126 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3124 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3122 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3222 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 2214 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 2224 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3324 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 2114 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 1114 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3112 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3212 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3114 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3224 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3214 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3216 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3322 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3312 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3314 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 3334 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4114 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4214 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4224 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4314 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4324 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4332 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4334 );
  //m_PDGs.push_back( 43 ); // obsolete (?)
  //m_PDGs.push_back( 44 ); // obsolete (?)
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10443 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5122 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5132 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5232 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5332 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5222 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5112 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5212 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 541 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 14122 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 14124 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5312 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5322 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10521 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20523 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10523 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 525 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10511 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20513 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10513 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 515 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10531 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20533 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10533 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 535 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 543 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 545 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5114 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5224 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5214 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5314 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5324 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 5334 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10541 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 10543 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 20543 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4424 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4422 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4414 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4412 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4432 );
  m_PDGs.push_back( 4434 );
  
  m_PDGs.push_back( 130 );


  for(unsigned int i=0; i<m_PDGs.size();i++){
    int pdt=HepPID::translatePythiatoPDT (m_PDGs.at(i));
    if(pdt!=m_PDGs.at(i))m_PDGs.at(i)=pdt;
  }
}

EvtGenInterface::~EvtGenInterface(){
}

void EvtGenInterface::init(){
  // flags for pythia8
  fSpecialSettings.push_back("Pythia8:ParticleDecays:mixB = off");
  //

  edm::FileInPath decay_table(fPSet->getParameter<std::string>("decay_table"));
  edm::FileInPath pdt(fPSet->getParameter<edm::FileInPath>("particle_property_file"));

  bool usePythia = fPSet->getUntrackedParameter<bool>("use_internal_pythia",true);
  bool useTauola = fPSet->getUntrackedParameter<bool>("use_internal_tauola",true);
  bool usePhotos = fPSet->getUntrackedParameter<bool>("use_internal_photos",true);

  //Setup evtGen following instructions on http://evtgen.warwick.ac.uk/docs/external/ 
  bool convertPythiaCodes=fPSet->getUntrackedParameter<bool>("convertPythiaCodes",true); // Specify if we want to use Pythia 6 physics codes for decays
  std::string pythiaDir = getenv ("PYTHIA8DATA"); // Specify the pythia xml data directory to use the default PYTHIA8DATA location
  if(pythiaDir==NULL){ 
    edm::LogError("EvtGenInterface::~EvtGenInterface") << "EvtGenInterface::init() PYTHIA8DATA not defined. Terminating program "; 
    exit(0);
  }
  std::string photonType("gamma");                // Specify the photon type for Photos
  bool useEvtGenRandom(true);                     // Specify if we want to use the EvtGen random number engine for these generators
  
  // Set up the default external generator list: Photos, Pythia and/or Tauola
  EvtExternalGenList genList(convertPythiaCodes, pythiaDir, photonType, useEvtGenRandom);
  EvtAbsRadCorr* radCorrEngine=0; 
  if(usePhotos) radCorrEngine = genList.getPhotosModel(); // Get interface to radiative correction engine
  std::list<EvtDecayBase*> extraModels = genList.getListOfModels(); // get interface to Pythia and Tauola
  std::list<EvtDecayBase*> myExtraModels;
  for(unsigned int i=0; i<extraModels.size();i++){
    std::list<EvtDecayBase*>::iterator it = extraModels.begin();
    std::advance(it,i);
    TString name=(*it)->getName();
    if(name.Contains("PYTHIA") && usePythia) myExtraModels.push_back(*it);
    if(name.Contains("TAUOLA") && useTauola) myExtraModels.push_back(*it);
  }

  //Set up user evtgen models
  
  EvtModelUserReg userList; 
  std::list<EvtDecayBase*> userModels = userList.getUserModels(); // get interface to user models
  for(unsigned int i=0; i<userModels.size();i++){
    std::list<EvtDecayBase*>::iterator it = userModels.begin();
    std::advance(it,i);
    TString name=(*it)->getName();
    edm::LogInfo("EvtGenInterface::~EvtGenInterface") << "Adding user model: "<<name;
    myExtraModels.push_back(*it);
  }
  

  
  // Set up the incoherent (1) or coherent (0) B mixing option
  BmixingOption = fPSet->getUntrackedParameter<int>("B_Mixing",1);
  if(BmixingOption!=0 && BmixingOption!=1){
   throw cms::Exception("Configuration") << "EvtGenProducer requires B_Mixing to be 0 (coherent) or 1 (incoherent) \n"
     "Please fix this in your configuration.";
  }

