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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<geant4>
+  <sensitive_detectors>
+    <sd name="VXD" 
+        type="Geant4Tracker" 
+        ecut="1.0*keV" 
+        verbose="true" 
+        hit_aggregation="position">
+    </sd>
+    <sd name="SIT" 
+        type="Geant4Tracker" 
+        ecut="1.0*keV" 
+        verbose="true" 
+        hit_aggregation="position">
+    </sd>
+    <sd name="TPC" 
+        type="Geant4Tracker" 
+        ecut="0.01*keV" 
+        verbose="true" 
+        hit_aggregation="position">
+    </sd>
+    <sd name="HcalBarrel" 
+        type="Geant4Calorimeter"
+        ecut="0.5*keV" 
+        verbose="true" 
+        hit_aggregation="position">
+    </sd>
+    <sd name="HcalEndcap"
+        type="Geant4Calorimeter"
+        ecut="0.5*keV"
+        verbose="true"
+        hit_aggregation="position">
+    </sd>
+
+  </sensitive_detectors>
+
+  <properties>
+     <attributes name="geant4_field"
+          id="0"
+          type="Geant4FieldSetup"
+          object="GlobalSolenoid"
+          global="true"
+          min_chord_step="0.01*mm"
+          delta_chord="0.25*mm"
+          delta_intersection="1e-05*mm"
+          delta_one_step="0.001*mm"
+          eps_min="5e-05*mm"
+          eps_max="0.001*mm"
+          stepper="HelixSimpleRunge"
+          equation="Mag_UsualEqRhs">
+     </attributes>
+  </properties>
+
+</geant4>