source: git/README.md@ deecda3

Quick start with Delphes
========================

Commands to get the code:

```
wget http://cp3.irmp.ucl.ac.be/downloads/Delphes-3.1.2.tar.gz

tar -zxf Delphes-3.1.2.tar.gz
```

Commands to compile the code:

```
cd Delphes-3.1.2

make
```

Finally, we can run Delphes:

```
./DelphesHepMC
```

Command line parameters:

```
./DelphesHepMC config_file output_file [input_file(s)]
  config_file - configuration file in Tcl format
  output_file - output file in ROOT format,
  input_file(s) - input file(s) in HepMC format,
  with no input_file, or when input_file is -, read standard input.
```

Let's simulate some Z->ee events:

```
wget http://cp3.irmp.ucl.ac.be/downloads/z_ee.hep.gz
gunzip z_ee.hep.gz
./DelphesSTDHEP examples/delphes_card_CMS.tcl delphes_output.root z_ee.hep
```

or

```
curl -s http://cp3.irmp.ucl.ac.be/downloads/z_ee.hep.gz | gunzip | ./DelphesSTDHEP examples/delphes_card_CMS.tcl delphes_output.root
```

For more detailed documentation, please visit 

https://cp3.irmp.ucl.ac.be/projects/delphes/wiki/WorkBook


Simple analysis using TTree::Draw
=================================

Now we can start ROOT and look at the data stored in the output ROOT file.

Start ROOT and load Delphes shared library:

```
root -l
gSystem->Load("libDelphes");
```

Open ROOT file and do some basic analysis using Draw or TBrowser:

```
TFile::Open("delphes_output.root");
Delphes->Draw("Electron.PT");
TBrowser browser;
```

Note 1: Delphes - tree name, it can be learned e.g. from TBrowser

Note 2: Electron - branch name; PT - variable (leaf) of this branch

Complete description of all branches can be found in

doc/RootTreeDescription.html

This information is also available at

https://cp3.irmp.ucl.ac.be/projects/delphes/wiki/WorkBook/RootTreeDescription


Macro-based analysis
====================

Analysis macro consists of histogram booking, event loop (histogram filling),
histogram display.

Start ROOT and load Delphes shared library:

```
root -l
gSystem->Load("libDelphes");
```

Basic analysis macro:

```
{
  // Create chain of root trees
  TChain chain("Delphes");
  chain.Add("delphes_output.root");
  
  // Create object of class ExRootTreeReader
  ExRootTreeReader *treeReader = new ExRootTreeReader(&chain);
  Long64_t numberOfEntries = treeReader->GetEntries();
  
  // Get pointers to branches used in this analysis
  TClonesArray *branchElectron = treeReader->UseBranch("Electron");

  // Book histograms
  TH1 *histElectronPT = new TH1F("electron pt", "electron P_{T}", 50, 0.0, 100.0);

  // Loop over all events
  for(Int_t entry = 0; entry < numberOfEntries; ++entry)
  {

    // Load selected branches with data from specified event
    treeReader->ReadEntry(entry);
  
    // If event contains at least 1 electron
    if(branchElectron->GetEntries() > 0)
    {
      // Take first electron
      Electron *electron = (Electron*) branchElectron->At(0);
      
      // Plot electron transverse momentum
      histElectronPT->Fill(electron->PT);
      
      // Print electron transverse momentum
      cout << electron->PT << endl;
    }

  }

  // Show resulting histograms
  histElectronPT->Draw();
}
```


More advanced macro-based analysis
==================================

The 'examples' directory contains ROOT macros Example1.C, Example2.C and Example3.C.

Here are the commands to run these ROOT macros:

```
root -l
.X examples/Example1.C("delphes_output.root");
```

or

```
root -l examples/Example1.C\(\"delphes_output.root\"\)
```