Using Phat 5.0

In this section we are going to describe the basic class categories within PhAT for the storage of event and run related data, implementation of analysis algorithms and the interaction between data and algorithms. This is neither a step-by-step introduction nor a complete reference guide. Rather some of the basic design choices and coding conventions for PhAT 5.0 are described, trying to make sure that a common look-and-feel for the overall package is maintained. For details on the class usage see the html reference guide at
http://www.rhic.bnl.gov./ phobos

We make extensive use of documentation that is written by the author of the class in the source code. ROOT provides facilities to take thata documentation and turn it into HTML pages that are suitable for finding out how to use a given class.