Commit d7a9b83b authored by Simon Spannagel's avatar Simon Spannagel
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DepositionCosmics: allow configuration of simulated area

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src/modules/DepositionCosmics/DepositionCosmicsModule.cpp

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@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ DepositionCosmicsModule::DepositionCosmicsModule(Configuration& config, Messenge 
    cry_config << " nParticlesMin " << config_.get<unsigned int>("min_particles") << " nParticlesMax "

               << config_.get<unsigned int>("max_particles");



    if(!config_.has("area")) {

        // Calculate subbox length required from the maximum coordinates of the setup:

        LOG(DEBUG) << "Calculating subbox length from setup size";

        auto min = geo_manager_->getMinimumCoordinate();
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        LOG(DEBUG) << "Maximum side length (in x,y): " << Units::display(size, {"mm", "cm", "m"})

                   << ", selecting subbox of size " << size_meters << "m";

        cry_config << " subboxLength " << size_meters;

    } else {

        auto area = Units::convert(config_.get<int>("area"), "m");

        if(area > 300) {

            throw InvalidValueError(config_, "area", "only areas with side lengths of up to 300m are supported");

        }

        LOG(DEBUG) << "Configuring subbox of size " << area << "m from configuration parameter";

        cry_config << " subboxLength " << area;

    }



    auto latitude = config_.get<double>("latitude");

    if(latitude < -90 || latitude > 90) {

src/modules/DepositionCosmics/README.md

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# DepositionCosmics

**Maintainer**: Simon Spannagel (<simon.spannagel@cern.ch>)  

**Status**: Immature  

**Status**: Functional  

**Output**: DepositedCharge, MCParticle, MCTrack  



### Description
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* `altitude`: Altitude for which the shower particles should be simulated. Possible values are `0m`, `2100m` and `11300m`, defaults to sea level, i.e. `0m`. It should be noted that the particle incidence plane is always located at `z = 0` independent of the simulated altitude.

* `min_particles`: Minimum number of particles required for a shower to be considered. Defaults to `1`.

* `max_particles`: Maximum number of particles in a shower before additional particles are cut off. Defaults to `100000`

* `area`: Side length of the squared area for which incident particles are simulated. This can maximally be `300m`. By default, the maximum size is automatically derived from the dimensions of the detector setup of the current simulation.



### Usage