1 #ifndef __JCALIBRATE_JGANDALFK40__ 
    2 #define __JCALIBRATE_JGANDALFK40__ 
   37 namespace JCALIBRATE {}
 
   38 namespace JPP { 
using namespace JCALIBRATE; }
 
   40 namespace JCALIBRATE {
 
  102     public std::map<pair_type, std::vector<rate_type> >
 
  110     public JMath<JParameter_t>
 
  172       set(
get() + parameter.
get());
 
  186       set(
get() - parameter.
get());
 
  305     void set(
const double value)
 
  321     void fix(
const double value)
 
  359     operator double()
 const 
  388       return in >> 
object.value;
 
  403       out << 
FIXED(12,6) <<  
object.get()                       << 
' ' 
  404           << setw(5)     << (
object.isFixed() ? 
"fixed" : 
" ")  << 
' ';
 
  407         out << 
FIXED(12,6) << 
object.value                 << 
' ';
 
  408         out << 
FIXED(12,6) << 
object.range.getLowerLimit() << 
' ' 
  409             << 
FIXED(12,6) << 
object.range.getUpperLimit();
 
  427     static constexpr 
double  QE_MIN  =  0.0;   
 
  428     static constexpr 
double  QE_MAX  =  2.0;   
 
  429     static constexpr 
double  TTS_NS  =  2.0;   
 
  467       parameters.
QE .
set(1.0);
 
  468       parameters.
TTS.
set(TTS_NS);
 
  469       parameters.
t0 .
set(0.0);
 
  470       parameters.
bg .
set(0.0);
 
  483       return ((QE. 
isFree() ? 1 : 0) +
 
  484               (TTS.isFree() ? 1 : 0) +
 
  498       if (!(this->*p).
isFree()) {
 
  552       out << 
"QE  " << 
FIXED(7,3) << 
object.QE  << endl;
 
  553       out << 
"TTS " << 
FIXED(7,3) << 
object.TTS << endl;
 
  554       out << 
"t0  " << 
FIXED(7,3) << 
object.t0  << endl;
 
  555       out << 
"bg  " << 
FIXED(7,3) << 
object.bg  << endl;
 
  631       parameters.
R .
set(18.460546);
 
  632       parameters.
p1.
set( 3.0767);
 
  633       parameters.
p2.
set(-1.2078);
 
  634       parameters.
p3.
set( 0.9905);
 
  635       parameters.
p4.
set( 0.9379);
 
  636       parameters.
cc.
set( 0.0);
 
  671       return ((
R .
isFree() ? 1 : 0) +
 
  672               (
p1.isFree() ? 1 : 0) +
 
  673               (
p2.isFree() ? 1 : 0) +
 
  674               (
p3.isFree() ? 1 : 0) +
 
  675               (
p4.isFree() ? 1 : 0) +
 
  676               (cc.isFree() ? 1 : 0));
 
  688       if (!(this->*p).
isFree()) {
 
  728       const double ct2   = ct * ct;
 
  730       if (
R .
isFree()) { gradient.R  = rate / 
R; }
 
  731       if (
p1.isFree()) { gradient.p1 = rate * ct         -  
rate; }
 
  732       if (
p2.isFree()) { gradient.p2 = rate * ct2        -  
rate; }
 
  733       if (
p3.isFree()) { gradient.p3 = rate * ct2 * ct   -  
rate; }
 
  734       if (
p4.isFree()) { gradient.p4 = rate * ct2 * ct2  -  
rate; }
 
  735       if (cc.isFree()) { gradient.cc = 
rate; }
 
  794       setK40Parameters(parameters);
 
  800       for (JTDC_t::const_iterator 
i = TDC.first; 
i != TDC.second; ++
i) {
 
  804           this->parameters[
i->second].t0.fix();
 
  809             this->parameters[
i].t0.fix();
 
  831       setK40Parameters(parameters);
 
 1023       for (
int i = 0; 
i != pmt; ++
i) {
 
 1051       return this->sigmaK40_ns;
 
 1062       this->sigmaK40_ns = 
sigma;
 
 1074       real.
ct         =  
JPP::getDot((*
this)[pair.first].getDirection(), (*this)[pair.second].getDirection());
 
 1076       real.t0         = (pair.first  == this->index  ?  -this->
parameters[pair.second].t0()  :
 
 1077                          pair.second == this->index  ?  +this->
parameters[pair.first ].t0()  :
 
 1082                               this->getSigmaK40()                 * this->getSigmaK40());
 
 1101       using namespace std;
 
 1102       using namespace JPP;
 