  // Create the EvtGen generator object, passing the external generators
  m_EvtGen = new EvtGen(decay_table.fullPath().c_str(),pdt.fullPath().c_str(),the_engine,radCorrEngine,&myExtraModels,BmixingOption);
  
  // Add additional user information
  if (fPSet->exists("user_decay_file")){
    std::vector<std::string> user_decays = fPSet->getParameter<std::vector<std::string> >("user_decay_file");
    for(unsigned int i=0;i<user_decays.size();i++){
      edm::FileInPath user_decay(user_decays.at(i)); 
      m_EvtGen->readUDecay(user_decay.fullPath().c_str());
    }
  }

  // setup pdgid which the generator/hadronizer should not decay
  if (fPSet->exists("operates_on_particles")){
    std::vector<int> tmpPIDs = fPSet->getParameter< std::vector<int> >("operates_on_particles");
    m_PDGs.clear();
    bool goodinput=false;
    if(tmpPIDs.size()>0){ if(tmpPIDs.size()==1 && tmpPIDs[0]==0) goodinput=false;
                          else goodinput=true;
                        }
    else{goodinput=false;}
    if(goodinput) m_PDGs = tmpPIDs;
    else SetDefault_m_PDGs();
  }
  else SetDefault_m_PDGs();

  for(unsigned int i=0;i<m_PDGs.size();i++){
    edm::LogInfo("EvtGenInterface::~EvtGenInterface") << "EvtGenInterface::init() Particles to Operate on: " << m_PDGs[i];
  }

  // Obtain information to set polarization of particles 
  polarize_ids = fPSet->getUntrackedParameter<std::vector<int> >("particles_to_polarize",std::vector<int>());
  polarize_pol = fPSet->getUntrackedParameter<std::vector<double> >("particle_polarizations",std::vector<double>());
  if (polarize_ids.size() != polarize_pol.size()) {
    throw cms::Exception("Configuration") << "EvtGenProducer requires that the particles_to_polarize and particle_polarization\n"
      "vectors be the same size.  Please fix this in your configuration.";
  }
  for (unsigned int ndx = 0; ndx < polarize_ids.size(); ndx++) {
    if (polarize_pol[ndx] < -1. || polarize_pol[ndx] > 1.) {
      throw cms::Exception("Configuration") << "EvtGenProducer error: particle polarizations must be in the range -1 < P < 1";
    }
    polarizations.insert(std::pair<int, float>(polarize_ids[ndx], polarize_pol[ndx]));
  }

  // Forced decays are particles that are aliased and forced to be decayed by EvtGen
  if (fPSet->exists("list_forced_decays")){
    std::vector<std::string> forced_names = fPSet->getParameter< std::vector<std::string> >("list_forced_decays");
    for(unsigned int i=0;i<forced_names.size();i++){
      EvtId found = EvtPDL::getId(forced_names[i]);
      if(found.getId() == -1) throw cms::Exception("Configuration") << "name in part list for ignored decays not found: " << forced_names[i];
      if(found.getId() == found.getAlias()) throw cms::Exception("Configuration") << "name of ignored decays is not an alias: " << forced_names[i];
      forced_id.push_back(found);
      forced_pdgids.push_back(EvtPDL::getStdHep(found));   // force_pdgids is the list of stdhep codes
    }
  }
  edm::LogInfo("EvtGenInterface::~EvtGenInterface") << "Number of Forced Paricles is: " << forced_pdgids.size() << std::endl;
  for(unsigned int j=0;j<forced_id.size();j++){
    edm::LogInfo("EvtGenInterface::~EvtGenInterface") << "Forced Paricles are: " << forced_pdgids.at(j) << " " << forced_id.at(j) << std::endl;
  }
  // Ignore decays are particles that are not to be decayed by EvtGen
  if (fPSet->exists("list_ignored_pdgids")){
    ignore_pdgids = fPSet->getUntrackedParameter< std::vector<int> >("list_ignored_pdgids");
  }

  return;
}

HepMC::GenEvent* EvtGenInterface::decay( HepMC::GenEvent* evt ){
  if(the_engine->engine() == nullptr){
    throw edm::Exception(edm::errors::LogicError)
      << "The EvtGen code attempted to use a random number engine while\n"
      << "the engine pointer was null in EvtGenInterface::decay. This might\n"
      << "mean that the code was modified to generate a random number outside\n"
      << "the event and beginLuminosityBlock methods, which is not allowed.\n";
  }
  CLHEP::RandFlat m_flat(*the_engine->engine(), 0., 1.);

  // decay all request unforced particles and store the forced decays to later decay one per event
  unsigned int nisforced=0;
  std::vector<std::vector<HepMC::GenParticle*> > forcedparticles;
  for(unsigned int i=0;i<forced_pdgids.size();i++) forcedparticles.push_back(std::vector<HepMC::GenParticle*>());

