FlightInfoVariables.cc

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 * basf2 (Belle II Analysis Software Framework)                           *
 * Author: The Belle II Collaboration                                     *
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// Own header.
#include <analysis/variables/FlightInfoVariables.h>
 
// include VariableManager
#include <analysis/VariableManager/Manager.h>
 
#include <framework/database/DBObjPtr.h>
#include <framework/logging/Logger.h>
 
#include <analysis/dataobjects/Particle.h>
#include <mdst/dataobjects/MCParticle.h>
#include <mdst/dbobjects/BeamSpot.h>
 
#include <TMatrixFSym.h>
 
#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
namespace Belle2 {
  namespace Variable {
 
    //Function to check if a beam constrained rave fit has been performed
    bool hasRAVEBeamConstrainedProductionVertex(const Particle* particle)
    {
      bool hasRAVEProdVertex = true;
      std::vector<std::string> directions = {"x", "y", "z"};
      for (auto ielement : directions) {
        std::string prodVertPositionElement = boost::str(boost::format("prodVert%s") % boost::to_upper_copy(ielement));
        hasRAVEProdVertex &= particle -> hasExtraInfo(prodVertPositionElement);
        for (auto jelement : directions) {
          std::string prodVertCovarianceElement = boost::str(boost::format("prodVertS%s%s") % ielement % jelement);
          hasRAVEProdVertex &= particle -> hasExtraInfo(prodVertCovarianceElement);
        }
      }
      return hasRAVEProdVertex;
    }
 
    // Helper function for flight distance and its uncertainty (provided as it is)
    inline double getFlightInfoBtw(const Particle* particle, const Particle* daughter, double& outErr, const std::string& mode,
                                   const bool motherToGranddaughter = false)
    {
      if (!particle || !daughter) {
        outErr = Const::doubleNaN;
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      // check if the particle source is a composite particle or a V0
      if ((particle->getParticleSource() != Particle::EParticleSourceObject::c_Composite and
           particle->getParticleSource() != Particle::EParticleSourceObject::c_V0) or
          (daughter->getParticleSource() != Particle::EParticleSourceObject::c_Composite and
           daughter->getParticleSource() != Particle::EParticleSourceObject::c_V0)) {
        B2WARNING("Attempting to calculate flight " << mode << " for neither composite particle nor V0");
        outErr = Const::doubleNaN;
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      if (!(mode == "distance") && !(mode == "time")) {
        B2WARNING("FlightInfo helper function called with mode '" << mode
                  << "'. Only 'distance' and 'time' are available.");
        outErr = Const::doubleNaN;
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      // get TreeFitter values if they exist.
      // Bypass this in case the variables are requested for the granddaughter with respect to the mother as
      // TreeFitter will return the values of the granddaughter with respect to the daughter
      if (!motherToGranddaughter) {
        if (mode == "distance" &&
            daughter->hasExtraInfo("decayLength") &&
            daughter->hasExtraInfo("decayLengthErr")) {
          outErr = daughter -> getExtraInfo("decayLengthErr");
          return daughter -> getExtraInfo("decayLength");
        }
        if (mode == "time" &&
            daughter->hasExtraInfo("lifeTime") &&
            daughter->hasExtraInfo("lifeTimeErr")) {
          outErr = daughter -> getExtraInfo("lifeTimeErr");
          return daughter -> getExtraInfo("lifeTime");
        }
      }
 
 
      double mumvtxX = particle->getX();
      double mumvtxY = particle->getY();
      double mumvtxZ = particle->getZ();
      if (particle == daughter) {
        if (hasRAVEBeamConstrainedProductionVertex(particle)) {
          mumvtxX = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertX");
          mumvtxY = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertY");
          mumvtxZ = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertZ");
        } else {
          //if no production vertex assume the particle originated at the ip
          static DBObjPtr<BeamSpot> beamSpotDB;
          mumvtxX = (beamSpotDB->getIPPosition()).X();
          mumvtxY = (beamSpotDB->getIPPosition()).Y();
          mumvtxZ = (beamSpotDB->getIPPosition()).Z();
        }
      }
      //daughter vertex
      double vtxX =  daughter->getX();
      double vtxY =  daughter->getY();
      double vtxZ =  daughter->getZ();
      // daughter MOMENTUM
      double p = daughter->getP();
      double pX = daughter->getPx();
      double pY = daughter->getPy();
      double pZ = daughter->getPz();
 
