G4PolarizationHelper Class Reference

#include <G4PolarizationHelper.hh>

Static Public Member Functions
static G4ThreeVector	GetFrame (const G4ThreeVector &, const G4ThreeVector &)
static G4ThreeVector	GetParticleFrameX (const G4ThreeVector &)
static G4ThreeVector	GetParticleFrameY (const G4ThreeVector &)
static G4ThreeVector	GetRandomFrame (const G4ThreeVector &)
static G4ThreeVector	GetSpinInPRF (const G4ThreeVector &uZ, const G4ThreeVector &spin)
static void	TestPolarizationTransformations ()
static void	TestInteractionFrame ()

Detailed Description

Definition at line 41 of file G4PolarizationHelper.hh.

Member Function Documentation

GetFrame()

G4ThreeVector G4PolarizationHelper::GetFrame ( const G4ThreeVector &  mom1, const G4ThreeVector &  mom2  )

static

Definition at line 41 of file G4PolarizationHelper.cc.

{
  G4ThreeVector normal = (mom1.cross(mom2)).unit();
  return normal;
}

Referenced by G4PolarizedAnnihilationModel::SampleSecondaries(), G4PolarizedBremsstrahlungModel::SampleSecondaries(), G4PolarizedComptonModel::SampleSecondaries(), G4PolarizedGammaConversionModel::SampleSecondaries(), G4PolarizedIonisationModel::SampleSecondaries(), and G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel::SampleSecondaries().

GetParticleFrameX()

G4ThreeVector G4PolarizationHelper::GetParticleFrameX ( const G4ThreeVector &  uZ )

static

Definition at line 59 of file G4PolarizationHelper.cc.

{
  if(uZ.x() == 0. && uZ.y() == 0.)
  {
    if(uZ.z() >= 0.)
      return G4ThreeVector(1., 0., 0.);
    return G4ThreeVector(-1., 0., 0.);
  }
 
  G4double perp    = std::sqrt(sqr(uZ.x()) + sqr(uZ.y()));
  G4double invPerp = uZ.z() / perp;
  return G4ThreeVector(uZ.x() * invPerp, uZ.y() * invPerp, -perp);
}

Referenced by GetRandomFrame().

GetParticleFrameY()

G4ThreeVector G4PolarizationHelper::GetParticleFrameY ( const G4ThreeVector &  uZ )

static

Definition at line 48 of file G4PolarizationHelper.cc.

{
  if(uZ.x() == 0. && uZ.y() == 0.)
  {
    return G4ThreeVector(0., 1., 0.);
  }
 
  G4double invPerp = 1. / std::sqrt(sqr(uZ.x()) + sqr(uZ.y()));
  return G4ThreeVector(-uZ.y() * invPerp, uZ.x() * invPerp, 0);
}

Referenced by GetRandomFrame(), G4StokesVector::InvRotateAz(), G4StokesVector::RotateAz(), and TestPolarizationTransformations().

GetRandomFrame()

G4ThreeVector G4PolarizationHelper::GetRandomFrame ( const G4ThreeVector &  mom1 )

static

Definition at line 73 of file G4PolarizationHelper.cc.

{
  G4double phi = 2. * pi * G4UniformRand();
  G4ThreeVector normal =
    std::cos(phi) * GetParticleFrameX(mom1) +
    std::sin(phi) * G4PolarizationHelper::GetParticleFrameY(mom1);
  return normal;
}

Referenced by G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel::SampleSecondaries().

GetSpinInPRF()

G4ThreeVector G4PolarizationHelper::GetSpinInPRF ( const G4ThreeVector &  uZ, const G4ThreeVector &  spin  )

static

Definition at line 82 of file G4PolarizationHelper.cc.

{
  if(uZ.x() == 0. && uZ.y() == 0.)
  {
    if(uZ.z() >= 0.)
      return spin;
    return G4ThreeVector(-spin.x(), spin.y(), -spin.z());
  }
 
  G4double perp    = std::sqrt(sqr(uZ.x()) + sqr(uZ.y()));
  G4double invPerp = 1. / perp;
 
  G4ThreeVector uX(uZ.x() * uZ.z() * invPerp, uZ.y() * uZ.z() * invPerp, -perp);
  G4ThreeVector uY(-uZ.y() * invPerp, uZ.x() * invPerp, 0);
 
  return G4ThreeVector(spin * uX, spin * uY, spin * uZ);
}

TestInteractionFrame()

void G4PolarizationHelper::TestInteractionFrame ( )

static

Definition at line 143 of file G4PolarizationHelper.cc.

{
  // check transformation procedure for polarisation transfer
  // calculation in scattering processes
  //  a) transfer target polarisation in beam particle reference frame (PRF)
  //  b) calc correct asymmetry w.r.t. scattering plane
  //  c) determine incoming polarisation in interaction frame (IF)
  //  d) transfer outgoing polarisation from IF to PRF
  G4cout << "========================================\n\n";
 
  G4double theta = 0.;
 
  G4ThreeVector dir0 = G4ThreeVector(0., 0., 1.);
  G4ThreeVector dir2 = G4ThreeVector(std::sin(theta), 0., std::cos(theta));
 
  G4StokesVector pol0 = G4StokesVector::P3;
  G4StokesVector pol1 = G4StokesVector::P3;
 
  pol1.rotateUz(dir0);
 
  G4cout << "========================================\n\n";
}

Referenced by G4PolarizationMessenger::SetNewValue().

TestPolarizationTransformations()

void G4PolarizationHelper::TestPolarizationTransformations ( )

static

Definition at line 101 of file G4PolarizationHelper.cc.

{
  G4double theta = 0.;
  G4cout << "========================================\n\n";
  for(G4int i = 0; i <= 10; ++i)
  {
    theta               = pi * i / 10.;
    G4ThreeVector zAxis = G4ThreeVector(std::sin(theta), 0., std::cos(theta));
    if(i == 5)
      zAxis = G4ThreeVector(1., 0., 0.);
    if(i == 10)
      zAxis = G4ThreeVector(0., 0., -1.);
    G4ThreeVector yAxis = GetParticleFrameY(zAxis);
 
    G4cout << zAxis << " " << zAxis.mag() << "\n";
    G4cout << yAxis << " " << yAxis.mag() << "\n";
    G4ThreeVector xAxis = yAxis.cross(zAxis);
    G4cout << xAxis << " " << xAxis.mag() << "\n\n";
  }
 
  G4cout << "========================================\n\n";
 
  for(G4int i = 0; i <= 10; ++i)
  {
    theta               = pi * i / 10.;
    G4ThreeVector zAxis = G4ThreeVector(0., std::sin(theta), std::cos(theta));
    if(i == 5)
      zAxis = G4ThreeVector(0., 1., 0.);
    if(i == 10)
      zAxis = G4ThreeVector(0., 0., -1.);
    G4ThreeVector yAxis = GetParticleFrameY(zAxis);
 
    G4cout << zAxis << " " << zAxis.mag() << "\n";
    G4cout << yAxis << " " << yAxis.mag() << "\n";
    G4ThreeVector xAxis = yAxis.cross(zAxis);
    G4cout << xAxis << " " << xAxis.mag() << "\n\n";
 
    G4cout << "spat : " << xAxis * yAxis.cross(zAxis) << "\n\n";
  }
  G4cout << "========================================\n\n";
}

Referenced by G4PolarizationMessenger::SetNewValue().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• G4PolarizationHelper.hh
• G4PolarizationHelper.cc