  // notice this is a dynamic loop
  for (HepMC::GenEvent::particle_const_iterator p= evt->particles_begin(); p != evt->particles_end(); ++p){
    if((*p)->status()==1){                                // all particles to be decays are set to status 1 by generator.hadronizer
      int idHep = (*p)->pdg_id();
      bool isignore=false;
      for(unsigned int i=0;i<ignore_pdgids.size();i++){
    if(idHep==ignore_pdgids[i])isignore=true;
      }
      if (!isignore){
        bool isforced=false;
    for(unsigned int i=0;i<forced_pdgids.size();i++){
          if(idHep==forced_pdgids[i]){
            forcedparticles.at(i).push_back(*p);      // storing and counting forced decays.
            nisforced++;
            isforced=true;
            break;
          }
        }
        bool isDefaultEvtGen=false;
    for(unsigned int i=0;i<m_PDGs.size();i++){
      if(abs(idHep)==abs(m_PDGs[i])){
        isDefaultEvtGen=true;
        break;
      }
    }
        EvtId idEvt = EvtPDL::evtIdFromStdHep(idHep);
    int ipart = idEvt.getId();
    EvtDecayTable *evtDecayTable=EvtDecayTable::getInstance();
    if(!isforced && isDefaultEvtGen && ipart!=-1 && evtDecayTable->getNMode(ipart)!=0){
      addToHepMC(*p,idEvt,evt,true);                // generate decay and remove daugther if they are forced
    }
      }
    }
  }

  // decay all forced particles (only 1/event is forced)... with no mixing allowed
  unsigned int which = (unsigned int)(nisforced*flat());
  if(which==nisforced && nisforced>0) which=nisforced-1;

  unsigned int idx=0;
  for (unsigned int i=0; i<forcedparticles.size(); i++){
    for (unsigned int j=0; j<forcedparticles.at(i).size(); j++){
      EvtId idEvt = EvtPDL::evtIdFromStdHep(forcedparticles.at(i).at(j)->pdg_id()); // "standard" decay Id
      if ( idx==which ) {
        idEvt = forced_id[i];              // force decay Id
        edm::LogInfo("EvtGenInterface::decay ") << EvtPDL::getStdHep(idEvt) << " will force to decay " << idx+1
             << " out of " << nisforced  << std::endl;        
      }
      bool decayed = false;
      while(!decayed){decayed=addToHepMC(forcedparticles.at(i).at(j),idEvt,evt,false);} 
      idx++;
    }
  }

  // add code to ensure all particles have an end vertex and if they are undecayed with no end vertes set to status 1
  for (HepMC::GenEvent::particle_const_iterator p= evt->particles_begin(); p != evt->particles_end(); ++p){
    if((*p)->end_vertex() && (*p)->status() == 1)edm::LogWarning("EvtGenInterface::decay error: incorrect status!"); //(*p)->set_status(2);
    if((*p)->end_vertex() && (*p)->end_vertex()->particles_out_size()==0) edm::LogWarning("EvtGenInterface::decay error: empty end vertex!");
  } 
  return evt;
}

// Add particle to MC
bool EvtGenInterface::addToHepMC(HepMC::GenParticle* partHep,const EvtId &idEvt, HepMC::GenEvent* theEvent, bool del_daug) {
  // Set up the parent particle from the HepMC GenEvent tree. 
  //EvtVector4R pInit(EvtPDL::getMass(idEvt),partHep->momentum().px(),partHep->momentum().py(),partHep->momentum().pz());
  EvtVector4R pInit(partHep->momentum().e(),partHep->momentum().px(),partHep->momentum().py(),partHep->momentum().pz()); 
  EvtParticle* parent = EvtParticleFactory::particleFactory(idEvt, pInit);
  HepMC::FourVector posHep = (partHep->production_vertex())->position();
  EvtVector4R vInit(posHep.t(),posHep.x(),posHep.y(),posHep.z());
  // Reset polarization if requested....
  if(EvtPDL::getSpinType(idEvt) == EvtSpinType::DIRAC && polarizations.count(partHep->pdg_id())>0){
    HepMC::FourVector momHep = partHep->momentum();
    EvtVector4R momEvt;
    momEvt.set(momHep.t(),momHep.x(),momHep.y(),momHep.z());
    // Particle is spin 1/2, so we can polarize it. Check polarizations map for particle, grab its polarization if it exists
    // and make the spin density matrix
    float pol = polarizations.find(partHep->pdg_id())->second;
    GlobalVector pPart(momHep.x(), momHep.y(), momHep.z());
    GlobalVector zHat(0., 0., 1.);
    GlobalVector zCrossP = zHat.cross(pPart);
    GlobalVector polVec = pol * zCrossP.unit();
    EvtSpinDensity theSpinDensity;
    theSpinDensity.setDim(2);
    theSpinDensity.set(0, 0, EvtComplex(1./2. + polVec.z()/2., 0.));
    theSpinDensity.set(0, 1, EvtComplex(polVec.x()/2., -polVec.y()/2.));
    theSpinDensity.set(1, 0, EvtComplex(polVec.x()/2., polVec.y()/2.));
    theSpinDensity.set(1, 1, EvtComplex(1./2. - polVec.z()/2., 0.));
    parent->setSpinDensityForwardHelicityBasis(theSpinDensity);
  }
  if(parent){
    // Generate the event
     m_EvtGen->generateDecay(parent);
     if (del_daug) go_through_daughters(parent);  // will delete all daugthers which are listed as forced, to allow decay them later 