      //versor of the daughter momentum
      double nX = pX / p;
      double nY = pY / p;
      double nZ = pZ / p;
      //mother vertex
      double lX = vtxX - mumvtxX;
      double lY = vtxY - mumvtxY;
      double lZ = vtxZ - mumvtxZ;
 
      //flight distance
      double fD      = lX * nX + lY * nY + lZ * nZ;
      //flight time
      double fT = daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * fD / p;
 
      //covariance matrix of momentum and vertex for the Dz
      //ORDER = px,py,pz,E,x,y,z
      TMatrixFSym dauCov = daughter->getMomentumVertexErrorMatrix();
      TMatrixFSym mumCov = particle->getVertexErrorMatrix();   //order: x,y,z
      if (particle == daughter) {
        if (hasRAVEBeamConstrainedProductionVertex(particle)) {
          std::vector<std::string> directions = {"x", "y", "z"};
          for (unsigned int i = 0; i < directions.size(); i++) {
            for (unsigned int j = 0; j < directions.size(); j++) {
              mumCov[i][j] = particle->getExtraInfo(boost::str(boost::format("prodVertS%s%s") % directions[i] % directions[j]));
            }
          }
        } else {
          static DBObjPtr<BeamSpot> beamSpotDB;
          mumCov = beamSpotDB->getCovVertex();
        }
      }
      //compute total covariance matrix
      //ORDER = px dau, py dau, pz dau, E dau, x dau, y dau, z dau, x mum, y mum, z mum
 
      TMatrixFSym Cov(10);
      for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
        for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++)
          if (i < 7 && j < 7)
            Cov[i][j] = dauCov[i][j];
          else if (i > 6 && j > 6)
            Cov[i][j] = mumCov[i - 7][j - 7];
          else
            Cov[i][j] = 0;
 
      if (mode == "distance") {
        TMatrixF deriv(10, 1);
        deriv[0][0] = (lX - nX * fD) / p;   //px Daughter
        deriv[1][0] = (lY - nY * fD) / p;   //py Daughter
        deriv[2][0] = (lZ - nZ * fD) / p;   //pz Daughter
        deriv[3][0] = 0; //E Daughter
        deriv[4][0] = nX;   //vtxX Daughter
        deriv[5][0] = nY;   //vtxY Daughter
        deriv[6][0] = nZ;   //vtxZ Daughter
        deriv[7][0] = - nX;   //vtxX Mother
        deriv[8][0] = - nY;   //vtxY Mother
        deriv[9][0] = - nZ;   //vtxZ Mother
 
 
        TMatrixF tmp(10, 1);
        tmp.Mult(Cov, deriv);
 
        TMatrixF result(1, 1);
        result.Mult(deriv.T(), tmp);
 
        outErr = sqrt(result[0][0]);
        return fD;
      }
      if (mode == "time") {
        TMatrixF deriv(10, 1);
        deriv[0][0] = (daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * lX - 2 * pX * fT) / p / p; //px Daughter
        deriv[1][0] = (daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * lY - 2 * pY * fT) / p / p; //py Daughter
        deriv[2][0] = (daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * lZ - 2 * pZ * fT) / p / p; //pz Daughter
        deriv[3][0] = 0; //E Daughter
        deriv[4][0] = daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * pX / p / p; //vtxX Daughter
        deriv[5][0] = daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * pY / p / p; //vtxY Daughter
        deriv[6][0] = daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * pZ / p / p; //vtxZ Daughter
        deriv[7][0] = - daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * pX / p / p; //vtxX Mother
        deriv[8][0] = - daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * pY / p / p; //vtxY Mother
        deriv[9][0] = - daughter->getPDGMass() / Const::speedOfLight * pZ / p / p; //vtxZ Mother
 
