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// main234.cc is a part of the PYTHIA event generator.
// Copyright (C) 2024 Torbjorn Sjostrand.
// PYTHIA is licenced under the GNU GPL v2 or later, see COPYING for details.
// Please respect the MCnet Guidelines, see GUIDELINES for details.

// Keywords:
//            Hadronization

// This is a simple test program.
// It illustrates how to feed in a single particle (including a resonance)
// or a toy parton-level configurations.

#include "Pythia8/Pythia.h"
using namespace Pythia8;

//==========================================================================

// Single-particle gun. The particle must be a colour singlet.
// Input: flavour, energy, direction (theta, phi).
// If theta < 0 then random choice over solid angle.
// Optional final argument to put particle at rest => E = m.

void fillParticle(int id, double ee, double thetaIn, double phiIn,
  Event& event, ParticleData& pdt, Rndm& rndm, bool atRest = false,
  bool hasLifetime = false) {

  // Reset event record to allow for new event.
  event.reset();

  // Select particle mass; where relevant according to Breit-Wigner.
  double mm = pdt.mSel(id);
  double pp = sqrtpos(ee*ee - mm*mm);

  // Special case when particle is supposed to be at rest.
  if (atRest) {
    ee = mm;
    pp = 0.;
  }

  // Angles as input or uniform in solid angle.
  double cThe, sThe, phi;
  if (thetaIn >= 0.) {
    cThe = cos(thetaIn);
    sThe = sin(thetaIn);
    phi  = phiIn;
  } else {
    cThe = 2. * rndm.flat() - 1.;
    sThe = sqrtpos(1. - cThe * cThe);
    phi = 2. * M_PI * rndm.flat();
  }

  // Store the particle in the event record.
  int iNew = event.append( id, 1, 0, 0, pp * sThe * cos(phi),
    pp * sThe * sin(phi), pp * cThe, ee, mm);

  // Generate lifetime, to give decay away from primary vertex.
  if (hasLifetime) event[iNew].tau( event[iNew].tau0() * rndm.exp() );

}

//==========================================================================

// Simple method to do the filling of partons into the event record.

void fillPartons(int type, double ee, Event& event, ParticleData& pdt,
  Rndm& rndm) {

  // Reset event record to allow for new event.
  event.reset();

  // Information on a q qbar system, to be hadronized.
  if (type == 1 || type == 12) {
    int    id = 2;
    double mm = pdt.m0(id);
    double pp = sqrtpos(ee*ee - mm*mm);
    event.append(  id, 23, 101,   0, 0., 0.,  pp, ee, mm);
    event.append( -id, 23,   0, 101, 0., 0., -pp, ee, mm);

  // Information on a g g system, to be hadronized.
  } else if (type == 2 || type == 13) {
    event.append( 21, 23, 101, 102, 0., 0.,  ee, ee);
    event.append( 21, 23, 102, 101, 0., 0., -ee, ee);

  // Information on a g g g system, to be hadronized.
  } else if (type == 3) {
    event.append( 21, 23, 101, 102,        0., 0.,        ee, ee);
    event.append( 21, 23, 102, 103,  0.8 * ee, 0., -0.6 * ee, ee);
    event.append( 21, 23, 103, 101, -0.8 * ee, 0., -0.6 * ee, ee);

  // Information on a q q q junction system, to be hadronized.
  } else if (type == 4 || type == 5) {

    // Need a colour singlet mother parton to define junction origin.
    event.append( 1000022, -21, 0, 0, 2, 4, 0, 0,
                  0., 0., 1.01 * ee, 1.01 * ee);

    // The three endpoint q q q; the minimal system.
    double rt75 = sqrt(0.75);
    event.append( 2, 23, 1, 0, 0, 0, 101, 0,
                          0., 0., 1.01 * ee, 1.01 * ee);
    event.append( 2, 23, 1, 0, 0, 0, 102, 0,
                   rt75 * ee, 0., -0.5 * ee,        ee );
    event.append( 1, 23, 1, 0, 0, 0, 103, 0,
                  -rt75 * ee, 0., -0.5 * ee,        ee );