 1106       const JGauss 
gauss(real.t0, real.sigma, real.signal);
 
 1109       const double R2  = gauss.getValue(dt_ns);
 
 1111       return real.background  +  
R1 * (cc() + R2);
 
 1123       using namespace std;
 
 1124       using namespace JPP;
 
 1129       const double R2  = real.signal;
 
 1131       return real.background  +  
R1 * (cc() + R2);
 
 1144       using namespace std;
 
 1146       out << 
"Module    " << setw(10)  << 
object.getID() << endl;
 
 1147       out << 
"option    " << 
object.option << endl;
 
 1148       out << 
"index     " << 
object.index  << endl;
 
 1149       out << 
"Rate [Hz] " << 
FIXED(12,6) << 
object.R  << endl;
 
 1150       out << 
"p1        " << 
FIXED(12,6) << 
object.p1 << endl;
 
 1151       out << 
"p2        " << 
FIXED(12,6) << 
object.p2 << endl;
 
 1152       out << 
"p3        " << 
FIXED(12,6) << 
object.p3 << endl;
 
 1153       out << 
"p4        " << 
FIXED(12,6) << 
object.p4 << endl;
 
 1154       out << 
"cc        " << 
FIXED(12,6) << 
object.cc << endl;
 
 1157         out << 
"PMT[" << 
FILL(2,
'0') << 
i << 
FILL() << 
"]." << 
object.parameters[
i].status << endl << 
object.parameters[
i];
 
 1167     double            sigmaK40_ns  =  0.54;         
 
 1199       using namespace JPP;
 
 1213       using namespace std;
 
 1214       using namespace JPP;
 
 1219       const size_t N = 
value.getN();
 
 1227       for (data_type::const_iterator ix = data.begin(); ix != data.end(); ++ix) {
 
 1231         if (
value.parameters[pair.first ].status &&
 
 1232             value.parameters[pair.second].status) {
 
 1234           ndf += ix->second.size();
 
 1238       ndf -= 
value.getN();
 
 1241       lambda    = LAMBDA_MIN;
 
 1243       double precessor = numeric_limits<double>::max();
 
 1245       for (numberOfIterations = 0; numberOfIterations != MAXIMUM_ITERATIONS; ++numberOfIterations) {
 
 1247         DEBUG(
"step:     " << numberOfIterations << endl);
 
 1251         DEBUG(
"lambda:   " << 
FIXED(12,5) << lambda    << endl);
 
 1252         DEBUG(
"chi2:     " << 
FIXED(12,3) << successor << endl);
 
 1254         if (successor < precessor) {
 
 1256           if (numberOfIterations != 0) {
 
 1258             if (fabs(precessor - successor) < EPSILON*fabs(precessor)) {
 
 1259               return { successor / estimator->getRho(1.0), ndf };
 
 1262             if (lambda > LAMBDA_MIN) {
 
 1263               lambda /= LAMBDA_DOWN;
 
 1267           precessor = successor;
 
 1273           lambda *= LAMBDA_UP;
 
 1275           if (lambda > LAMBDA_MAX) {
 
 1276             return { precessor / estimator->getRho(1.0), ndf }; 
 
 1286           if (
value.R .isFree()) { cout << 
"R  " << 
FIXED(12,5) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1287           if (
value.p1.isFree()) { cout << 
"p1 " << 
FIXED(12,5) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1288           if (
value.p2.isFree()) { cout << 
"p2 " << 
FIXED(12,5) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1289           if (
value.p3.isFree()) { cout << 
"p3 " << 
FIXED(12,5) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1290           if (
value.p4.isFree()) { cout << 
"p4 " << 
FIXED(12,5) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1291           if (
value.cc.isFree()) { cout << 
"cc " << 
FIXED(12,3) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1294             if (
value.parameters[pmt].QE .isFree()) { cout << 
"PMT[" << setw(2) << pmt << 
"].QE  " << 
FIXED(12,5) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1295             if (
value.parameters[pmt].TTS.isFree()) { cout << 
"PMT[" << setw(2) << pmt << 
"].TTS " << 
FIXED(12,5) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1296             if (
value.parameters[pmt].t0 .isFree()) { cout << 
"PMT[" << setw(2) << pmt << 
"].t0  " << 
FIXED(12,5) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1297             if (
value.parameters[pmt].bg .isFree()) { cout << 
"PMT[" << setw(2) << pmt << 
"].bg  " << 
FIXED(12,5) << 
Y[row] << endl; ++row; }
 
