#endif
 
 #include "obs_phi2.hpp"
+#include "obs_phi2_hist.hpp"
 
 o815 *O815;
 sim *Sim;
     if ( strcmp(*lonit, "phi2") == 0 ) {
       *O815->out->log << "MASTER: registered observable: phi2" << endl << flush;
       O815->observables.push_back(new obs_phi2(O815));
-    } 
+    }
+    else if ( strcmp(*lonit, "phi2_hist") == 0 ) {
+      *O815->out->log << "MASTER: registered observable: phi2_hist" << endl << flush;
+      O815->observables.push_back(new obs_phi2_hist(O815));
+    }
   }
 }
 
 
   
 private:
   void _start();
-  void _meas(bool loadedobs);
+  void _meas(bool loadedobs, const int& nthmeas);
   void _finish();
  
   obsmem* OM;
   //*out << "OBS_test: start" << endl;
 };
 
-void obs_phi2::_meas(bool loadedobs) {
+void obs_phi2::_meas(bool loadedobs, const int& nthmeas) {
   if (!loadedobs)
     phi2Compute();
 
 
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+#ifndef OBS_PHI2_HIST_HPP
+#define OBS_PHI2_HIST_HPP
+
+#include "latlib/o815/o815.h"
+
+#include "latlib/writeout.h"
+
+#include "latlib/obstat.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+class obs_phi2_hist : public o815::obs {
+
+public:
+  struct obsmem {
+    double phi2;
+  };
+  obs_phi2_hist(o815 *_O815);
+  
+private:
+  void _start() {}
+  void _meas(bool loadedobs, const int& nthmeas);
+  void _finish() {}
+  obsmem* OM;
+  void phi2Compute();
+  sim *Sim;
+};
+
+obs_phi2_hist::obs_phi2_hist(o815 *_O815) : o815::obs("phi2", 
+                                                     _O815->paraQ->getParaNames() + "nthstep:phi2:phi2_err", 
+                                                     _O815, sizeof(obsmem), "_hist") {
+  OM = (obsmem*)obsMem;
+  Sim = (sim*)O815->Sim;
+}
+
+void obs_phi2_hist::_meas(bool loadedobs, const int& nthmeas) {
+  if (!loadedobs)
+    phi2Compute();
+  
+  *out << O815->paraQ->getParaVals();
+  *out << "\t" << ( Sim->nequi + (nthmeas+1)*Sim->nskip );
+  *out << "\t" << OM->phi2 << endl;
+};
+
+void obs_phi2_hist::phi2Compute()
+{
+  OM->phi2 = 0;
+  
+  for (int ix = 0; ix < Sim->LSIZE2; ix++)
+    OM->phi2 += norm( Sim->conf[ix].phi );
+
+  OM->phi2 /= Sim->LSIZE2;
+}
+
+#endif