 
        TMatrixF tmp(10, 1);
        tmp.Mult(Cov, deriv);
 
        TMatrixF result(1, 1);
        result.Mult(deriv.T(), tmp);
        outErr = sqrt(result[0][0]);
        return fT;
      }
      outErr = Const::doubleNaN;
      return Const::doubleNaN;
    }
 
    // Helper function for MC flight time and distance
    inline double getMCFlightInfoBtw(const MCParticle* mcparticle, const std::string& mode)
    {
 
      if (mcparticle == nullptr)
        return Const::doubleNaN;
 
 
      if (mode == "distance") {
        ROOT::Math::XYZVector deltaVtx = mcparticle->getDecayVertex() - mcparticle->getProductionVertex();
        double distance = deltaVtx.R();
        if (distance < 0)
          B2WARNING("Negative true flight distance, it's forbidden -> something went wrong.");
 
        return distance;
      }
 
      if (mode == "time") {
        double lifetime = mcparticle->getLifetime();
        double mass = mcparticle->getMass();
        double time = Const::doubleNaN;
        if (mass == 0)
          B2WARNING("you are asking for the proper time of a massless particle which is not allowed, returning -99.");
        else {
          double energy = mcparticle->getEnergy();
          time = lifetime / energy * mass;
        }
 
        if (time < 0)
          B2WARNING("Negative true proper time, it's forbidden -> something went wrong.");
 
        return time;
 
      }
      B2WARNING("MCFlightInfo helper function called with mode '" << mode
                << "'. Only 'distance' and 'time' are available.");
      return Const::doubleNaN;
 
    }
 
    double flightDistance(const Particle* part)
    {
      double flightDistanceError = Const::doubleNaN;
      return getFlightInfoBtw(part, part, flightDistanceError, "distance");
    }
 
    double flightTime(const Particle* part)
    {
      double flightTimeError = Const::doubleNaN;
      return getFlightInfoBtw(part, part, flightTimeError, "time");
    }
 
    double flightDistanceErr(const Particle* part)
    {
      double flightDistanceError = Const::doubleNaN;
      getFlightInfoBtw(part, part, flightDistanceError, "distance");
      return flightDistanceError;
    }
 
    double flightTimeErr(const Particle* part)
    {
      double flightTimeError = Const::doubleNaN;
      getFlightInfoBtw(part, part, flightTimeError, "time");
      return flightTimeError;
    }
 
    inline double getVertexDistance(const Particle* particle, const Particle* daughter, double& vertexDistanceErr,
                                    bool prodVertIsIP = false)
    {
      if (!particle || !daughter) {
        vertexDistanceErr = Const::doubleNaN;
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      // production vertex
      double prodVtxX = particle->getX();
      double prodVtxY = particle->getY();
      double prodVtxZ = particle->getZ();
      if (particle == daughter || prodVertIsIP) {
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertX")) prodVtxX = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertX");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertY")) prodVtxY = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertY");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertZ")) prodVtxZ = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertZ");
      }
 
      // decay vertex
      double vtxX =  daughter->getX();
      double vtxY =  daughter->getY();
      double vtxZ =  daughter->getZ();
 
      // difference between vertices
      double lX = vtxX - prodVtxX;
      double lY = vtxY - prodVtxY;
      double lZ = vtxZ - prodVtxZ;
 
      // vertex distance
      double lD = sqrt(lX * lX + lY * lY + lZ * lZ);
 
      // covariance matrix of both vertices
      TMatrixFSym decCov = daughter->getVertexErrorMatrix();
      TMatrixFSym prodCov = particle->getVertexErrorMatrix();
      if (particle == daughter || prodVertIsIP) {
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertSxx")) prodCov[0][0] = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertSxx");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertSxy")) prodCov[0][1] = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertSxy");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertSxz")) prodCov[0][2] = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertSxz");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertSyx")) prodCov[1][0] = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertSyx");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertSyy")) prodCov[1][1] = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertSyy");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertSyz")) prodCov[1][2] = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertSyz");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertSzx")) prodCov[2][0] = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertSzx");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertSzy")) prodCov[2][1] = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertSzy");
        if (particle->hasExtraInfo("prodVertSzz")) prodCov[2][2] = particle->getExtraInfo("prodVertSzz");
      }
 