 1303         for (
size_t i = 0; 
i != 
N; ++
i) {
 
 1305           if (
V(
i,
i) < PIVOT) {
 
 1309           h[
i] = 1.0 / sqrt(
V(
i,
i));
 
 1314         for (
size_t i = 0; 
i != 
N; ++
i) {
 
 1315           for (
size_t j = 0; 
j != 
i; ++
j) {
 
 1316             V(
j,
i) *= h[
i] * h[
j];
 
 1321         for (
size_t i = 0; 
i != 
N; ++
i) {
 
 1322           V(
i,
i) = 1.0 + lambda;
 
 1327         for (
size_t col = 0; col != 
N; ++col) {
 
 1334         catch (
const exception& error) {
 
 1336           ERROR(
"JGandalf: " << error.what() << endl << 
V << endl);
 
 1343         const double factor = 2.0;
 
 1347         if (
value.R .isFree()) { 
value.R  -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1348         if (
value.p1.isFree()) { 
value.p1 -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1349         if (
value.p2.isFree()) { 
value.p2 -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1350         if (
value.p3.isFree()) { 
value.p3 -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1351         if (
value.p4.isFree()) { 
value.p4 -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1352         if (
value.cc.isFree()) { 
value.cc -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1355           if (
value.parameters[pmt].QE .isFree()) { 
value.parameters[pmt].QE  -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1356           if (
value.parameters[pmt].TTS.isFree()) { 
value.parameters[pmt].TTS -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1357           if (
value.parameters[pmt].t0 .isFree()) { 
value.parameters[pmt].t0  -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1358           if (
value.parameters[pmt].bg .isFree()) { 
value.parameters[pmt].bg  -= factor * h[row] * 
Y[row];  ++row; }
 
 1362       return { precessor / estimator->getRho(1.0), ndf };
 
 1366     static constexpr 
int    MAXIMUM_ITERATIONS =  10000;                                  
 
 1367     static constexpr 
double EPSILON            = 1.0e-5;                                  
 
 1368     static constexpr 
double LAMBDA_MIN         =   0.01;                                  
 
 1369     static constexpr 
double LAMBDA_MAX         = 100.0;                                   
 
 1370     static constexpr 
double LAMBDA_UP          =  10.0;                                   
 
 1371     static constexpr 
double LAMBDA_DOWN        =  10.0;                                   
 
 1390       using namespace std;
 
 1391       using namespace JPP;
 
 1434           const int index = model.
getIndex(pmt);
 
 1455       for (data_type::const_iterator ix = data.begin(); ix != data.end(); ++ix) {
 
 1459         if (
value.parameters[pair.first ].status &&
 
 1460             value.parameters[pair.second].status) {
 
 1462           const real_type& real = 
value.getReal(pair);
 
 1464           const JGauss 
gauss(real.t0, real.sigma, real.signal);
 
 1466           const double            R1  = 
value.getValue   (real.ct);
 
 1470                                         I_t(
value, pair.second));
 
 1472           for (
const rate_type& iy : ix->second) {
 
 1474             const double  R2  = gauss.getValue   (iy.
dt_ns);
 
 1475             const JGauss& R2p = gauss.getGradient(iy.
dt_ns);        
 
 1477             const double  R   = real.background + R1 * (
value.cc() + R2);
 
 1479             const double  w   = -estimator->getPsi(u) / iy.
error;
 
 1481             successor += estimator->getRho(u);
 
 1490             if (M.cc != 
INVALID_INDEX) { buffer.push_back({M.cc, 
w *  R1 * R1p.
cc() * 
value.cc.getDerivative()}); }
 
 1492             if (PMT.first .QE  != 
INVALID_INDEX) { buffer.push_back({PMT.first .QE , 
w * R1 * R2p.signal * 
value.parameters[pair.second].QE () * 
value.parameters[pair.first ].QE .getDerivative()}); }
 
 1493             if (PMT.second.QE  != 
INVALID_INDEX) { buffer.push_back({PMT.second.QE , 
w * R1 * R2p.signal * 
value.parameters[pair.first ].QE () * 
value.parameters[pair.second].QE .getDerivative()}); }
 
 1494             if (PMT.first .TTS != 
INVALID_INDEX) { buffer.push_back({PMT.first .TTS, 
w * R1 * R2p.sigma  * 
value.parameters[pair.first ].TTS() * 
value.parameters[pair.first ].TTS.getDerivative() / real.sigma}); }
 
 1495             if (PMT.second.TTS != 
INVALID_INDEX) { buffer.push_back({PMT.second.TTS, 
w * R1 * R2p.sigma  * 
value.parameters[pair.second].TTS() * 
value.parameters[pair.second].TTS.getDerivative() / real.sigma}); }
 
