write_ntuple_to_file_advanced.C

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// Fill an n-tuple and write it to a file simulating measurement of
// conductivity of a material in different conditions of pressure
// and temperature using branches.
 
void write_ntuple_to_file_advanced(
   const std::string& outputFileName="conductivity_experiment.root"
   ,unsigned int numDataPoints=1000000){
 
   TFile ofile(outputFileName.c_str(),"RECREATE");
 
   // Initialise the TNtuple
   TTree cond_data("cond_data", "Example N-Tuple");
 
   // define the variables and book them for the ntuple
   float pot,cur,temp,pres;
   cond_data.Branch("Potential", &pot, "Potential/F");
   cond_data.Branch("Current", &cur, "Current/F");
   cond_data.Branch("Temperature", &temp, "Temperature/F");
   cond_data.Branch("Pressure", &pres, "Pressure/F");
 
   for (int i=0;i<numDataPoints;++i){
      // Fill it randomly to fake the acquired data
      pot=gRandom->Uniform(0.,10.)*gRandom->Gaus(1.,0.01);
      temp=gRandom->Uniform(250.,350.)+gRandom->Gaus(0.,0.3);
      pres=gRandom->Uniform(0.5,1.5)*gRandom->Gaus(1.,0.02);
      cur=pot/(10.+0.05*(temp-300.)-0.2*(pres-1.))*
                    gRandom->Gaus(1.,0.01);
      // write to ntuple
      cond_data.Fill();}
 
   // Save the ntuple and close the file
   cond_data.Write();
   ofile.Close();
}