The method string used in rave::Factory has the following general structure:

finder-name:value-name:value-...

Sometimes nesting is required (e.g. to configure "sub-algorithms"):

finder-name:value-name:(value-name:value-name:value)....

As for the finders, the following algorithms are defined:

• kalman

KalmanVertexFitter This is the simple linear kalman filter that takes no extra parameters.

• avf AdaptiveVertexFitter The avf respects the following parameters:
  • sigmacut

The value for [ = sqrt (2) ] at which a track has track weight=0.5.

• Tini

Initial temperature in the annealing schedule.

• ratio

The ratio with which the temperature falls in each iteration step.

Default is: avf-Tini:256-ratio:0.25-sigmacut:3

• tkf

TrimmedKalmanVertexFinder? The tkf respects the following parameters: ptcut

Cut in the tracks' pT, given in GeV/c.

vtxcut

Bla FIXME

trackcutpv

Bla FIXME

trackcutsv

Bla FIXME

Default is: tkf-ptcut:0-trkcutpv:0.05-trkcutsv:0.01-vtxcut:0.01