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 *                   ctulimit - Upper limit calculation tool               *
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/**
 * @file ctulimit.hpp
 * @brief Upper limit calculation tool interface definition
 * @author Michael Mayer
 */
 
#ifndef CTULIMIT_HPP
#define CTULIMIT_HPP
 
/* __ Includes ___________________________________________________________ */
#include "ctlikelihood.hpp"
 
/* __Definitions _________________________________________________________ */
#define CTULIMIT_NAME "ctulimit"
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @class ctulimit
 *
 * @brief Upper limit calculation tool
 *
 * This class computes and upper limit for a given source.
 *
 * The class operates on predefined observation containers, an individual
 * event list or an observation definition XML file.
 *
 * During the computation the likelihood function is inspected to find the
 * best value for the upper limit.
 ***************************************************************************/
class ctulimit : public ctlikelihood {
 
public:
    // Constructors and destructors
    ctulimit(void);
    explicit ctulimit(const GObservations& obs);
    ctulimit(int argc, char *argv[]);
    ctulimit(const ctulimit& app);
    virtual ~ctulimit(void);
 
    // Operators
    ctulimit& operator=(const ctulimit& app);
 
    // Methods
    void          clear(void);
    void          process(void);
    void          save(void);
    const double& diff_ulimit(void) const;
    const double& flux_ulimit(void) const;
    const double& eflux_ulimit(void) const;
 
protected:
    // Protected methods
    void init_members(void);
    void copy_members(const ctulimit& app);
    void free_members(void);
    void get_parameters(void);
    void get_model_parameter(void);
    void get_parameter_brackets(double& parmin, double& parmax);
    void ulimit_bisection(const double& parmin, const double& parmax);
    void compute_ulimit(void);
 
    // User parameters
    std::string   m_srcname;      //!< Name of source for upper limit computation
    std::string   m_parname;      //!< Name of parameter for upper limit computation
    double        m_confidence;   //!< Confidence level
    double        m_sigma_min;    //!< Starting value minimum (multiple fit errors above fit values)
    double        m_sigma_max;    //!< Starting value maximum (multiple fit errors above fit values)
    double        m_eref;         //!< Reference energy for flux limits (TeV)
    double        m_emin;         //!< Minimum energy for flux limits (TeV)
    double        m_emax;         //!< Maximum energy for flux limits (TeV)
    double        m_tol;          //!< Tolerance for limit determination
    int           m_max_iter;     //!< Maximum number of iterations
    bool          m_apply_edisp;  //!< Apply energy dispersion?
    GChatter      m_chatter;      //!< Chattiness
 
    // Protected members
    double        m_dlogL;        //!< Likelihood difference for upper limit computation
    double        m_best_logL;    //!< Best fit log likelihood of given model
    double        m_best_value;   //!< Best parameter value factor
    double        m_best_error;   //!< Best parameter value error
    double        m_diff_ulimit;  //!< Differential upper limit value
    double        m_flux_ulimit;  //!< Flux upper limit value
    double        m_eflux_ulimit; //!< Energy flux upper limits
    GModelSky*    m_skymodel;     //!< Pointer to sky model
    GModelPar*    m_model_par;    //!< Pointer to model parameter
    bool          m_is_spatial;   //!< Signal that model parameter is spatial parameter
};
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return differential upper limit
 *
 * @return Differential upper flux limit.
 ***************************************************************************/
inline
const double& ctulimit::diff_ulimit(void) const
{
    return m_diff_ulimit;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return flux upper limit
 *
 * @return Upper flux limit.
 ***************************************************************************/
inline
const double& ctulimit::flux_ulimit(void) const
{
    return m_flux_ulimit;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief return energy flux upper limit
 *
 * @return Upper energy flux limit.
 ***************************************************************************/
inline
const double& ctulimit::eflux_ulimit(void) const
{
    return m_eflux_ulimit;
}
 
#endif /* CTULIMIT_HPP */