Yes. Usual cause is running hps-java on an LCIO file that was created (in slic) using a different detector geometry - SLIC places hits where it thinks the detector volumes are, and then hps-java gets confused because the hits are outside where it thinks the detector volumes are.

Can you send me the LCDD file you used? I guess the jar you used is the one at http://www.lcsim.org/maven/releases/org/hps/hps-distribution/3.0.0/hps-distribution-3.0.0-bin.jar?

On Mon, 17 Feb 2014, Chad Civello wrote:

Hi All,

I am a student at the University of New Hampshire, attempting to continue
work on the true muonium section of the HPS experiment. I am looking to run
true muonium data through the simulation software and then analyze the
reconstructed tracks. I have successfully used the software in the past,
but am currently running into an error with readout simulation that I have
never encountered.

I am using hps-distribution-3.0.0-bin.jar, which I believe is the latest
stable release, with detector HPS-Proposal2014-v5-6pt6 and a true muonium
data file that was created by assuming the same decay properties as the
heavy photon, except with a mass of 211 MeV. Below is the command that I am
using to run readout simulation and the error I receive. Is this error
familiar to anyone? Thank you for any help.

Regards,
Chad Civello

[ccivello@taro Out_files]$ java -jar hps-distribution.jar -r
/org/lcsim/hps/steering/readout/HPS2014ReadoutNoPileup.lcsim -i
TM_6786MeV_Fall2013_HPS-Proposal2014-v5-6pt6.slcio
-DoutputFile=TM_6786MeV_Fall2013_HPS-Proposal2014-v5-6pt6_readout
--- Drivers ---
org.lcsim.job.EventMarkerDriver
   eventInterval = 1000
org.lcsim.hps.conditions.CalibrationDriver
org.lcsim.hps.recon.ecal.EcalEdepToTriggerConverterDriver
   readoutCollection = EcalReadoutAnalogHits
   applyBadCrystalMap = false
   truncateScale = 1
   constantGain = 0.15
org.lcsim.hps.recon.ecal.EcalRawConverterDriver
   runBackwards = true
   rawCollectionName = EcalReadoutHits
   ecalCollectionName = EcalReadoutAnalogHits
org.lcsim.hps.recon.ecal.CTPEcalClusterer
   ecalName = Ecal
   ecalCollectionName = EcalReadoutAnalogHits
   clusterCollectionName = EcalTriggerClusters
org.lcsim.hps.readout.ecal.FADCTriggerDriver
   clusterCollectionName = EcalTriggerClusters
   outputFileName =
TM_6786MeV_Fall2013_HPS-Proposal2014-v5-6pt6_readout.triggers
   deadTime = 0
   lcioFile = TM_6786MeV_Fall2013_HPS-Proposal2014-v5-6pt6_readout.slcio
org.lcsim.hps.recon.tracking.SimpleSvtReadout
   noPileup = true
org.lcsim.hps.util.ClockDriver
org.lcsim.recon.tracking.digitization.sisim.config.ReadoutCleanupDriver
--- End Drivers ---
No input files in XML file.
Got ConditionsEvent with run: 0
Reading calibrations calibSVT/base for run: 0
Use this calibration from run -1: calibSVT/default.base
Reading calibrations calibSVT/tp for run: 0
Use this calibration from run -1: calibSVT/default.tp
Loading the SVT bad channels for run 0
File daqmap/svt0.badchannels was not found! Continuing with only QA bad
channels
Loading SVT gains ...
Loading SVT t0 shifts ...
Loading fieldmap for run 0
reading ECal DAQ map
reading ECal bad channels
reading pedestals for ECal
reading pedestals for ECal
FADCTriggerDriver: Setting trigger for 6.6 GeV beam

Event 0

java.lang.RuntimeException: Distance is outside of sensor by more than
0.001. Distance = -0.24857335945534142. If this is an isolated event, then
perhaps DISTANCE_ERROR_THRESHOLD must be increased in CDFSiSensorSim
       at
org.lcsim.recon.tracking.digitization.sisim.CDFSiSensorSim.diffusionDistribution(CDFSiSensorSim.java:478)
       at
org.lcsim.recon.tracking.digitization.sisim.CDFSiSensorSim.depositChargeOnSense(CDFSiSensorSim.java:241)
       at
org.lcsim.recon.tracking.digitization.sisim.CDFSiSensorSim.computeElectrodeData(CDFSiSensorSim.java:110)
       at
org.lcsim.hps.recon.tracking.SimpleSvtReadout.doSiSimulation(SimpleSvtReadout.java:198)
       at
org.lcsim.hps.recon.tracking.SimpleSvtReadout.process(SimpleSvtReadout.java:116)
       at org.lcsim.util.Driver.doProcess(Driver.java:273)
       at org.lcsim.util.Driver.processChildren(Driver.java:284)
       at org.lcsim.util.Driver.process(Driver.java:198)
       at
org.lcsim.util.DriverAdapter.recordSupplied(DriverAdapter.java:74)
       at
org.freehep.record.loop.DefaultRecordLoop.consumeRecord(DefaultRecordLoop.java:832)
       at
org.freehep.record.loop.DefaultRecordLoop.loop(DefaultRecordLoop.java:668)
       at
org.freehep.record.loop.DefaultRecordLoop.execute(DefaultRecordLoop.java:566)
       at org.lcsim.util.loop.LCSimLoop.loop(LCSimLoop.java:153)
       at org.lcsim.job.JobControlManager.run(JobControlManager.java:392)
       at org.lcsim.job.JobControlManager.main(JobControlManager.java:168)

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