my_star/macros/simulation/starPythia8.C

//
// This macro based on code: $STAR/StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim.pythia8.C
// Author: Nikita Ermakov (coffe92@gmail.com)
//



void starPythia8(const char *outFileName = "pythia8.root",
                 unsigned int nevents = 10,
                 unsigned int ranseed = 1234,
                 Float_t energy = 510.0)
{
    std::cout << "Loading libraries..." << std::endl;
    gROOT->LoadMacro("$STAR/StRoot/StMuDSTMaker/COMMON/macros/loadSharedLibraries.C");
    loadSharedLibraries();
    gSystem->Load("libMinuit");
    gSystem->Load("StarClassLibrary");
    gSystem->Load("libgsl");
    gSystem->Load("libgslcblas");
    gSystem->Load("libVMC.so");
    gSystem->Load("libStDb_Tables.so");
    gSystem->Load("libgen_Tables.so");
    gSystem->Load("libgeometry_Tables.so");
    gSystem->Load("libsim_Tables.so");
    gSystem->Load("libStarMagField.so");
    gSystem->Load("libSt_db_Maker.so");
    gSystem->Load("libSt_g2t.so");
    gSystem->Load("libSt_geant_Maker.so");
    gSystem->Load("StarGeneratorUtil.so");
    gSystem->Load("StarGeneratorEvent.so");
    gSystem->Load("StarGeneratorBase.so");  
    gSystem->Load("Pythia8_1_62.so");
    gSystem->Load("libMathMore.so");
    gSystem->Load("Pythia8_1_62.so");

    std::cout << "Libraries have been successfully loaded" << std::endl;

    /*
       gROOT->ProcessLine(".L bfc.C");
       TString simple = "y2012 agml ";
       bfc(0, simple );

       gSystem->Load("libVMC.so");

       gSystem->Load("StarGeneratorUtil.so");
       gSystem->Load("StarGeneratorEvent.so");
       gSystem->Load("StarGeneratorBase.so" );
       gSystem->Load("Pythia8_1_62.so");
       gSystem->Load("libMathMore.so");
       gSystem->Load("Pythia8_1_62.so" ); // TODO: why do we need to load lib second time?
       */
    // Setup RNG seed and map all ROOT TRandom here
    /*
       struct timeval t;
       gettimeofday(&t, 0);
       int ranseed = (t.tv_sec*1000) + (t.tv_usec/1000);
       std::cout << "using random seed = " << ranseed << std::endl;
       */
    StChain *chain = new StChain("StChain");
    chain->SetDebug(0);

    StarRandom::seed(ranseed);
    StarRandom::capture();

    //
    // Create the primary event generator
    //
    StarPrimaryMaker *primary = new StarPrimaryMaker();
    primary->SetFileName(outFileName);
    primary->SetVertex(0.1, -0.1, 0.0);
    primary->SetSigma(0.1,  0.1, 30.0);

    //
    // Setup an event generator
    //
    //
    // Create the pythia 8 event generator and add it to
    // the primary generator
    //
    StarPythia8 *pythia8 = new StarPythia8();
    pythia8->SetFrame("CMS", energy);
    pythia8->SetBlue("proton");
    pythia8->SetYell("proton");

    pythia8->Set("SoftQCD:minBias = on");

    primary->AddGenerator(pythia8);
    //
    // Setup cuts on which particles get passed to geant for
    //   simulation.  (To run generator in standalone mode,
    //   set ptmin=1.0E9.)
    //                    ptmin  ptmax
//    primary->SetPtRange(0.0,  -1.0);         // GeV
    //                    etamin etamax
//    primary->SetEtaRange(-3.0, +3.0);
    //                    phimin phimax
//    primary->SetPhiRange(0., TMath::TwoPi());

    //
    // Setup a realistic z-vertex distribution:
    //   x = 0 gauss width = 1mm
    //   y = 0 gauss width = 1mm
    //   z = 0 gauss width = 30cm
    //
    primary->SetVertex(0., 0., 0.);
    primary->SetSigma(0.1, 0.1, 30.0);


    //
    // Initialize primary event generator and all sub makers
    //
    chain->Init();

    //
    // Trigger on nevents
    //
    for (int i = 0; i < nevents; i++)
    {
        chain->Clear();
        chain->Make();
    }
    //
    // Finish the chain
    //
    chain->Finish();
}