Enable hard cut off for triggered mode (#1417)

o at average drift speed with additional margin
o cut off value stored as a parameter in ParameterDetector

Author: Andreas Mathis

Detectors/TPC/base/include/TPCBase/ParameterDetector.h

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define ALICEO2_TPC_ParameterDetector_H_
 
 #include <array>
+#include "DataFormatsTPC/Defs.h"
 
 namespace o2
 {
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ class ParameterDetector
   /// \param cpad Pad capacitance [pF]
   void setPadCapacitance(float cpad) { mPadCapacitance = cpad; }
 
+  /// Set maximum time bin in case of triggered readout mode
+  /// \param Maximum time bin in case of triggered readout mode
+  void setMaxTimeBinTriggered(TimeBin binMax) { mTmaxTriggered = binMax; }
+
   /// Get the TPC length
   /// \return TPC length [cm]
   float getTPClength() const { return mTPClength; }
@@ -55,9 +60,14 @@ class ParameterDetector
   /// \return Pad capacitance [pF]
   float getPadCapacitance() const { return mPadCapacitance; }
 
+  /// Get maximum time bin in case of triggered readout mode
+  /// \return Maximum time bin in case of triggered readout mode
+  int getMaxTimeBinTriggered() const { return mTmaxTriggered; }
+
  private:
   float mTPClength;      ///< Length of the TPC [cm]
   float mPadCapacitance; ///< Capacitance of a single pad [pF]
+  TimeBin mTmaxTriggered; ///< Maximum time bin in case of triggered readout mode
 };
 }
 }

Detectors/TPC/base/src/ParameterDetector.cxx

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 using namespace o2::TPC;
 
-ParameterDetector::ParameterDetector() : mTPClength(250.f), mPadCapacitance(0.1f) {}
+ParameterDetector::ParameterDetector() : mTPClength(250.f), mPadCapacitance(0.1f), mTmaxTriggered(550) {}

Detectors/TPC/simulation/include/TPCSimulation/DigitContainer.h

@@ -79,16 +79,14 @@ class DigitContainer
   Sector mSector;                  ///< ID of the currently processed sector
   TimeBin mFirstTimeBin;           ///< First time bin to consider
   TimeBin mEffectiveTimeBin;       ///< Effective time bin of that digit
-  TimeBin mTmaxTriggered;          ///< Maximum time bin in case of triggered mode (TPClength / width of time bin)
+  TimeBin mTmaxTriggered;          ///< Maximum time bin in case of triggered mode (hard cut at average drift speed with additional margin)
   std::deque<DigitTime> mTimeBins; ///< Time bin Container for the ADC value
 };
 
 inline DigitContainer::DigitContainer() : mSector(-1), mFirstTimeBin(0), mEffectiveTimeBin(0), mTmaxTriggered(0), mTimeBins(500)
 {
   const static ParameterDetector& detParam = ParameterDetector::defaultInstance();
-  const static ParameterElectronics& eleParam = ParameterElectronics::defaultInstance();
-  const static ParameterGas& gasParam = ParameterGas::defaultInstance();
-  mTmaxTriggered = detParam.getTPClength() / (eleParam.getZBinWidth() * gasParam.getVdrift());
+  mTmaxTriggered = detParam.getMaxTimeBinTriggered();
 }
 
 inline void DigitContainer::setup(const Sector& sector)