    // create HepMCTree
    EvtHepMCEvent evtHepMCEvent;
    evtHepMCEvent.constructEvent(parent,vInit);
    HepMC::GenEvent* evtGenHepMCTree = evtHepMCEvent.getEvent();
    parent->deleteTree();

    // update the event using a recursive function
    if(!evtGenHepMCTree->particles_empty()) update_particles(partHep,theEvent,(*evtGenHepMCTree->particles_begin()));

  } else {
    // this should never hapend, in such case, speak out.
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}        

//Recursivley add EvtGen decay to to Event Decy tree
void EvtGenInterface::update_particles(HepMC::GenParticle* partHep,HepMC::GenEvent* theEvent,HepMC::GenParticle* p){
  if(p->end_vertex()){
    if(!partHep->end_vertex()){
      HepMC::GenVertex* vtx = new HepMC::GenVertex(p->end_vertex()->position());
      theEvent->add_vertex(vtx);
      vtx->add_particle_in(partHep);
    }
    if ( p->end_vertex()->particles_out_size()!=0 ){
      
      for ( HepMC::GenVertex::particles_out_const_iterator d=p->end_vertex()->particles_out_const_begin(); 
            d!=p->end_vertex()->particles_out_const_end();d++ ){

      HepMC::GenParticle *daughter = new HepMC::GenParticle((*d)->momentum(),(*d)->pdg_id(),(*d)->status());
          daughter->suggest_barcode(theEvent->particles_size()+1);
          partHep->end_vertex()->add_particle_out(daughter);
      if((*d)->end_vertex()) update_particles(daughter,theEvent,(*d)); // if daugthers add them as well
      }
      partHep->set_status(p->status());
    }
  }
}

void EvtGenInterface::setRandomEngine(CLHEP::HepRandomEngine* v) {
  the_engine->setRandomEngine(v);
  fRandomEngine=v;
}

double EvtGenInterface::flat(){
  if ( !fRandomEngine ) {
    throw cms::Exception("LogicError")
      << "EvtGenInterface::flat: Attempt to generate random number when engine pointer is null\n"
      << "This might mean that the code was modified to generate a random number outside the\n"
      << "event and beginLuminosityBlock methods, which is not allowed.\n";
  }
  return fRandomEngine->flat();
}


bool EvtGenInterface::findLastinChain(HepMC::GenParticle* &p){
  if(p->end_vertex()){
    if(p->end_vertex()->particles_out_size()!=0){
      for(HepMC::GenVertex::particles_out_const_iterator d=p->end_vertex()->particles_out_const_begin(); d!=p->end_vertex()->particles_out_const_end();d++){
    if(abs((*d)->pdg_id())==abs(p->pdg_id())){
      p=*d;
      findLastinChain(p);
      return false;
    }
      }
    }
  }
  return true;
}

bool EvtGenInterface::hasnoDaughter(HepMC::GenParticle* p){
  if(p->end_vertex()){
    if(p->end_vertex()->particles_out_size()!=0){
      return false;
    }
  }
  return true;
}

void EvtGenInterface::go_through_daughters(EvtParticle* part) {
  int NDaug=part->getNDaug();
  if (NDaug) {
      EvtParticle* Daughter;
      for (int i=0;i<NDaug;i++) {
      Daughter=part->getDaug(i);
          int idHep = Daughter->getPDGId();
      int found=0;
          for (unsigned int j=0;j<forced_pdgids.size();j++) {
              if (idHep == forced_pdgids[j]) {
                 found = 1;
                 Daughter->deleteDaughters();
                 break;
              }
          }
      if (!found) go_through_daughters(Daughter);
    }
    }
}

DEFINE_EDM_PLUGIN(EvtGenFactory, gen::EvtGenInterface, "EvtGen130");