diff --git a/checks/angle_defination/README.md b/checks/angle_defination/README.md
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+# Checks of different way of angle calculation
+
+`test.py` provide a preprocessor implement use
+[decayangle](https://github.com/kaihabermann/decayangle/) package to calculate
+angle.
+
+It show consistant results on amplitude and alignment angle. But, due to the
+different conversion, some transforms are required to get the same results. For
+example, the helicity angle have the transform $\phi\rightarrow -\phi$ and
+$\theta \rightarrow -\theta$.
+
+In addtion, if some one change the particle order, it would require other
+transform.
diff --git a/checks/angle_defination/config.yml b/checks/angle_defination/config.yml
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+data:
+  dat_order: [B, C, D]
+
+decay:
+  A:
+    - [BC, D]
+    - [BD, C]
+    - [CD, B]
+  BC: [B, C]
+  BD: [B, D]
+  CD: [C, D]
+
+particle:
+  $top: A
+  $finals: [B, C, D]
+  A:
+    J: 1/2
+    P: 1
+    mass: 5.0
+  B:
+    J: 1/2
+    P: 1
+    mass: 1.0
+  C:
+    J: 0
+    P: 0
+    mass: 0.5
+  D:
+    J: 0
+    P: 0
+    mass: 0.5
+  BC:
+    J: 1/2
+    P: -1
+    mass: 2.0
+    width: 0.5
+    model: BW
+  BD:
+    J: 1/2
+    P: -1
+    mass: 2.0
+    width: 0.5
+    model: BW
+  CD: []
diff --git a/checks/angle_defination/test.py b/checks/angle_defination/test.py
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+import copy
+from pprint import pprint
+
+import numpy as np
+import yaml
+from decayangle.decay_topology import Topology
+
+from tf_pwa.amp.preprocess import BasePreProcessor, register_preprocessor
+from tf_pwa.cal_angle import (
+    add_mass,
+    infer_momentum,
+    parity_trans,
+    struct_momentum,
+)
+from tf_pwa.config_loader import ConfigLoader
+from tf_pwa.data import data_merge, data_to_numpy
+
+
+def create_topo_map(decay_chain):
+    particle_map = {v: k + 1 for k, v in enumerate(decay_chain.outs)}
+    decay_map = {}
+    remain_decay = list(decay_chain)
+    while remain_decay:
+        used_decay = []
+        for decay in remain_decay:
+            if all(i in particle_map for i in decay.outs):
+                topo_id = tuple(particle_map[i] for i in decay.outs)
+                particle_map[decay.core] = topo_id
+                decay_map[topo_id] = decay
+                used_decay.append(decay)
+        if not used_decay:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "unsupport decay structure: {}".format(remain_decay)
+            )
+        remain_decay = [i for i in remain_decay if i not in used_decay]
+    ret = Topology(0, decay_topology=particle_map[decay_chain.top])
+    return ret, particle_map, decay_map
+
+
+def create_topo_map_all(decay_struct):
+    ret = []
+    for decay_chain in decay_struct:
+        ret.append(create_topo_map(decay_chain))
+    return ret
+
+
+def p4_conv(p4):
+    p4 = data_to_numpy(p4)
+    return np.concatenate([p4[..., 1:], p4[..., 0:1]], axis=-1)
+
+
+def cal_angle_from_decayangle(p4, decay_struct):
+    # build decayangle topo
+    decay_struct = decay_struct.topology_structure()
+    all_topo = create_topo_map_all(decay_struct)
+
+    # build decayangle input
+    particle_map = all_topo[0][1]
+    momenta = {particle_map[i]: p4_conv(p4[i]) for i in p4}
+
+    # helicity angle
+    hel_angles = [topo[0].helicity_angles(momenta) for topo in all_topo]
+
+    # alignment angle
+    ref = all_topo[0][0]
+    align_angles = []
+    for topo in all_topo:
+        # print(topo[0], ref, topo[0] == ref)
+        if topo[0] == ref:
+            align_angles.append({})
+        else:
+            align_angles.append(ref.relative_wigner_angles(topo[0], momenta))
+            # align_angles.append(topo[0].relative_wigner_angles(ref, momenta))
+
+    # build data structure as TFPWA
+    data_p = struct_momentum(p4)  # , center_mass=center_mass)
+    for dec in decay_struct:
+        data_p = infer_momentum(data_p, dec)
+        # print(data_p)
+        # exit()
+        data_p = add_mass(data_p, dec)
+
+    data_c = {}
+    for topo, chain, hel, align in zip(
+        all_topo, decay_struct, hel_angles, align_angles
+    ):
+        data_c[chain] = {}
