1 package org.lcsim.event;
2
3
4 /** A generic TPCHit for real data. Optionaly contains an integer array
5 * with raw data that is implementation dependent, e.g. the FADC read out
6 * of the corresponding bump.
7 * If generic TrackerHits from reconstruction want to point back to
8 * TPCHit objects, these have to be stored in a collection
9 * with flag( bit LCIO::TPCBIT_PTR)==1.
10 *
11 * @author gaede
12 * @version $Id: TPCHit.java,v 1.3 2008/05/23 06:53:35 jeremy Exp $
13 */
14
15 public interface TPCHit
16 {
17 /** Returns the detector specific cell id.
18 */
19 public int getCellID();
20
21 /** Returns the time of the hit.
22 */
23 public double getTime();
24
25 /** Returns the integrated charge of the hit.
26 */
27 public double getCharge();
28
29 /** Returns a quality flag for the hit.
30 */
31 public int getQuality();
32
33 /** Return the number of raw data (32-bit) words stored for the hit.
34 * Check the flag word (bit TPCBIT_RAW) of the collection if raw data is
35 * stored at all.
36 */
37 public int getNRawDataWords();
38
39 /** Return the raw data (32-bit) word at i.
40 * Check the flag word (bit TPCBIT_RAW) of the collection if raw data is
41 * stored at all.
42 */
43 public int getRawDataWord(int i);
44 } // class or interface
45