      // compute total covariance matrix
      // ORDER = prod x, prod y, prod z, decay x, decay y, decay z
 
      TMatrixFSym Cov(6);
      for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
        for (int j = 0; j < 6; j++)
          if (i < 3 && j < 3)
            Cov[i][j] = prodCov[i][j];
          else if (i > 2 && j > 2)
            Cov[i][j] = decCov[i - 3][j - 3];
          else
            Cov[i][j] = 0;
 
      TMatrixF deriv(6, 1);
      deriv[0][0] = - lX / lD; // prodVtxX
      deriv[1][0] = - lY / lD; // prodVtxY
      deriv[2][0] = - lZ / lD; // prodVtxZ
      deriv[3][0] =   lX / lD; // vtxX
      deriv[4][0] =   lY / lD; // vtxY
      deriv[5][0] =   lZ / lD; // vtxZ
 
 
      TMatrixF tmp(6, 1);
      tmp.Mult(Cov, deriv);
 
      TMatrixF result(1, 1);
      result.Mult(deriv.T(), tmp);
 
      vertexDistanceErr = sqrt(result[0][0]);
      return lD;
    }
 
    double vertexDistance(const Particle* part)
    {
      double vertexDistanceError = Const::doubleNaN;
      if (!part->hasExtraInfo("prodVertX") || !part->hasExtraInfo("prodVertY") || !part->hasExtraInfo("prodVertZ")) {
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      return getVertexDistance(part, part, vertexDistanceError);
    }
 
    double vertexDistanceErr(const Particle* part)
    {
      double vertexDistanceError = Const::doubleNaN;
      if (!part->hasExtraInfo("prodVertX") || !part->hasExtraInfo("prodVertY") || !part->hasExtraInfo("prodVertZ")) {
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      getVertexDistance(part, part, vertexDistanceError);
      return vertexDistanceError;
    }
 
    double vertexDistanceSignificance(const Particle* part)
    {
      double vertexDistanceError = Const::doubleNaN;
      if (!part->hasExtraInfo("prodVertX") || !part->hasExtraInfo("prodVertY") || !part->hasExtraInfo("prodVertZ")) {
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      return getVertexDistance(part, part, vertexDistanceError) / vertexDistanceError;
    }
 
    double flightTimeOfDaughter(const Particle* particle, const std::vector<double>& daughters)
    {
      if (!particle)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
      long daughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() > 0) {
        daughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[0]);
      } else {
        B2ERROR("At least one integer, the index of the daughter, must be provided to flightTimeOfDaughter!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      int nDaughters = static_cast<int>(particle->getNDaughters());
      if (daughterNumber >= nDaughters) {
        B2ERROR("The daughter index provided to flightTimeOfDaughter is larger than the number of daughters of this particle!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      long grandDaughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() == 2) {
        grandDaughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[1]);
      }
 
      const Particle* daughter = particle->getDaughter(daughterNumber);
      double flightTimeError;
      if (grandDaughterNumber > -1) {
        if (grandDaughterNumber < (int)daughter->getNDaughters()) {
          return getFlightInfoBtw(particle, daughter->getDaughter(grandDaughterNumber), flightTimeError, "time", true);
        } else {
          B2ERROR("The granddaughter index provided to flightTimeOfDaughter is too large!");
          return Const::doubleNaN;
        }
      } else {
        return getFlightInfoBtw(particle, daughter, flightTimeError, "time");
      }
    }
 