    // Define the qqq configuration as starting point for adding gluons.
    if (type == 5) {
      int colNow[4] = {0, 101, 102, 103};
      Vec4 pQ[4];
      pQ[1] = Vec4(0., 0., 1., 0.);
      pQ[2] = Vec4( rt75, 0., -0.5, 0.);
      pQ[3] = Vec4(-rt75, 0., -0.5, 0.);

      // Minimal cos(q-g opening angle), allows more or less nasty events.
      double cosThetaMin =0.;

      // Add a few gluons (almost) at random.
      for (int nglu = 0; nglu < 5; ++nglu) {
        int iq = 1 + int( 2.99999 * rndm.flat() );
        double px, py, pz, e, prod;
        do {
          e =  ee * rndm.flat();
          double cThe = 2. * rndm.flat() - 1.;
          double phi = 2. * M_PI * rndm.flat();
          px = e * sqrt(1. - cThe*cThe) * cos(phi);
          py = e * sqrt(1. - cThe*cThe) * sin(phi);
          pz = e * cThe;
          prod = ( px * pQ[iq].px() + py * pQ[iq].py() + pz * pQ[iq].pz() )
            / e;
        } while (prod < cosThetaMin);
        int colNew = 104 + nglu;
        event.append( 21, 23, 1, 0, 0, 0, colNew, colNow[iq],
          px, py, pz, e, 0.);
        colNow[iq] = colNew;
      }
      // Update daughter range of mother.
      event[1].daughters(2, event.size() - 1);

    }

  // Information on a q q qbar qbar dijunction system, to be hadronized.
  } else if (type >= 6) {

    // The two fictitious beam remnant particles; needed for junctions.
    event.append( 2212, -12, 0, 0, 3, 5, 0, 0, 0., 0., ee, ee, 0.);
    event.append(-2212, -12, 0, 0, 6, 8, 0, 0, 0., 0., ee, ee, 0.);

    // Opening angle between "diquark" legs.
    double theta = 0.2;
    double cThe = cos(theta);
    double sThe = sin(theta);

    // Set one colour depending on whether more gluons or not.
    int acol = (type == 6) ? 103 : 106;

    // The four endpoint q q qbar qbar; the minimal system.
    // Two additional fictitious partons to make up original beams.
    event.append(  2,   23, 1, 0, 0, 0, 101, 0,
                  ee * sThe, 0.,  ee * cThe, ee, 0.);
    event.append(  1,   23, 1, 0, 0, 0, 102, 0,
                 -ee * sThe, 0.,  ee * cThe, ee, 0.);
    event.append(  2, -21, 1, 0, 0, 0, 103, 0,
                         0., 0.,  ee       , ee, 0.);
    event.append( -2,   23, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 104,
                  ee * sThe, 0., -ee * cThe, ee, 0.);
    event.append( -1,   23, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 105,
                 -ee * sThe, 0., -ee * cThe, ee, 0.);
    event.append( -2, -21, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, acol,
                         0., 0., -ee       , ee, 0.);

    // Add extra gluons on string between junctions.
    if (type == 7) {
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 103, 106, 0., ee, 0., ee, 0.);
    } else if (type == 8) {
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 103, 108, 0., ee, 0., ee, 0.);
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 108, 106, 0.,-ee, 0., ee, 0.);
    } else if (type == 9) {
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 103, 107, 0., ee, 0., ee, 0.);
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 107, 108, ee, 0., 0., ee, 0.);
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 108, 106, 0.,-ee, 0., ee, 0.);
    } else if (type == 10) {
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 103, 107, 0., ee, 0., ee, 0.);
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 107, 108, ee, 0., 0., ee, 0.);
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 108, 109, 0.,-ee, 0., ee, 0.);
      event.append( 21, 23, 8, 5, 0, 0, 109, 106,-ee, 0., 0., ee, 0.);
    }

