Event Description
The information in each event is stored as a row in a TTree object in the output ROOT file, with the branches documented in the following.
Cells
Note : only cells contained in topoclusters are stored in the output.
cell_layer : Which calorimeter layer the cell belongs to. 0 corresponds to ECAL1 and 5 corresponds to HCAL3
cell_x : x-coordinate of the cell
cell_y : y-coordinate of the cell
cell_z : z-coordinate of the cell
cell_eta : pseudo-rapidity of the cell
cell_phi : azimuthal angle of the cell
cell_e : total energy deposited in the cell
cell_che : total energy deposited in the cell by calorimeter shower component, which was initiated by a charged particle
cell_nue : total energy deposited in the cell by calorimeter shower component, which was initiated by a neutral particle
cell_topo_idx : Topocluster label to which the cell belongs
cell_parent_idx : index of parent particle which contributed the largest fraction of this cell’s energy
cell_conv_el_idx : index of conversion electron which contributed energy to this cell
cell_parent_list : list of parent particles which contributed to this cell’s energy in decreasing order of contribution
cell_parent_energy : list of energies that parent particles contributed to this cell in decreasing order of contribution
Tracks
track_parent_idx : index of parent particle corresponding to this track
track_pdgid : the PDG ID of the charged particle which creates the track
track_d0 : track perigee parameter d0, distance of perigee point from z-axis
track_z0 : track perigee parameter z0, distance of perigee point from xy-plane
track_theta : track perigee parameter theta
track_phi : track perigee parameter phi
track_qoverp : track perigee parameter q/p
track_reconstructed : track passes reconstruction efficiency cut
track_in_acceptance : track is inside the detector acceptance (reaches calorimeter and production vertex is inside ITS pixel layer 1)
track_x_layer_i : x-cordinate of the extrapolated track in the i-th calorimeter-layer
track_y_layer_i : y-cordinate of the extrapolated track in the i-th calorimeter-layer
track_z_layer_i : z-cordinate of the extrapolated track in the i-th calorimeter-layer
Nodes (of truth particle record)
node_{} : values for constructing the graph describing the truth particle record
Particles
particle_pdgid : vector storing PDG-ID of all the stable truth-particles in the event
particle_isIso : vector storing if the particle is isolated. If true, the value is 1.
particle_pt : transverse momentum of the stable particles
particle_eta : pseudo-rapidity of the stable particles
particle_phi : azimuthal angle of the stable particles
particle_e : energy of the stable particles
particle_prod_x : x-coordinate of the production vertex of the stable particles
particle_prod_y : y-coordinate of the production vertex of the stable particles
particle_prod_z : z-coordinate of the production vertex of the stable particles
particle_track_idx : index of the track corresponding to this particle
particle_eta_extrap_calo : pseudo-rapidity value at the point where the particle enters the calorimeter
particle_phi_extrap_calo : azimuthal angle at the point where the particle enters the calorimeter
particle_eta_extrap_its : same as above, for the end of the ITS
particle_phi_extrap_its : same as above, for the end of the ITS
particle_dep_energy : amount of energy deposited by this particle in the detector
Conversion electrons
conv_el_primary_photon_idx : index of the primary photon which conversion produced this electron
conv_el_q : charge of the conversion electron
conv_el_p{} : momentum in {x,y,z} direction of the conversion electron
conv_el_prod_{} : {x,y,z}-coordinate of the conversion vertex associated with this electron
Topoclusters
topo_idx : index of topocluster (starts at 1)
topo_bary_eta : pseudo-rapidity of the topocluster barycenter
topo_bary_phi : azimuthal angle of the topocluster barycenter
topo_bary_rho : radius in transverse plane of the topocluster barycenter
topo_bary_sigma_eta : width of topocluster in eta dimension
topo_bary_sigma_phi : width of topocluster in phi dimension
topo_e : total energy of topocluster
Superclusters
supercluster_e : total energy of supercluster
supercluster_phi : azimuthal angle of supercluster
supercluster_eta : pseudo-rapidity of supercluster
supercluster_seed_e : energy of topocluster used as seed for the supercluster
supercluster_track_{} : properties of the track associated with the seed used for the supercluster
supercluster_topos : list of topoclusters included in this supercluster
supercluster_track : index of track associated with supercluster seed
supercluster_conv_track : index of conversion track in case of supercluster for photon conversion
supercluster_pdgid : either 22 or +/-11 depending on the truth link of the track or the conversion vertex
supercluster_N : number of clusters included in this supercluster
Graph edges
track_to_cell_edge_start : list of track indices used as source nodes in track-to-cell edges
track_to_cell_edge_end : list of cell indices used as destination nodes in track-to-cell edges
cell_to_cell_edge_start : list of cell indices used as source nodes in cell-to-cell edges
cell_to_cell_edge_end : list of cell indices used as destination nodes in cell-to-cell edges
particle_to_node_idx : list of truth links to node j which particle i contributed energy to
particle_to_node_weight : list of the fractions of node j’s energy which particle i contributed
Jets
true_jet_pt : transverse component of momentum 3-vector of the jet built from truth particle
true_jet_eta : pseudo-rapidity of momentum 3-vector of the jet built from truth particles
true_jet_phi : azimuthal angle of momentum 3-vector of the jet built from truth particles
true_jet_m : mass of momentum 3-vector of the jet built from truth particles
topo_jet_pt : transverse component of momentum 3-vector of the jet built from topoclusters
topo_jet_eta : pseudo-rapidity of momentum 3-vector of the jet built from topoclusters
topo_jet_phi : azimuthal angle of momentum 3-vector of the jet built from topoclusters
topo_jet_m : mass of momentum 3-vector of the jet built from topoclusters
topo_jet_constituents_list : list of topoclusters comprising the topo jet