Merge MC checking and vectorized HLT1
Merges the efforts of !192 (closed) (@ahennequ) and !179 (closed) (@sstahl) and address all open discussions.
additional dependency: Rec!1606 (merged) and Rec!1612 (merged)
Edited by Rosen Matev
Merges the efforts of !192 (closed) (@ahennequ) and !179 (closed) (@sstahl) and address all open discussions.
additional dependency: Rec!1606 (merged) and Rec!1612 (merged)