    // Flight time uncertainty
    double flightTimeOfDaughterErr(const Particle* particle, const std::vector<double>& daughters)
    {
      if (!particle)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
      long daughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() > 0) {
        daughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[0]);
      } else {
        B2ERROR("At least one integer, the index of the daughter, must be provided to flightTimeOfDaughterErr!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      int nDaughters = static_cast<int>(particle->getNDaughters());
      if (daughterNumber >= nDaughters) {
        B2ERROR("The daughter index provided to flightTimeOfDaughterErr is larger than the number of daughters of this particle!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      long grandDaughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() == 2) {
        grandDaughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[1]);
      }
 
      const Particle* daughter = particle->getDaughter(daughterNumber);
      double flightTimeError = Const::doubleNaN;;
      if (grandDaughterNumber > -1) {
        if (grandDaughterNumber < (int)daughter->getNDaughters()) {
          getFlightInfoBtw(particle, daughter->getDaughter(grandDaughterNumber), flightTimeError, "time", true);
        } else {
          B2ERROR("The granddaughter index provided to flightTimeOfDaughterErr is too large!");
        }
      } else {
        getFlightInfoBtw(particle, daughter, flightTimeError, "time");
      }
      return flightTimeError;
    }
 
    double flightDistanceOfDaughter(const Particle* particle, const std::vector<double>& daughters)
    {
      if (!particle)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
      long daughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() > 0) {
        daughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[0]);
      } else {
        B2ERROR("At least one integer, the index of the daughter, must be provided to flightDistanceOfDaughter!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      int nDaughters = static_cast<int>(particle->getNDaughters());
      if (daughterNumber >= nDaughters) {
        B2ERROR("The daughter index provided to flightDistanceOfDaughter is larger than the number of daughters of this particle!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      long grandDaughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() == 2) {
        grandDaughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[1]);
      }
 
      const Particle* daughter = particle->getDaughter(daughterNumber);
      double flightDistanceError;
      if (grandDaughterNumber > -1) {
        if (grandDaughterNumber < (int)daughter->getNDaughters()) {
          return getFlightInfoBtw(particle, daughter->getDaughter(grandDaughterNumber), flightDistanceError, "distance", true);
        } else {
          B2ERROR("The granddaughter index provided to flightDistanceOfDaughter is too large!");
          return Const::doubleNaN;
        }
      } else {
        return getFlightInfoBtw(particle, daughter, flightDistanceError, "distance");
      }
    }
 
    // Flight distance uncertainty
    double flightDistanceOfDaughterErr(const Particle* particle, const std::vector<double>& daughters)
    {
      if (!particle)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
      long daughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() > 0) {
        daughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[0]);
      } else {
        B2ERROR("At least one integer, the index of the daughter, must be provided to flightDistanceOfDaughterErr!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      int nDaughters = static_cast<int>(particle->getNDaughters());
      if (daughterNumber >= nDaughters) {
        B2ERROR("The daughter index provided to flightDistanceOfDaughterErr is larger than the number of daughters of this particle!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      long grandDaughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() == 2) {
        grandDaughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[1]);
      }
 
      const Particle* daughter = particle->getDaughter(daughterNumber);
      double flightDistanceError = Const::doubleNaN;
      if (grandDaughterNumber > -1) {
        if (grandDaughterNumber < (int)daughter->getNDaughters()) {
          getFlightInfoBtw(particle, daughter->getDaughter(grandDaughterNumber), flightDistanceError, "distance", true);
        } else {
          B2ERROR("The granddaughter index provided to flightDistanceOfDaughterErr is too large!");
        }
      } else {
        getFlightInfoBtw(particle, daughter, flightDistanceError, "distance");
      }
      return flightDistanceError;
    }
 
    // Distance between mother and daughter vertices
    double vertexDistanceOfDaughter(const Particle* particle, const std::vector<double>& arguments)
    {
      if (!particle)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
      long daughterNumber = -1;
      if (arguments.size() > 0) {
        daughterNumber = std::lround(arguments[0]);
      } else {
        B2ERROR("At least one integer, the index of the daughter, must be provided to vertexDistanceOfDaughter!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      int nDaughters = static_cast<int>(particle->getNDaughters());
      if (daughterNumber >= nDaughters) {
        B2ERROR("The daughter index provided to vertexDistanceOfDaughter is larger than the number of daughters of this particle!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      bool prodVertIsIP = true;
      if (arguments.size() == 2) {
        prodVertIsIP = false;
      }
 
      const Particle* daughter = particle->getDaughter(daughterNumber);
      double vertexDistanceError;
      return getVertexDistance(particle, daughter, vertexDistanceError, prodVertIsIP);
    }
 
