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+import os
+from pyHepMC3 import HepMC3 as hm
+import numpy as np
+import argparse
+
+
+PARTICLES = {
+    111: 0.1349766,       # pi0
+    211: 0.13957018,      # pi+
+    -211: 0.13957018,     # pi-
+    311: 0.497648,        # K0
+    321: 0.493677,        # K+
+    -321: 0.493677,       # K-
+    2212: 0.938272,       # proton
+    2112: 0.939565,       # neutron
+    11: 0.51099895e-3,    # electron
+    -11: 0.51099895e-3,   # positron
+    22: 0,                # photon
+}
+
+
+# p in GeV, angle in degree, vertex in mm
+def gen_event(prange=(8, 100), arange=(0, 20), phrange=(0., 360.), parts=[(p, m) for p, m in PARTICLES.items()]):
+    evt = hm.GenEvent(momentum_unit=hm.Units.MomentumUnit.GEV, length_unit=hm.Units.LengthUnit.MM)
+    pid, mass = parts[np.random.randint(len(parts))]
+
+    # final state
+    state = 1
+
+    # momentum, angles, energy
+    p = np.random.uniform(*prange)
+    theta = np.random.uniform(*arange)*np.pi/180.
+    phi = np.random.uniform(*phrange)*np.pi/180.
+    e0 = np.sqrt(p*p + mass*mass)
+
+    px = np.cos(phi)*np.sin(theta)
+    py = np.sin(phi)*np.sin(theta)
+    pz = np.cos(theta)
+
+    # beam
+    pbeam = hm.GenParticle(hm.FourVector(0, 0, 0, 0.938272), 2212, 4)
+    ebeam = hm.GenParticle(hm.FourVector(0, 0, e0, np.sqrt(e0*e0 + 0.511e-3*0.511e-3)), -11, 4)
+
+    hout = hm.GenParticle(hm.FourVector(px*p, py*p, pz*p, e0), pid, state)
+    # evt.add_particle(part)
+    vert = hm.GenVertex()
+    vert.add_particle_in(ebeam)
+    vert.add_particle_in(pbeam)
+    vert.add_particle_out(hout)
+    evt.add_vertex(vert)
+    return evt
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser('RICH dataset generator')
+
+    parser.add_argument('output', help='path to the output file')
+    parser.add_argument('-n', type=int, default=1000, dest='nev', help='number of events to generate')
+    parser.add_argument('--parray', type=str, default="", dest='parray', help='an array of momentum in GeV')
+    parser.add_argument('--pmin', type=float, default=8.0, dest='pmin', help='minimum momentum in GeV')
+    parser.add_argument('--pmax', type=float, default=100.0, dest='pmax', help='maximum momentum in GeV')
+    parser.add_argument('--angmin', type=float, default=0.0, dest='angmin', help='minimum angle in degree')
+    parser.add_argument('--angmax', type=float, default=20.0, dest='angmax', help='maximum angle in degree')
+    parser.add_argument('--phmin', type=float, default=0.0, dest='angmin', help='minimum angle in degree')
+    parser.add_argument('--phmax', type=float, default=360.0, dest='angmax', help='maximum angle in degree')
+    parser.add_argument('--particles', type=str, default='11', dest='particles', help='particles pdg code')
+    parser.add_argument('-s', type=int, default=-1, dest='seed', help='seed for random generator')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # random seed
+    if args.seed < 0:
+        args.seed = os.environ.get('SEED', int.from_bytes(os.urandom(4), byteorder='big', signed=False))
+    np.random.seed(args.seed)
+
+    output = hm.WriterAscii(args.output);
+    if output.failed():
+        print("Cannot open file \"{}\"".format(args.output))
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    parts = []
+    for pid in args.particles.split(','):
+        pid = int(pid.strip())
+        if pid not in PARTICLES.keys():
+            print('pid {:d} not found in dictionary, ignored.'.format(pid))
+            continue
+        parts.append((pid, PARTICLES[pid]))
+
+
+    if not args.parray:
+        count = 0
+        while count < args.nev:
+            if (count % 1000 == 0):
+                print("Generated {} events".format(count), end='\r')
+            evt = gen_event((args.pmin, args.pmax), (args.angmin, args.angmax), (args.phmin, args.phmax), parts=parts)
+            output.write_event(evt)
+            evt.clear()
+            count += 1
+    else:
+        for mo in args.parray.split(','):
+            p = float(mo.strip())
+            count = 0
+            while count < args.nev:
+                if (count % 1000 == 0):
+                    print("Generated {} events".format(count), end='\r')
+                evt = gen_event((p, p), (args.angmin, args.angmax), parts=parts)
+                output.write_event(evt)
+                evt.clear()
+                count += 1
+
+    print("Generated {} events".format(args.nev))
+    output.close()
+