hep.physics.event.generator
Class GeneratorFactory

java.lang.Object
  hep.physics.event.generator.GeneratorFactory

public class GeneratorFactory
extends java.lang.Object

A factory used for creating events and particles. The user can override this class to provide custom implementations of event or particle.

Author:

tonyj

Constructor Summary

GeneratorFactory()

Method Summary

MCEvent	createEvent(int run, int event) Create a new event
BasicParticle	createParticle(Hep3Vector origin, HepLorentzVector p, ParticleType ptype, int status, double time) Create a new particle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GeneratorFactory

public GeneratorFactory()

Method Detail

createEvent

public MCEvent createEvent(int run,
                           int event)

Create a new event

Parameters:

run - The run number

event - The event number

Returns:

The created event.

createParticle

public BasicParticle createParticle(Hep3Vector origin,
                                    HepLorentzVector p,
                                    ParticleType ptype,
                                    int status,
                                    double time)

Create a new particle

Parameters:

origin - The particles creation point

p - The particles momentum and energy

ptype - The particles type

status - The particles status

time - The particles creation time

Returns:

The newly created particle