diff --git a/scripts/test_matscan.cxx b/scripts/test_matscan.cxx
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-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDDCore.so)
-// R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libActsPluginDD4hep.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDDG4.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDDG4IO.so)
-#include "DD4hep/Detector.h"
-#include "DD4hep/DetElement.h"
-#include "DD4hep/Objects.h"
-#include "DD4hep/Detector.h"
-#include "DDG4/Geant4Data.h"
-#include "DDRec/CellIDPositionConverter.h"
-#include "DDRec/SurfaceManager.h"
-#include "DDRec/Surface.h"
-
-#include "TCanvas.h"
-#include "TChain.h"
-#include "TGeoMedium.h"
-#include "TGeoManager.h"
-#include "DDRec/MaterialScan.h"
-#include "DDRec/MaterialManager.h"
-#include "DD4hep/Detector.h"
-#include "DD4hep/Printout.h"
-#include "fmt/core.h"
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <fstream>
-
-// #include "Acts/Geometry/TrackingGeometry.hpp"
-// #include "Acts/Geometry/TrackingVolume.hpp"
-// #include "Acts/Plugins/DD4hep/ConvertDD4hepDetector.hpp"
-using namespace dd4hep;
-using namespace dd4hep::rec;
-
-void test_matscan(const char* compact = "athena.xml", TString face="z"){
-
-  dd4hep::Detector& detector = dd4hep::Detector::getInstance();
-  detector.fromCompact(compact);
-  MaterialScan matscan(detector); 
-
-  fmt::print("\n");
-  fmt::print("All detector subsystem names:\n");
-  for(const auto&  d : detector.detectors() ) {
-    fmt::print("  {}\n", d.first);
-  }
-  return;
-
-  TString det_list[14]={"TrackerBarrel_Inner","TrackerBarrel_Outer","TrackerEndcapN_Inner","TrackerEndcapN_Outer","TrackerEndcapP_Inner","TrackerEndcapP_Outer","TrackerSubAssembly_Inner","TrackerSubAssembly_Outer","VertexBarrel","VertexBarrelSubAssembly","VertexEndcapN","VertexEndcapP","VertexEndcapSubAssembly","cb_DIRC"};
-  for (int dd=0;dd<14;dd++){
-  TString detname = det_list[dd];
-  matscan.setDetector(detname.Data());      
-
-  double x0=0,y0=0,z0=0,x1,y1,z1;  // cm
-  double epsilon=1e-4; // (mm) default 1e-4: Materials with a thickness smaller than epsilon (default 1e-4=1mu
-  const char* fmt1 = "%7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %5d %-20s %3.0f %8.3f %8.4f %11.4f %11.4f %10.3f %8.2f %11.6f %11.6f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f\n";
-  const char* fmt2 = "%7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %5d %-20s %3.0f %8.3f %8.4f %11.6g %11.6g %10.3f %8.2f %11.6f %11.6f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f\n";
-
-
-  // x1 = 100; y1 = 100; z1 = 100; 
-  // y1 = 100;
-  double a1,a2,a3;
-  for(a3=-100;a3<101;a3=a3+200){
-    TString fname = Form("/global/u2/s/shujie/eic/output/matscan/%s_%s%g.dat",detname.Data(),face.Data(),a3);
-    FILE * pFile;
-    pFile = fopen (fname,"w");
-
-  for(a1=-100;a1<100;a1=a1+1){
-  for(a2=-100;a2<100;a2=a2+1){
-    if (face=="x"){
-      y1=a1; z1=a2; x1=a3;
-    }
-    else if (face=="y"){
-      x1=a1; z1=a2; y1=a3;
-    }