 1496             if (PMT.first .t0  != 
INVALID_INDEX) { buffer.push_back({PMT.first .t0,  
w * R1 * R2p.mean   * 
value.parameters[pair.first ].t0 .getDerivative() * +1.0}); }
 
 1497             if (PMT.second.t0  != 
INVALID_INDEX) { buffer.push_back({PMT.second.t0,  
w * R1 * R2p.mean   * 
value.parameters[pair.second].t0 .getDerivative() * -1.0}); }
 
 1498             if (PMT.first .bg  != 
INVALID_INDEX) { buffer.push_back({PMT.first .bg,  
w * 
value.parameters[pair.first ].bg .getDerivative()}); }
 
 1499             if (PMT.second.bg  != 
INVALID_INDEX) { buffer.push_back({PMT.second.bg,  
w * 
value.parameters[pair.second].bg .getDerivative()}); }
 
 1501             for (buffer_type::const_iterator row = buffer.begin(); row != buffer.end(); ++row) {
 
 1503               Y[row->first] += row->second;
 
 1505               V[row->first][row->first] += row->second * row->second;
 
 1507               for (buffer_type::const_iterator col = buffer.begin(); col != row; ++col) {
 
 1508                 V[row->first][col->first] += row->second * col->second;
 
 1509                 V[col->first][row->first]  = 
V[row->first][col->first];
 
Data structure for measured coincidence rate of pair of PMTs. 
 
result_type operator()(const data_type &data)
Fit. 
 
JTOOLS::JRange< double > range_type
Type definition for range of parameter values. 
 
size_t getN() const 
Get number of fit parameters. 
 
void set()
Set current value. 
 
double getValue(const JScale_t scale)
Get numerical value corresponding to scale. 
 
int getIndex(JParameter_t JPMTParameters_t::*p) const 
Get index of parameter. 
 
const real_type & getReal(const pair_type &pair) const 
Get derived parameters. 
 
int getIndex(JParameter_t JK40Parameters::*p) const 
Get index of parameter. 
 
JParameter_t t0
time offset [ns] 
 
Auxiliary base class for aritmetic operations of derived class types. 
 
JK40Parameters()
Default constructor. 
 
Data structure for a composite optical module. 
 
void setSigmaK40(const double sigma)
Set intrinsic K40 arrival time spread. 
 
JParameter_t R
maximal coincidence rate [Hz] 
 
bool hasFixedTimeOffset() const 
Check if time offset is fixed. 
 
static const int INVALID_INDEX
invalid index 
 
size_t getN() const 
Get number of fit parameters. 
 
Interface for maximum likelihood estimator (M-estimator). 
 
JParameter_t & add(const JParameter_t ¶meter)
Add parameter. 
 
JParameter_t & sub(const JParameter_t ¶meter)
Subtract parameter. 
 
JK40Parameters_t()
Default constructor. 
 
JParameter_t & negate()
Negate parameter. 
 
double getDot(const JNeutrinoDirection &first, const JNeutrinoDirection &second)
Dot product. 
 
const JK40Parameters_t & getGradient(const double ct) const 
Get gradient. 
 
static const JPBS_t PMT(3, 4, 2, 3)
PBS of photo-multiplier tube (PMT) 
 
void setIndex()
Set index of PMT used for fixed time offset. 
 
void setK40Parameters(const JK40Parameters_t ¶meters)
Set K40 parameters. 
 
int index
index of PMT used for fixed time offset 
 
void set(const double value)
Set value. 
 
#define THROW(JException_t, A)
Marco for throwing exception with std::ostream compatible message. 
 
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double getDerivative() const 
Get derivative of value. 
 
double getValue(const pair_type &pair) const 
Get K40 coincidence rate. 
 
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int getIndex() const 
Get index of PMT used for fixed time offset. 
 
JK40Parameters_t gradient
 
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Auxiliary data structure for floating point format specification. 
 
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JModel()
Default constructor. 
 
double background
combined background 
 
JPMTParameters_t()
Default constructor. 
 
std::vector< JHitW0 > buffer_type
hits 
 
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double getValue(const double ct) const 
Get K40 coincidence rate as a function of cosine angle between PMT axes. 
 
friend std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &out, const JModel &object)
Write model parameters to output stream. 
 
double dt_ns
time difference [ns] 
 
JFit(const int option, const int debug)
Constructor. 
 
void setOption(const int option)
Set fit option. 
 
