G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel.cc

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// Geant4 Class file
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// File name:     G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel
//
// Author:        Andreas Schaelicke & Karim Laihem
//
// Class Description:
//   Implementation of Photo electric effect
//   including polarization transfer from circularly polarised gammas
 
#include "G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel.hh"
 
#include "G4DataVector.hh"
#include "G4ParticleChangeForGamma.hh"
#include "G4PolarizationHelper.hh"
#include "G4PolarizedPhotoElectricXS.hh"
 
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G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel::G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel(
  const G4ParticleDefinition*, const G4String& nam)
  : G4PEEffectFluoModel(nam)
  , fCrossSectionCalculator(nullptr)
  , fVerboseLevel(0)
{}
 
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G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel::~G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel()
{
  if(fCrossSectionCalculator)
    delete fCrossSectionCalculator;
}
 
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void G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel::Initialise(const G4ParticleDefinition* pd,
                                               const G4DataVector& dv)
{
  G4PEEffectFluoModel::Initialise(pd, dv);
  if(!fCrossSectionCalculator)
    fCrossSectionCalculator = new G4PolarizedPhotoElectricXS();
}
 
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void G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel::SampleSecondaries(
  std::vector<G4DynamicParticle*>* vdp, const G4MaterialCutsCouple* couple,
  const G4DynamicParticle* dp, G4double tmin, G4double maxEnergy)
{
  G4PEEffectFluoModel::SampleSecondaries(vdp, couple, dp, tmin, maxEnergy);
 
  if(fVerboseLevel >= 1)
  {
    G4cout << "G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel::SampleSecondaries" << G4endl;
  }
 
  if(vdp && !vdp->empty())
  {
    G4double gamEnergy0 = dp->GetKineticEnergy();
    G4double lepEnergy1 = (*vdp)[0]->GetKineticEnergy();
    G4double sintheta =
      dp->GetMomentumDirection().cross((*vdp)[0]->GetMomentumDirection()).mag();
    if(sintheta > 1.)
      sintheta = 1.;
 
    G4StokesVector beamPol = G4StokesVector(dp->GetPolarization());
    beamPol.SetPhoton();
 
    // determine interaction plane
    G4ThreeVector nInteractionFrame = G4PolarizationHelper::GetFrame(
      dp->GetMomentumDirection(), (*vdp)[0]->GetMomentumDirection());
    if(dp->GetMomentumDirection()
         .cross((*vdp)[0]->GetMomentumDirection())
         .mag() < 1.e-10)
    {
      nInteractionFrame =
        G4PolarizationHelper::GetRandomFrame(dp->GetMomentumDirection());
    }
 
    // transform polarization into interaction frame
    beamPol.InvRotateAz(nInteractionFrame, dp->GetMomentumDirection());
 
    // calulcate polarization transfer
    fCrossSectionCalculator->SetMaterial(
      GetCurrentElement()->GetN(),  // number of nucleons
      GetCurrentElement()->GetZ(), GetCurrentElement()->GetfCoulomb());
    fCrossSectionCalculator->Initialize(gamEnergy0, lepEnergy1, sintheta,
                                        beamPol, G4StokesVector::ZERO);
 
    // determine final state polarization
    G4StokesVector lep1Pol = fCrossSectionCalculator->GetPol2();
    lep1Pol.RotateAz(nInteractionFrame, (*vdp)[0]->GetMomentumDirection());
    (*vdp)[0]->SetPolarization(lep1Pol.p1(), lep1Pol.p2(), lep1Pol.p3());
 
    if(vdp->size() != 1)
    {
      G4ExceptionDescription ed;
      ed << " WARNING " << vdp->size()
         << " secondaries in polarized photo electric effect not supported!\n";
      G4Exception("G4PolarizedPhotoElectricModel::SampleSecondaries", "pol024",
                  JustWarning, ed);
    }
  }
}