-    else if (face=="z"){
-      x1=a1; y1=a2; z1=a3;
-    }
-
-    Vector3D p0(x0, y0, z0), p1(x1, y1, z1);
-    Vector3D end, direction;
-    direction = (p1-p0).unit();
-  	const auto& placements = matscan.scan(x0,y0,z0,x1,y1,z1,epsilon); 
-  	// matscan.print(x0,y0,z0,x1,y1,z1,epsilon);
-    // return;
-    // Vector3D end, direction;
-    double sum_x0 = 0;
-    double sum_lambda = 0;
-    double path_length = 0, total_length = 0;
-
-    // TString fname = Form("/global/u2/s/shujie/eic_dir/matscan_%g_%g_%g.dat",x1,y1,z1);
-
-  	for (unsigned i=0;i<placements.size();i++){
-
-      TGeoMaterial* mat=placements[i].first->GetMaterial();
-      double length = placements[i].second;
-      double nx0     = length / mat->GetRadLen();
-      double nLambda = length / mat->GetIntLen();
-      sum_x0        += nx0;
-      sum_lambda    += nLambda;
-      path_length   += length;
-      total_length  += length;
-      end = p0 + total_length * direction;
-      const char* fmt = mat->GetRadLen() >= 1e5 ? fmt2 : fmt1;
-
-      // fprintf(pFile, "%d\n",i+1);
-      fprintf(pFile, fmt,x1, y1, z1, i+1, mat->GetName(), mat->GetZ(), mat->GetA(),
-                mat->GetDensity(), mat->GetRadLen(), mat->GetIntLen(), 
-                length, path_length, sum_x0, sum_lambda, end[0], end[1], end[2]);
-
-      // ::printf(fmt, i+1, mat->GetName(), mat->GetZ(), mat->GetA(),
-      //           mat->GetDensity(), mat->GetRadLen(), mat->GetIntLen(), 
-      //           length, path_length, sum_x0, sum_lambda, end[0], end[1], end[2]);
-      //  // mat->Print();
-
-  	} 
-  }
-    cout<<detname<<"  "<<x1<<","<<y1<<","<<z1<<endl;
-    // cout<<x1<<","<<y1<<","<<z1<<": "<<placements.size()<<"  "<<sum_x0<<"  "<<total_length<<endl;
-  }	
-  fclose (pFile);
-
-  }
-}
-}
-
-/*
-  <!-- <include ref="ecal_barrel_hybrid.xml"/> -->
-<TGeoManager::CountLevels>: max level = 5, max placements = 2796
-Error in <TGeoVoxelFinder::SortAll>: Volume B0Tracker: Cannot make slices on any axis
-Error in <TGeoVoxelFinder::SortAll>: Volume ForwardRomanPot_Station_1: Cannot make slices on any axis
-
-
-{  B0APF_BeamlineMagnet
-B0PF_BeamlineMagnet
-B0Tracker
-B1APF_BeamlineMagnet
-B1PF_BeamlineMagnet
-B2PF_BeamlineMagnet
-BPFR1_BeamlineMagnet
-BackwardTOF
-BarrelTOF
-BeamPipe
-EcalEndcapN
-EcalEndcapP
-ForwardOffMTracker
-ForwardRomanPot_Station_1
-ForwardTOF
-ForwardTRD
-GaseousRICH
-HcalBarrel
-HcalEndcapN
-HcalEndcapP
-Q1APF_BeamlineMagnet
-Q1BPF_BeamlineMagnet
-Q2PF_BeamlineMagnet
-QPFC1_BeamlineMagnet
-QPFC2_BeamlineMagnet
-QPFC3_BeamlineMagnet
-QPFC4_BeamlineMagnet
-QPFR1_BeamlineMagnet
-QPFR2_BeamlineMagnet
-SolenoidCoilBarrel
-SolenoidCoilEndcapN
-SolenoidCoilEndcapP
-TOFSubAssembly
-TrackerBarrel_Inner
-TrackerBarrel_Outer
-TrackerEndcapN_Inner
-TrackerEndcapN_Outer
-TrackerEndcapP_Inner
-TrackerEndcapP_Outer
-TrackerSubAssembly_Inner
-TrackerSubAssembly_Outer
-VertexBarrel
-VertexBarrelSubAssembly
-VertexEndcapN
-VertexEndcapP
-VertexEndcapSubAssembly
-cb_DIRC
-ce_MRICH
-ffi_ZDC_ECAL
-ffi_ZDC_HCAL}
-
-
-*/