  // No more cases: done.
  }
}

//==========================================================================

int main() {

  // Loop over kind of events to generate:
  // 0 = single-particle gun.
  // 1 = q qbar.
  // 2 = g g.
  // 3 = g g g.
  // 4 = minimal q q q junction topology.
  // 5 = q q q junction topology with gluons on the strings.
  // 6 = q q qbar qbar dijunction topology, no gluons.
  // 7 - 10 = ditto, but with 1 - 4 gluons on string between junctions.
  // 11 = single-resonance gun.
  // 12 = q qbar plus parton shower.
  // 13 = g g plus parton shower.
  // It is easy to edit the line below to only study one of them.
  for (int type = 0; type < 14; ++type) {

    // Set particle species and energy for single-particle gun.
    int    idGun  = (type == 0) ? 15 : 25;
    double eeGun  = (type == 0) ? 20. : 125.;
    bool   atRest = (type == 0) ? false : true;

    // The single-particle gun produces a particle at the origin, and
    // by default decays it there. When hasLifetime = true instead a
    // finite lifetime is selected and used to generate a displaced
    // decay vertex.
    bool   hasLifetime = (type == 0) ? true : false;

    // Set typical energy per parton.
    double ee = 20.0;

    // Set number of events to generate and to list.
    int nEvent = 10000;
    int nList = 1;

    // Generator; shorthand for event and particleData.
    Pythia pythia;
    Event& event      = pythia.event;
    ParticleData& pdt = pythia.particleData;

    // Key requirement: switch off ProcessLevel, and thereby also PartonLevel.
    pythia.readString("ProcessLevel:all = off");

    // Avoid the standard scrutiny of mother/daughter relations.
    // But note that other event checks are done below.
    pythia.readString("Check:event = off");

    // Optionally switch off resonance decays.
    //pythia.readString("ProcessLevel:resonanceDecays = off");

    // For type = 12 and 13 showers are done by forceTimeShower,
    // so should not be done a second time.
    if (type == 12 || type == 13)
      pythia.readString("PartonLevel:FSRinResonances = off");

    // Optionally switch off ordinary decays.
    //pythia.readString("HadronLevel:Decay = off");

    // Switch off automatic event listing in favour of manual.
    pythia.readString("Next:numberShowInfo = 0");
    pythia.readString("Next:numberShowProcess = 0");
    pythia.readString("Next:numberShowEvent = 0");

    // Set true to also see space-time information in event listings.
    bool showScaleAndVertex = (type == 0) ? true : false;

    // Initialize.
    cout << "\n Now begin type = " << type << endl;
    // If Pythia fails to initialize, exit with error.
    if (!pythia.init()) return 1;

    // Book histograms.
    Hist epCons("deviation from energy-momentum conservation",100,0.,1e-4);
    Hist chgCons("deviation from charge conservation",57,-9.5,9.5);
    Hist nFinal("final particle multiplicity",100,-0.5,99.5);
    Hist dnparticledp("dn/dp for particles",100,0.,ee);
    Hist status85("multiplicity status code 85",50,-0.5,49.5);
    Hist status86("multiplicity status code 86",50,-0.5,49.5);
    Hist status83("multiplicity status code 83",50,-0.5,49.5);
    Hist status84("multiplicity status code 84",50,-0.5,49.5);
    Hist dndtheta("particle flow in event plane",100,-M_PI,M_PI);
    Hist dedtheta("energy flow in event plane",100,-M_PI,M_PI);
    Hist dpartondtheta("parton flow in event plane",100,-M_PI,M_PI);
    Hist dndyAnti("dn/dy primaries antijunction",100, -10., 10.);
    Hist dndyJun("dn/dy primaries junction",100, -10., 10.);
    Hist dndySum("dn/dy all primaries",100, -10., 10.);

    // Begin of event loop.
    for (int iEvent = 0; iEvent < nEvent; ++iEvent) {

      // Set up single particle, with random direction in solid angle.
      if (type == 0 || type == 11) fillParticle( idGun, eeGun, -1., 0.,
        event, pdt, pythia.rndm, atRest, hasLifetime);