+        particle_map = topo[1]
+        for decay in chain:
+            data_c[chain][decay] = {}
+            shift = 0
+            for particle in decay.outs:
+                topo_id1 = particle_map[decay.core]
+                topo_id = particle_map[particle]
+                tmp = {}
+                if shift == 0:
+                    tmp["ang"] = {
+                        "alpha": -hel[topo_id1].psi_rf,
+                        "beta": -hel[topo_id1].theta_rf,
+                        "gamma": np.zeros_like(hel[topo_id1].psi_rf),
+                    }
+                    shift = 1
+                else:
+                    tmp["ang"] = {
+                        "alpha": -np.pi - hel[topo_id1].psi_rf,
+                        "beta": np.pi + hel[topo_id1].theta_rf,
+                        "gamma": np.zeros_like(hel[topo_id1].psi_rf),
+                    }
+                if topo_id in align:
+                    # tmp["aligned_angle"] = {
+                    #     "alpha": align[topo_id].psi_rf,
+                    #     "beta": align[topo_id].theta_rf,
+                    #     "gamma": align[topo_id].phi_rf
+                    # }
+                    tmp["aligned_angle"] = {
+                        "alpha": align[topo_id].phi_rf,
+                        "beta": align[topo_id].theta_rf,
+                        "gamma": align[topo_id].psi_rf,
+                    }
+
+                data_c[chain][decay][particle] = tmp
+    return {"particle": data_p, "decay": data_c}
+
+
+@register_preprocessor("decayangle")
+class DecayAnglePreProcessor(BasePreProcessor):
+    def __call__(self, x, **kwargs):
+        p4 = x["p4"]
+        if self.kwargs.get("cp_trans", False):
+            charges = x.get("extra", {}).get("charge_conjugation", None)
+            p4 = {k: parity_trans(v, charges) for k, v in p4.items()}
+        ret = cal_angle_from_decayangle(p4, self.decay_struct, **kwargs)
+        return ret
+
+
+def angle_norm(phi):
+    return (phi + np.pi) % (2 * np.pi) - np.pi
+
+
+def test_main():
+    with open("config.yml") as f:
+        config_dic = yaml.full_load(f)
+    config_ref = ConfigLoader(config_dic)
+
+    config_dic2 = copy.deepcopy(config_dic)
+    config_dic2["data"]["preprocessor"] = "decayangle"
+    config2 = ConfigLoader(config_dic2)
+
+    # the same params required the same conversion, so not always the same
+    config2.set_params(config_ref.get_params())
+
+    phsp = config_ref.generate_phsp_p(2000)
+
+    a1 = config_ref.eval_amplitude(phsp)
+    a2 = config2.eval_amplitude(phsp)
+    print(a1, a2)
+    assert np.allclose(a1.numpy(), a2.numpy())
+    data1 = config_ref.data.cal_angle(phsp)
+    data2 = config2.data.cal_angle(phsp)
+
+    pprint(data_merge(data1, data2))
+    for decay_chain in data1["decay"]:
+        for decay in decay_chain:
+            for particle in decay.outs:
+                data_a = data1["decay"][decay_chain][decay][particle]
+                data_b = data2["decay"][decay_chain][decay][particle]
+                # due to the different reference used, only "D" have the same alignment angle
+                if str(particle) == "D" and "aligned_angle" in data_b:
+                    for key in ["alpha", "beta", "gamma"]:
+                        print(
+                            angle_norm(
+                                data_a["aligned_angle"][key]
+                                - data_b["aligned_angle"][key]
+                            )
+                        )
+                        assert np.allclose(
+                            angle_norm(
+                                data_a["aligned_angle"][key]
+                                - data_b["aligned_angle"][key]
+                            ),
+                            0,
+                        )
+                if "ang" in data_b:
+                    for key in ["alpha", "beta"]:
+                        assert np.allclose(
+                            angle_norm(
+                                data_a["ang"][key] - data_b["ang"][key]
+                            ),
+                            0,
+                        )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()