[Gate-users] No output file generated

[Cassandra Miller]

Hi Dmitry,

The script you posted below includes the line:

/gate/application/noGlobalOutput

The command "noGlobalOutput" is to stop any root files from being 
generated! I think if you remove that line it should work.

Best,
Cassandra

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Cassandra Miller
PhD Student, Physics
Quantitative Radiomolecular Imaging and Therapy Lab
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia

On 2021-02-18 10:16 a.m., Dmitry Hits wrote:
> [*CAUTION:* Non-UBC Email]
>
> Dear Gate-users,
>
> I am trying to figure out the minimum amount of lines I need to put in 
> the macro file in order to generate a root file with 'hits' in it.
>
> As far a I understand from the manual the macro I pasted below should 
> work. I get no errors, but also no output.
>
> Would you please let me know what I'm missing?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dmitry
>
> #=====================================================
> # GEOMETRY
> #=====================================================
>
> /gate/geometry/setMaterialDatabase data/GateMaterials.db
>
> # World
> /gate/world/geometry/setXLength 50 cm
> /gate/world/geometry/setYLength 50 cm
> /gate/world/geometry/setZLength 50 cm
> /gate/world/setMaterial Air
> #system
> /gate/world/daughters/name              scanner
> /gate/world/daughters/insert            box
> /gate/scanner/geometry/setXLength      20 cm
> /gate/scanner/geometry/setYLength      3 cm
> /gate/scanner/geometry/setZLength      20 cm
> /gate/scanner/placement/setTranslation 0.0 0.0 0.0 cm
> /gate/scanner/setMaterial Air
> /gate/scanner/vis/setVisible 1
> /gate/scanner/vis/setColor cyan
>
> #sensor
> /gate/scanner/daughters/name sensor1
> /gate/scanner/daughters/insert box
> /gate/sensor1/geometry/setXLength      20 cm
> /gate/sensor1/geometry/setYLength      1 cm
> /gate/sensor1/geometry/setZLength      20 cm
> /gate/sensor1/setMaterial Silicon
> /gate/sensor1/placement/setTranslation 0.0 0.0 0.0 cm
> /gate/sensor1/vis/setVisible 1
> /gate/sensor1/vis/setColor yellow
> /gate/systems/scanner/level1/attach sensor1
> /gate/sensor1/attachCrystalSD
> #=====================================================
> # PHYSICS
> #=====================================================
>
> /gate/physics/addPhysicsList QGSP_BERT_EMV
> /gate/physics/Gamma/SetCutInRegion      world 1 mm
> /gate/physics/Electron/SetCutInRegion   world 1 mm
> /gate/physics/Positron/SetCutInRegion   world 1 mm
> /gate/physics/Gamma/SetCutInRegion      scanner 0.1 mm
> /gate/physics/Electron/SetCutInRegion   scanner 0.1 mm
> /gate/physics/Positron/SetCutInRegion   scanner 0.1 mm
> /gate/physics/addProcess HadronIonisation proton
> #==================================================
> # OUTPUT
> #==================================================
> /gate/output/root/enable
> /gate/output/root/setFileName TrackerHits
> /gate/output/root/setRootHitFlag                  1
> #/gate/output/tree/addFileName TrackerHits.root
> #/gate/output/tree/hits/enable
> #=====================================================
> # INITIALISATION
> #=====================================================
>
> /gate/run/initialize
>
> #=====================================================
> # BEAMS
> #=====================================================
> /gate/source/addSource PBS PencilBeam
> /gate/source/PBS/setParticleType proton
> /gate/source/PBS/setEnergy 250.0 MeV
> /gate/source/PBS/setSigmaEnergy 1.0 MeV
> /gate/source/PBS/setPosition 0 250 0 mm
> /gate/source/PBS/setSigmaX 2 mm
> /gate/source/PBS/setSigmaY 2 mm
> /gate/source/PBS/setSigmaTheta 3 mrad
> /gate/source/PBS/setSigmaPhi 3 mrad
> /gate/source/PBS/setEllipseXThetaEmittance 15 mm*mrad
> /gate/source/PBS/setEllipseYPhiEmittance 15 mm*mrad
> /gate/source/PBS/setRotationAxis 1 0 0
> /gate/source/PBS/setRotationAngle 90 deg
> /gate/application/setTotalNumberOfPrimaries 100
>
> #=====================================================
> # VISUALISATION
> #=====================================================
>
> /control/execute mac/visu.mac
>
> #=====================================================
> # START BEAMS
> #=====================================================
>
> /gate/random/setEngineName MersenneTwister
> /gate/random/setEngineSeed 123456
>
>
> /gate/application/noGlobalOutput
> #/gate/application/setTotalNumberOfPrimaries 200
> /gate/application/start
> exit
>
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