JParameter_t bg
background [Hz/ns] 
 
void fix()
Fix current value. 
 
JParameter_t & operator=(double value)
Assignment operator. 
 
Fit parameters for two-fold coincidence rate due to K40. 
 
JParameter_t QE
relative quantum efficiency [unit] 
 
JParameter_t p3
3rd order angle dependence coincidence rate 
 
void evaluate(const data_type &data)
Evaluation of fit. 
 
double ct
cosine angle between PMT axes 
 
double error
error of rate [Hz/ns] 
 
fit parameters of PMTs and background 
 
estimator_type estimator
M-Estimator function. 
 
JParameter_t()
Default constructor. 
 
rate_type(double dt_ns, double value, double error)
Constructor. 
 
fit parameters of PMTs and angular dependence of K40 rate 
 
double t0
time offset [ns] 
 
const JK40Parameters & getK40Parameters() const 
Get K40 parameters. 
 
friend std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &out, const JParameter_t &object)
Write parameter to output stream. 
 
int getIndex()
Get index for user I/O manipulation. 
 
void fix(const double value)
Fix value. 
 
double sigma
total width [ns] 
 
JParameter_t TTS
transition-time spread [ns] 
 
static const JPMTParameters_t & getInstance()
Get default values. 
 
General purpose messaging. 
 
Auxiliary data structure for sequence of same character. 
 
Fit parameters for single PMT. 
 
JParameter_t p4
4th order angle dependence coincidence rate 
 
JParameter_t & mul(const JParameter_t &first, const JParameter_t &second)
Scale parameter. 
 
fit parameters of PMTs with QE fixed 
 
JOption_t getOption() const 
Get fit option. 
 
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size_t getN() const 
Get number of fit parameters. 
 
friend std::istream & operator>>(std::istream &in, JParameter_t &object)
Read parameter from input stream. 
 
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bool isFree() const 
Check if parameter is free. 
 
Auxiliary class to define a range between two values. 
 
JParameter_t p2
2nd order angle dependence coincidence rate 
 
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Auxiliary data structure for derived quantities of a given PMT pair. 
 
fit parameters of K40 rate and TTSs of PMTs 
 
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double getFixedTimeOffset() const 
Get time offset. 
 
JParameter_t(const double value, const range_type &range=range_type::DEFAULT_RANGE())
Constructor. 
 
double signal
combined signal 
 
PMT combinatorics for optical module. 
 
JParameter_t & mul(const double factor)
Scale parameter. 
 
double getValue(const pair_type &pair, const double dt_ns) const 
Get K40 coincidence rate. 
 
Data structure for measured coincidence rates of all pairs of PMTs in optical module. 
 
static const JK40Parameters & getInstance()
Get default values. 
 
JModel(const JModule &module, const JK40Parameters ¶meters, const JTDC_t::range_type &TDC, const int option)
Constructor. 
 
JModel(const JModule &module, const JK40Parameters ¶meters)
Constructor. 
 
Base class for data structures with artithmetic capabilities. 
 
int getIndex(int pmt) const 
Get index of parameter. 
 
double getSigmaK40() const 
Get intrinsic K40 arrival time spread. 
 
Exception for accessing a value in a collection that is outside of its range. 
 
int getIndex(int pmt, JParameter_t JPMTParameters_t::*p) const 
Get index of parameter. 
 
Fit parameters for two-fold coincidence rate due to K40. 
 
JMEstimator * getMEstimator(const int type)
Get M-Estimator. 
 
KM3NeT DAQ constants, bit handling, etc. 
 
static const int NUMBER_OF_PMTS
Total number of PMTs in module. 
 
bool isBound() const 
Check if parameter is bound. 
 
bool isFixed() const 
Check if parameter is fixed. 
 
std::shared_ptr< JMEstimator > estimator_type
 
rate_type()
Default constructor. 
 
void disable()
Disable PMT. 
 
JPMTParameters_t parameters[NUMBER_OF_PMTS]
 
JParameter_t & div(const double factor)
Scale parameter. 
 
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double get() const 
Get value. 
 
friend std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &out, const JPMTParameters_t &object)
Write PMT parameters to output stream. 
 
Maximum likelihood estimator (M-estimators). 
 
double operator()() const 
Type conversion operator. 
 
double value
value of rate [Hz/ns] 
 
#define DEBUG(A)
Message macros. 
 
JParameter_t p1
1st order angle dependence coincidence rate 
 
JParameter_t cc
fraction of signal correlated background 
 
Data structure for optical module. 
 
Auxiliary class for fit parameter with optional limits.