diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- SVTHitPulsePlots.java	1 May 2012 19:03:38 -0000	1.3
+++ SVTHitPulsePlots.java	2 May 2012 01:46:10 -0000	1.4
@@ -80,11 +80,26 @@

         short[] adcVal = hit.getADCValues();
         double ped = HPSSVTCalibrationConstants.getPedestal(sensor, strip);
         double noise = HPSSVTCalibrationConstants.getNoise(sensor, strip);

+        boolean hitok=true;        

         for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
             double pedSub = (adcVal[i]-ped);
             //only plot hits above threshold...

-            if(pedSub/noise>3)

+            if(pedSub/noise>3&&hasAdjacentHit(hit))

                 aida.profile1D(sensorName+"_pulse").fill(24.0*i, pedSub);
         }       
     }

+    
+    private boolean hasAdjacentHit(RawTrackerHit hit){
+       
+        List<RawTrackerHit> hitsOnSensor=((SiSensor)hit.getDetectorElement()).getReadout().getHits(RawTrackerHit.class);
+        int strip = hit.getIdentifierFieldValue("strip");       
+        
+        for(RawTrackerHit sensorHit : hitsOnSensor){
+            int thisStrip=sensorHit.getIdentifierFieldValue("strip");
+            if(Math.abs(thisStrip-strip)==1)
+                return true;
+        }
+        
+        return false;
+    }

 }