    // Uncertainty on distance between mother and daughter vertices
    double vertexDistanceOfDaughterErr(const Particle* particle, const std::vector<double>& arguments)
    {
      if (!particle)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
      long daughterNumber = -1;
      if (arguments.size() > 0) {
        daughterNumber = std::lround(arguments[0]);
      } else {
        B2ERROR("At least one integer, the index of the daughter, must be provided to vertexDistanceOfDaughterErr!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      int nDaughters = static_cast<int>(particle->getNDaughters());
      if (daughterNumber >= nDaughters) {
        B2ERROR("The daughter index provided to vertexDistanceOfDaughterErr is larger than the number of daughters of this particle!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      bool prodVertIsIP = true;
      if (arguments.size() == 2) {
        prodVertIsIP = false;
      }
 
      const Particle* daughter = particle->getDaughter(daughterNumber);
      double vertexDistanceError;
      getVertexDistance(particle, daughter, vertexDistanceError, prodVertIsIP);
      return vertexDistanceError;
    }
 
    // Significance of distance between mother and daughter vertices
    double vertexDistanceOfDaughterSignificance(const Particle* particle, const std::vector<double>& arguments)
    {
      if (!particle)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
      long daughterNumber = -1;
      if (arguments.size() > 0) {
        daughterNumber = std::lround(arguments[0]);
      } else {
        B2ERROR("At least one integer, the index of the daughter, must be provided to vertexDistanceOfDaughterSignificance!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      int nDaughters = static_cast<int>(particle->getNDaughters());
      if (daughterNumber >= nDaughters) {
        B2ERROR("The daughter index provided to vertexDistanceOfDaughterSignificance is larger than the number of daughters of this particle!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      bool prodVertIsIP = true;
      if (arguments.size() == 2) {
        prodVertIsIP = false;
      }
 
      const Particle* daughter = particle->getDaughter(daughterNumber);
      double vertexDistanceError;
      return getVertexDistance(particle, daughter, vertexDistanceError, prodVertIsIP) / vertexDistanceError;
    }
 
    // MC variables
 
    double mcFlightDistance(const Particle* particle)
    {
      if (particle == nullptr)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
      const MCParticle* mcparticle = particle->getMCParticle();
 
      if (mcparticle == nullptr)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
      return getMCFlightInfoBtw(mcparticle, "distance");
    }
 
    double mcFlightTime(const Particle* particle)
    {
      if (particle == nullptr)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
      const MCParticle* mcparticle = particle->getMCParticle();
 
      if (mcparticle == nullptr)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
 
      return getMCFlightInfoBtw(mcparticle, "time");
    }
 
    double mcFlightDistanceOfDaughter(const Particle* particle, const std::vector<double>& daughters)
    {
      if (!particle)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
      long daughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() > 0) {
        daughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[0]);
      } else {
        B2ERROR("At least one integer, the index of the daughter, must be provided to mcFlightDistanceOfDaughter!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      int nDaughters = static_cast<int>(particle->getNDaughters());
      if (daughterNumber >= nDaughters) {
        B2ERROR("The daughter index provided to mcFlightDistanceOfDaughter is larger than the number of daughters of this particle!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      long grandDaughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() == 2) {
        grandDaughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[1]);
      }
 
      const Particle* daughterReco = particle->getDaughter(daughterNumber);
      //get the MC DAUGHTER
      const MCParticle* daughter = daughterReco->getMCParticle();
 