      // Set up parton-level configuration.
      else fillPartons( type, ee, event, pdt, pythia.rndm);

      // To have partons shower they must be set maximum allowed scale.
      // (Can be set individually to restrict radiation differently.)
      if (type == 12 || type == 13) {
        double scale = ee;
        event[1].scale( scale);
        event[2].scale( scale);

        // Now actually do the shower, for range of partons, and max scale.
        // (Most restrictive of global and individual applied to each parton.)
        pythia.forceTimeShower( 1, 2, scale);
      }

      // Generate events. Quit if failure.
      if (!pythia.next()) {
        cout << " Event generation aborted prematurely, owing to error!\n";
        break;
      }

      // List first few events.
      if (iEvent < nList) {
        event.list(showScaleAndVertex);
        // Also list junctions.
        event.listJunctions();
      }

      // Initialize statistics.
      Vec4 pSum = - event[0].p();
      double chargeSum = 0.;
      if (type == 0) chargeSum = -event[1].charge();
      if (type == 4 || type == 5) chargeSum = -1;
      int nFin = 0;
      int n85 = 0;
      int n86 = 0;
      int n83 = 0;
      int n84 = 0;

      // Loop over all particles.
      for (int i = 0; i < event.size(); ++i) {
        int status = event[i].statusAbs();

        // Find any unrecognized particle codes.
        int id = event[i].id();
        if (id == 0 || !pdt.isParticle(id))
          cout << " Error! Unknown code id = " << id << "\n";

        // Find particles with E-p mismatch.
        double eCalc = event[i].eCalc();
        if (abs(eCalc/event[i].e() - 1.) > 1e-6) cout << " e mismatch, i = "
          << i << " e_nominal = " << event[i].e() << " e-from-p = "
          << eCalc << " m-from-e " << event[i].mCalc() << "\n";

        // Parton flow in event plane.
        if (status == 71 || status == 72) {
          double thetaXZ = event[i].thetaXZ();
          dpartondtheta.fill(thetaXZ);
        }

        // Origin of primary hadrons.
        if (status == 85) ++n85;
        if (status == 86) ++n86;
        if (status == 83) ++n83;
        if (status == 84) ++n84;

        // Flow of primary hadrons in the event plane.
        if (status > 80 && status < 90) {
          double eAbs = event[i].e();
          if (eAbs < 0.) {cout << " e < 0 line " << i; event.list();}
          double thetaXZ = event[i].thetaXZ();
          dndtheta.fill(thetaXZ);
          dedtheta.fill(thetaXZ, eAbs);

          // Rapidity distribution of primary hadrons.
          double y = event[i].y();
          dndySum.fill(y);
          if (type >= 6) {
            int motherId = event[event[i].mother1()].id();
            if (motherId > 0 ) dndyJun.fill(event[i].y());
            else dndyAnti.fill(event[i].y());
          }
        }

        // Study final-state particles.
        if (event[i].isFinal()) {
          pSum += event[i].p();
          chargeSum += event[i].charge();
          nFin++;
          double pAbs = event[i].pAbs();
          dnparticledp.fill(pAbs);
        }
      }

      // Fill histograms once for each event.
      double epDev = abs(pSum.e()) + abs(pSum.px()) + abs(pSum.py())
        + abs(pSum.pz());
      epCons.fill(epDev);
      chgCons.fill(chargeSum);
      nFinal.fill(nFin);
      status85.fill(n85);
      status86.fill(n86);
      status83.fill(n83);
      status84.fill(n84);
      if (epDev > 1e-3  || abs(chargeSum) > 0.1) event.list();

    // End of event loop.
    }

    // Print statistics and histograms.
    pythia.stat();
    cout << epCons << chgCons << nFinal << dnparticledp
         << dndtheta << dedtheta << dpartondtheta << dndySum;
    if (type >= 4) cout << status85 << status86 << status83
         << status84;
    if (type >= 6) cout << dndyJun << dndyAnti;


  // End of type loop and done.
  }
  return 0;
}