HelixHelper.h

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 * basf2 (Belle II Analysis Software Framework)                           *
 * Author: The Belle II Collaboration                                     *
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#pragma once
 
#include <TVector3.h>
#include <Math/Functor.h>
#include <Math/BrentMinimizer1D.h>
 
#include <cmath>
 
namespace Belle2 {
  class HelixHelper {
    constexpr static double c_cTimesB = (1.5 * 0.00299792458); 
    constexpr static double c_maxFlightLength = 150.0; 
  public:
    HelixHelper(float z0, float d0, float omega, float cotTheta, float phi):
      m_z0(z0), m_d0(d0), m_omega(omega), m_cotTheta(cotTheta), m_phi(phi),
      m_poca(d0 * sin(phi), -d0 * cos(phi), z0)
    { }
 
 
    HelixHelper(const TVector3& poca, const TVector3& momentum_in_poca, int charge):
      m_poca(poca)
    {
      const double pt = momentum_in_poca.Pt();
      const double R = pt / c_cTimesB; //c and magnetic field, should come from some common database later...
 
      const TVector3& dirInPoca = momentum_in_poca.Unit();
 
      //determine the angle phi, distribute it from -pi to pi
      m_phi = atan2(dirInPoca.y() , dirInPoca.x());
 
      //determine sign of d0
      //calculate the sign of the projection of pt(dirInPoca) at d0(poca)
      const double d0Sign = TMath::Sign(1., poca.x() * dirInPoca.x()
                                        + poca.y() * dirInPoca.y());
 
      //Now set the helix parameters
      m_d0 = d0Sign * poca.Perp();
      m_omega = 1 / R * charge;
      m_z0 = poca.z();
      m_cotTheta = dirInPoca.z() / dirInPoca.Pt();
    }
 
    double pathLengthToPoint(const TVector3& p) const
    {
      minimize_distance_to_point = p;
      helix_object = this; //ok, this is ugly
      //TODO create a functor object to wrap everything up
 
      ROOT::Math::Functor1D functor(&distanceToPoint);
      ROOT::Math::BrentMinimizer1D bm;
      bm.SetFunction(functor, 0.0, c_maxFlightLength);
      bm.Minimize(100); //#iterations, abs. error, rel. error
 
      //bm.FValMinimum() is shortest distance
      //bm.XMinimum() is corresponding path length
      return bm.XMinimum();
    }
 
    double pathLengthToLine(const TVector3& a, const TVector3& b) const
    {
      minimize_distance_to_line_a = a;
      minimize_distance_to_line_b = b;
 
      helix_object = this; //ok, this is ugly
      //TODO create a functor object to wrap everything up
 
      ROOT::Math::Functor1D functor(&distanceToLine);
      ROOT::Math::BrentMinimizer1D bm;
      bm.SetFunction(functor, 0.0, c_maxFlightLength);
      bm.Minimize(100); //#iterations, abs. error, rel. error
 
      //bm.FValMinimum() is shortest distance
      //bm.XMinimum() is corresponding path length
      return bm.XMinimum();
    }
 
 
    TVector3 momentum(double s = 0) const
    {
      const float pt = c_cTimesB / TMath::Abs(m_omega);
      return TVector3(
               pt * cos(m_phi - 2 * m_omega * s),
               pt * sin(m_phi - 2 * m_omega * s),
               pt * m_cotTheta
             );
    }
 
    TVector3 position(double s) const
    {
      //aproximation (but it does work for straight tracks)
      return m_poca + TVector3(
               s * s * m_omega / 2 * sin(m_phi) + s * cos(m_phi),
               -s * s * m_omega / 2 * cos(m_phi) + s * sin(m_phi),
               s * m_cotTheta
             );
    }
 
  private:
    // helix parameters, with same convention as those stored in Track objects
    float m_z0;
    float m_d0;
    float m_omega;
    float m_cotTheta;
    float m_phi;
 
    TVector3 m_poca;
 
    static double distanceToPoint(double s)
    {
      return (helix_object->position(s) - minimize_distance_to_point).Mag();
    }
 
    static double distanceToLine(double s)
    {
      const TVector3& p = helix_object->position(s);
      // d = |(p-a) \times (p-b)| / |b-a|
      return ((p - minimize_distance_to_line_a).Cross(p - minimize_distance_to_line_b)).Mag() / (minimize_distance_to_line_b -
             minimize_distance_to_line_a).Mag();
    }
 
    static TVector3 minimize_distance_to_point;
    static TVector3 minimize_distance_to_line_a;
    static TVector3 minimize_distance_to_line_b;
    static HelixHelper const* helix_object;
  };
 
  TVector3 HelixHelper::minimize_distance_to_point(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
  TVector3 HelixHelper::minimize_distance_to_line_a(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
  TVector3 HelixHelper::minimize_distance_to_line_b(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
  HelixHelper const* HelixHelper::helix_object(0);
}