      double flightDistanceMC;
      if (grandDaughterNumber > -1 && grandDaughterNumber < (int)daughterReco->getNDaughters()) {
        // Compute value between mother and granddaughter
        const MCParticle* gdaughter = daughterReco->getDaughter(grandDaughterNumber)->getMCParticle();
        flightDistanceMC = getMCFlightInfoBtw(gdaughter, "distance");
      } else {
        // Compute value between mother and daughter
        flightDistanceMC = getMCFlightInfoBtw(daughter, "distance");
      }
      return flightDistanceMC;
    }
 
    double mcFlightTimeOfDaughter(const Particle* particle, const std::vector<double>& daughters)
    {
      if (!particle)
        return Const::doubleNaN; // Initial particle is NULL
 
      long daughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() > 0) {
        daughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[0]);
      } else {
        B2ERROR("At least one integer, the index of the daughter, must be provided to mcFlightTimeOfDaughter!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
      int nDaughters = static_cast<int>(particle->getNDaughters());
      if (daughterNumber >= nDaughters) {
        B2ERROR("The daughter index provided to mcFlightTimeOfDaughter is larger than the number of daughters of this particle!");
        return Const::doubleNaN;
      }
 
      long grandDaughterNumber = -1;
      if (daughters.size() == 2) {
        grandDaughterNumber = std::lround(daughters[1]);
      }
 
      const Particle* daughterReco = particle->getDaughter(daughterNumber);
      //get the MC DAUGHTER
      const MCParticle* daughter = daughterReco->getMCParticle();
 
      double flightTimeMC;
      if (grandDaughterNumber > -1 && grandDaughterNumber < (int)daughterReco->getNDaughters()) {
        // Compute value between mother and granddaughter
        const MCParticle* gdaughter = daughterReco->getDaughter(grandDaughterNumber)->getMCParticle();
        flightTimeMC = getMCFlightInfoBtw(gdaughter, "time");
      } else  {
        flightTimeMC = getMCFlightInfoBtw(daughter, "time");
      }
      return flightTimeMC;
    }
 
