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FINDA Montecarlo and Offline reconstruction software
                 v. 6.00 07-12-2006
                    Release notes
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# Montecarlo Changes     #
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Changes by Alessandra Filippi
1) HULTHEND:  
 tables of momentum distributions for quasi-deuterons in 
 6Li and 12C update (courtesy of Y. Akaishi)
2) QUASIFREE: 
 separation energy of deuteron subtraction removed 
 (observation by H. Fujioka)
3) UGMATE:    
 new gas mixture definition (in volumes) for LMDC's and 
 straw tubes, updates wrong description implemented 
 possible leakage of air in He chamber. Activated by the
 compilation flag HELEAK. Weights of air/helium in volume
 to be inserted by hand in the variable WAIR and WHEL.

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# Reconstruction Changes #
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1) Implementation of "short tracks" code 
   (A. Filippi based on S. Piano code) 
   ALPHA release - please use it and test it
   Activated on compilation by the SHORT flag (SEL SHORT). 
  new decks:
  - HETOFDI: distance between helix and TOF slab
  - SLABAXI: euqation of axis of TOF slab, given its number
  - HEPDIR: distance helix-point 
  - PREFITS: pre-fitting of short tracks
  - PRTRTOF: pattern recognition includings TOF slabs
  - PRTRL: connects K+/K- vertex with 3 pts found track
  changes in:
  - GENECDE: new variables inserted, TYPEMIN & TYPEPLU to check track quality
  - UHINIT:  ditto
  - FILLHYPE: "
  - FILLGENHYP: "
  - GENINI: change tolerances
  - LOOKIS
  - DCHDEC: +SELF's reshuffle, add-on to interactive version
  - PRTRK: core changes of P.R. approach
  - TRKFIT: "  
  - SHORTRK: alternative routine
  - LONGTRK:  "    
  - ZPHI: 2-3-4 pts fit allowed
  - PREFITL: add-on for interactive version
  - MASSREC: improvement p.i.d. for deuteron-triton bands
  - COSMRECSI: change tolerance
  - ALIGNFIL 

2) Improvements/changes to the following routines (F. De Mori)
   for the new data taking
   CONSINIT (constant that are data-taking dependent)
   XTRCH (for the LMD)
   
3) Change of crossing anlge of the single beam relative to the z-x plane
   0.0125 rad for 2003 (unchanged)
   0.015  rad for 2006 (new)

4) Pattern recognition error code (F. De Mori)
   (0) K+K- beam reconstructed
   (1) LESS the 2 ISLB
   (2) no slabs over THR
   (3) 1 slab over threshold
   (4) >12 slabs BtB
   (5) less then Two BtB slabs over threshold
   (6) no corresponding hits
       on ISIM found
   (7) one corresponding hits
       on ISIM found
   (8)more then two corresponding hits
       on ISIM found
   (9) no validated ISIM HITS
   (10) Ambiguities in the determinations of K+K- beam and
       vertex of formation of the phi

5) Other minor changes, code improvements and bug fixes
   (G. Bonomi, B. Dalena, A. Filippi, F. De Mori)