1 package org.lcsim.event;
2
3 import java.util.List;
4
5 /**
6 * A generic tracker hit to be used by pattern recognition.
7 *
8 * @author Tony Johnson
9 * @author Jeremy McCormick
10 * @version $Id: TrackerHit.java,v 1.8 2011/08/24 18:51:17 jeremy Exp $
11 */
12
13 public interface TrackerHit
14 {
15 /**
16 * The hit position [mm].
17 */
18 double[] getPosition();
19
20 /**
21 * Covariance of the position (x,y,z)
22 */
23 double[] getCovMatrix();
24
25 /** The dE/dx of the hit [GeV].
26 */
27 double getdEdx();
28
29 /**
30 * The measured edep error [GeV].
31 */
32 double getEdepError();
33
34 /**
35 * The quality of the hit.
36 */
37 int getQuality();
38
39 /**
40 * The time of the hit [ns].
41 */
42 double getTime();
43
44 /**
45 * Type of hit. Mapping of integer types to type names
46 * through collection parameters "TrackerHitTypeNames"
47 * and "TrackerHitTypeValues".
48 */
49 int getType();
50
51 /** The raw data hits.
52 * Check getType() to get actual data type.
53 */
54 List getRawHits();
55
56 /**
57 * Get the cell ID.
58 * @return The cell ID.
59 */
60 long getCellID();
61 }