 
    VARIABLE_GROUP("Flight Information");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("flightTime", flightTime,
                      "Returns the flight time of particle. If a treeFit has been performed the flight time calculated by TreeFitter is returned. Otherwise if a beam constrained rave fit has been performed the production vertex set by rave and the decay vertex are used to calculate the flight time. If neither fit has been performed the i.p. is taken to be the production vertex.\n\n",
                      "ns");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("flightDistance", flightDistance,
                      "Returns the flight distance of particle. If a treeFit has been performed the flight distance calculated by TreeFitter is returned. Otherwise if a beam constrained rave fit has been performed the production vertex set by rave and the decay vertex are used to calculate the flight distance. If neither fit has been performed the i.p. is taken to be the production vertex.\n\n",
                      "cm");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("flightTimeErr", flightTimeErr,
                      "Returns the flight time error of particle. If a treeFit has been performed the flight time error calculated by TreeFitter is returned. Otherwise if a beam constrained rave fit has been performed the production vertex set by rave and the decay vertex are used to calculate the flight time error. If neither fit has been performed the i.p. is taken to be the production vertex.\n\n",
                      "ns");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("flightDistanceErr", flightDistanceErr,
                      "Returns the flight distance error of particle. If a treeFit has been performed the flight distance error calculated by TreeFitter is returned. Otherwise if a beam constrained rave fit has been performed the production vertex set by rave and the decay vertex are used to calculate the flight distance error. If neither fit has been performed the i.p. is taken to be the production vertex.\n\n",
                      "cm");
    // Daughters
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("flightTimeOfDaughter(daughterN, gdaughterN = -1)", flightTimeOfDaughter,
                      "Returns the flight time between mother and daughter particle with daughterN index. If a treeFit has been performed the value calculated by treeFitter is returned. Otherwise the value is calculated using the decay vertices of the mother and daughter particle. If a second index granddaughterM is given the value is calculated between the mother and the Mth grandaughter (Mth daughter of Nth daughter).\n\n",
                      "ns");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("flightTimeOfDaughterErr(daughterN, gdaughterN = -1)", flightTimeOfDaughterErr,
                      "Returns the flight time error between mother and daughter particle with daughterN index. If a treeFit has been performed the value calculated by treeFitter is returned. Otherwise the value is calculated using the decay vertices of the mother and daughter particle. If a second index granddaughterM is given the value is calculated between the mother and the Mth grandaughter (Mth daughter of Nth daughter).\n\n",
                      "ns");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("flightDistanceOfDaughter(daughterN, gdaughterN = -1)", flightDistanceOfDaughter,
                      "Returns the flight distance between mother and daughter particle with daughterN index. If a treeFit has been performed the value calculated by treeFitter is returned. Otherwise the value is calculated using the decay vertices of the mother and daughter particle. If a second index granddaughterM is given the value is calculated between the mother and the Mth grandaughter (Mth daughter of Nth daughter).\n\n",
                      "cm");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("flightDistanceOfDaughterErr(daughterN, gdaughterN = -1)", flightDistanceOfDaughterErr,
                      "Returns the flight distance error between mother and daughter particle with daughterN index. If a treeFit has been performed the value calculated by treeFitter is returned. Otherwise the value is calculated using the decay vertices of the mother and daughter particle. If a second index granddaughterM is given the value is calculated between the mother and the Mth grandaughter (Mth daughter of Nth daughter).\n\n",
                      "cm");
    // MC Info
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("mcFlightDistance", mcFlightDistance,
                      "Returns the MC flight distance of the particle\n\n", "cm");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("mcFlightTime", mcFlightTime,
                      "Returns the MC flight time of the particle\n\n", "ns");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("mcFlightDistanceOfDaughter(daughterN, gdaughterN = -1)", mcFlightDistanceOfDaughter,
                      "Returns the MC flight distance between mother and daughter particle using generated info\n\n", "cm");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("mcFlightTimeOfDaughter(daughterN, gdaughterN = -1)", mcFlightTimeOfDaughter,
                      "Returns the MC flight time between mother and daughter particle using generated info\n\n", "ns");
    //Vertex Distance
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("vertexDistance", vertexDistance,
                      "Returns the distance between the production and decay vertex of a particle. Returns NaN if particle has no production or decay vertex.\n\n",
                      "cm");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("vertexDistanceErr", vertexDistanceErr,
                      "Returns the uncertainty on the distance between the production and decay vertex of a particle. Returns NaN if particle has no production or decay vertex.\n\n",
                      "cm");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("vertexDistanceSignificance", vertexDistanceSignificance,
                      "Returns the distance between the production and decay vertex of a particle in units of the uncertainty on this value, i.e. the significance of the vertex separation.");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("vertexDistanceOfDaughter(daughterN[, option])", vertexDistanceOfDaughter,
                      "If any integer is provided as second argument it returns the distance between the decay vertices of the particle and of its daughter with index daughterN.\n"
                      "Otherwise, it is assumed that the particle has a production vertex (typically the IP) which is used to calculate the distance to the daughter's decay vertex.\n"
                      "Returns NaN in case anything goes wrong.\n\n", "cm");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("vertexDistanceOfDaughterErr(daughterN[, option])", vertexDistanceOfDaughterErr,
                      "If any integer is provided as second argument it returns the uncertainty on the distance between the decay vertices of the particle and of its daughter with index daughterN.\n"
                      "Otherwise, it is assumed that the particle has a production vertex (typically the IP) with a corresponding covariance matrix to calculate the uncertainty on the distance to the daughter's decay vertex.\n"
                      "Returns NaN in case anything goes wrong.\n\n", "cm");
    REGISTER_VARIABLE("vertexDistanceOfDaughterSignificance(daughterN[, option)", vertexDistanceOfDaughterSignificance,
                      "If any integer is provided as second argument it returns the distance between the decay vertices of the particle and of its daughter with index daughterN in units of the uncertainty on this value.\n"
                      "Otherwise, it is assumed that the particle has a production vertex (typically the IP) with a corresponding covariance matrix and the significance of the separation to this vertex is calculated.");
  }
} // Belle2 namespace