--- gpamela/inform/README	2005/12/14 03:34:46	3.4
+++ gpamela/inform/README	2007/10/02 17:58:32	3.8
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 *
-* $Id: README,v 3.3 2005/07/25 11:53:21 cafagna Exp $
+* $Id: README,v 3.7 2006/10/13 16:36:59 pam-ba Exp $
 *
 * $Log: README,v $
+* Revision 3.7  2006/10/13 16:36:59  pam-ba
+* Added a new material, the cadmium, for ND
+*
+* Revision 3.6  2006/10/02 11:17:30  pam-ba
+* NDET 'SPHE' data card meaning changed. Now it eliminates the whole PAMELA container.
+*
+* Revision 3.5  2006/04/10 11:07:43  cafagna
+* GEN data card updated, ZDGEN added
+*
+* Revision 3.4  2005/12/14 03:34:46  cafagna
+* An update of the history and inform readme files.
+*
 * Revision 3.3  2005/07/25 11:53:21  cafagna
 * Several updates. See history for details
 *
@@ -110,6 +122,9 @@
 | S4           | 'NVOL' 'NPHY' 'NHBK' | Disable S4  volume simulation, as NDET|
 |              |                      | or physics, i.e. SET DET or hits, or  |
 |              |                      | n-tple definition.                    |
+| ND           | 'NVOL' 'NPHY' 'NHBK' | Disable ND  volume simulation, as NDET|
+|              |                      | or physics, i.e. SET DET or hits, or  |
+|              |                      | n-tple definition.                    |
 |              |                      |                                       |
 | HCWN         | 1                    | Enable CWN-tple                       |
 |              |                      |                                       |
@@ -132,7 +147,8 @@
 |              | 'TRAD' 'FE  ' 'KAP ' | To obtain the correct energy value for|
 |              | 'N2G ' 'G10 ' 'AL  ' | the calorimeter, "SICA","G10C","W2  ' |
 |              | 'AER ' 'ROA ' 'CE  ' | and "CE  " MUST be enabled.           |
-|              | 'W2  ' 'G10C'        |                                       |
+|              | 'W2  ' 'G10C' 'CP  ' |
+|              | 'MYL ' 'POL ' CAD '  |
 |              |                      |                                       |
 | HPAK         | 'FLUK' 'GCAL'        | To select FLUKA or GACLOR as hadronic |
 |              |                      | process   simulation package.         |
@@ -234,7 +250,7 @@
 |              | Sign                 |                                       |
 |              |                      |                                       |
 | GEN          | XGEN, YGEN, ZGEN,    | Pass the coordinates of the origin and|
-|              | XDGEN, YDGEN         | the dimensions of the generation      |
+|              | XDGEN, YDGEN, ZDGEN  | the dimensions of the generation      |
 |              |                      | surface.                              |
 |              |                      |                                       |
 | PHI          | PHGEN(1), PHGEN(2)   | Define the minimum and the maximum    |
@@ -244,6 +260,18 @@
 | THET         | THGEN(1), THGEN(2)   | Define the minimum and the maximum    |
 |              |                      | zenith. Default values are:           |
 |              |                      | 0., 90.                               |
+|              |                      |                                       |
+| PLAW         | PLAW(1), PLAW(2),    | Generates particle kinetic energies   |
+|              | PLAW(3)              | distributed as a power-law y=AE^gamma |
+|              |                      | where:                                |
+|              |                      | PLAW(1)=spectral index (gamma)        |
+|              |                      | PLAW(2)=mimimum kinetic energy        |
+|              |                      | PLAW(3)=maximum kinetic energy        |
+|              |                      |                                       |
+|              |                      | If PLAW datacard is used, KINE(2)     |
+|              |                      | parameter (particle momentum) is      |
+|              |                      | overridden                            |
+|              |                      |                                       |
 | HFSF         | 1 or 2               | Define the random number seed policy  |
 |              |                      | 1= Repeat the run, i.e. reads from    |
 |              |                      |    the file specified in *FSFI        |
@@ -254,16 +282,16 @@
 |              |                      |    run.                               |
 |              |                      |                                       |
 | *FSFI        | 14 'FILENAME.DAT'    | To define user LUNIT and name of the  |
-|              |                      | file storing the initial and final    | 
+|              |                      | file storing the initial and final    |
 |              |                      | seeds to be used according to the     |
 |              |                      | policy selected via the HFSF card     |
 |              |                      |                                       |
 | *LSFI        | 15 'FILENAME.DAT'    | To define user LUNIT and name of the  |
-|              |                      | file storing the initial and final    | 
+|              |                      | file storing the initial and final    |
 |              |                      | seeds used in the actual run. This    |
 |              |                      | file can be used as input using the   |
 |              |                      | *FSFI card.                           |
-|              |                      |                                       | 
+|              |                      |                                       |
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