G4VTransitionRadiation.cc

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// GEANT 4 class implementation file --- Copyright CERN 1995
 
// History:
// 29.02.04 V.Ivanchenko create
// 28.07.05, P.Gumplinger add G4ProcessType to constructor
 
#include "G4VTransitionRadiation.hh"
 
#include "G4EmProcessSubType.hh"
#include "G4LossTableManager.hh"
#include "G4Material.hh"
#include "G4ParticleDefinition.hh"
#include "G4Region.hh"
#include "G4TransportationManager.hh"
#include "G4VTRModel.hh"
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
G4VTransitionRadiation::G4VTransitionRadiation(const G4String& processName,
                                               G4ProcessType type)
  : G4VDiscreteProcess(processName, type)
  , region(nullptr)
  , model(nullptr)
  , gammaMin(100.)
  , cosDThetaMax(std::cos(0.1))
  , nSteps(0)
{
  SetProcessSubType(fTransitionRadiation);
  Clear();
  theManager = G4LossTableManager::Instance();
  theManager->Register(this);
}
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
G4VTransitionRadiation::~G4VTransitionRadiation()
{
  Clear();
  theManager->DeRegister(this);
}
 
void G4VTransitionRadiation::ProcessDescription(std::ostream& out) const
{
  out << "Generic process of transition radiation.\n";
 
  if(model)
    model->PrintInfo();
}
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void G4VTransitionRadiation::Clear()
{
  materials.clear();
  steps.clear();
  normals.clear();
  nSteps = 0;
}
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
G4VParticleChange* G4VTransitionRadiation::PostStepDoIt(const G4Track& track,
                                                        const G4Step& step)
{
  // Fill temporary vectors
  const G4Material* material = track.GetMaterial();
  G4double length            = step.GetStepLength();
  G4ThreeVector direction    = track.GetMomentumDirection();
 
  if(nSteps == 0)
  {
    nSteps = 1;
    materials.push_back(material);
    steps.push_back(length);
    const G4StepPoint* point = step.GetPreStepPoint();
    startingPosition         = point->GetPosition();
    startingDirection        = point->GetMomentumDirection();
    G4bool valid             = true;
    G4ThreeVector n = G4TransportationManager::GetTransportationManager()
                        ->GetNavigatorForTracking()
                        ->GetLocalExitNormal(&valid);
    if(valid)
      normals.push_back(n);
    else
      normals.push_back(direction);
  }
  else
  {
    if(material == materials[nSteps - 1])
    {
      steps[nSteps - 1] += length;
    }
    else
    {
      ++nSteps;
      materials.push_back(material);
      steps.push_back(length);
      G4bool valid    = true;
      G4ThreeVector n = G4TransportationManager::GetTransportationManager()
                          ->GetNavigatorForTracking()
                          ->GetLocalExitNormal(&valid);
      if(valid)
        normals.push_back(n);
      else
        normals.push_back(direction);
    }
  }
 
  // Check PostStepPoint condition
  if(track.GetTrackStatus() == fStopAndKill ||
     track.GetVolume()->GetLogicalVolume()->GetRegion() != region ||
     startingDirection.x() * direction.x() +
         startingDirection.y() * direction.y() +
         startingDirection.z() * direction.z() <
       cosDThetaMax)
  {
    if(model)
    {
      model->GenerateSecondaries(*pParticleChange, materials, steps, normals,
                                 startingPosition, track);
    }
    Clear();
  }
 
  return pParticleChange;
}
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
G4bool G4VTransitionRadiation::IsApplicable(
  const G4ParticleDefinition& aParticle)
{
  return (aParticle.GetPDGCharge() != 0.0);
}
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void G4VTransitionRadiation::SetRegion(const G4Region* reg) { region = reg; }
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void G4VTransitionRadiation::SetModel(G4VTRModel* mod) { model = mod; }
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
G4double G4VTransitionRadiation::GetMeanFreePath(const G4Track& track, G4double,
                                                 G4ForceCondition* condition)
{
  if(nSteps > 0)
  {
    *condition = StronglyForced;
  }
  else
  {
    *condition = NotForced;
    if(track.GetKineticEnergy() / track.GetDefinition()->GetPDGMass() + 1.0 >
         gammaMin &&
       track.GetVolume()->GetLogicalVolume()->GetRegion() == region)
    {
      *condition = StronglyForced;
    }
  }
  return DBL_MAX;  // so TR doesn't limit mean free path
}