G4RayShooter.hh

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// G4RayShooter
//
// Class description:
//
// The object of this class shoots a ray (actually geantino) primary particle
// associated with a G4Event object. This slass must be used exclusively by
// G4RayTracer.
 
// Author: Makoto Asai, 2000
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4RayShooter_hh
#define G4RayShooter_hh 1
 
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
#include "G4ParticleDefinition.hh"
#include "G4PrimaryVertex.hh"
#include "G4ParticleMomentum.hh"
 
class G4Event;
 
class G4RayShooter
{
  public:
 
    G4RayShooter();
    virtual ~G4RayShooter();
 
    void Shoot(G4Event* evt, G4ThreeVector vtx, G4ThreeVector direc);
      // Generates a primary vertex and a primary particle at the given
      // vertex point and with the given direction. This method is invoked
      // by G4RayTracer and G4MaterialScanner.
 
  private:
 
    void SetInitialValues();
 
    G4ParticleDefinition* particle_definition = nullptr;
    G4ParticleMomentum    particle_momentum_direction;
    G4double              particle_energy = 0.0;
    G4ThreeVector         particle_position;
    G4double              particle_time = 0.0;
    G4ThreeVector         particle_polarization;
};
 
#endif