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2 Method<br />

• Upon entry to GDECAY a binary search is made in a list of parent particles. This list is stored in<br />

the JPART structure and currently contains the particles defined in GPART [CONS300]. If the current<br />

particle cannot be found in the list, control is returned without any decay generation. Up to six decay<br />

modes and their corresponding branching ratios are then extracted from the JPART data banks (see<br />

[CONS310]).<br />

• A decay channel is selected according to the branching ratios. If the sum of the branching ratios for a<br />

particle is not equal 100%, it is possible that no decay is selected.<br />

• Depending on whether the two- or three-body decay is selected, either GDECA2 or GDECA3 is called to<br />

generate the four-momenta of the decay products with isotropic angular distribution in the center-ofmass<br />

system.<br />

• The momentum vectors of the decay products are transformed into the laboratory system and rotated<br />

back into the GEANT coordinate frame. The kinematics of the products is stored in the common<br />

/GCKING/.<br />

• When a particle decays and no branching ratio is defined, then GDECAY calls the user routine GUDCAY.<br />

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