G4ErrorMagFieldLimitProcess.cc

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//      GEANT 4 class implementation file
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#include "G4ErrorMagFieldLimitProcess.hh"
#include "G4ErrorMessenger.hh"
#include "G4TransportationManager.hh"
#include "G4FieldManager.hh"
#include "G4Field.hh"
#include "G4Track.hh"
 
#ifdef G4VERBOSE
#  include "G4ErrorPropagatorData.hh"
#endif
 
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
G4ErrorMagFieldLimitProcess::G4ErrorMagFieldLimitProcess(
  const G4String& processName)
  : G4VErrorLimitProcess(processName)
{
  theStepLimit = kInfinity;
}
 
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
G4ErrorMagFieldLimitProcess::~G4ErrorMagFieldLimitProcess() {}
 
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
G4double G4ErrorMagFieldLimitProcess::PostStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
  const G4Track& aTrack, G4double, G4ForceCondition* condition)
{
  *condition           = NotForced;
  const G4Field* field = G4TransportationManager::GetTransportationManager()
                           ->GetFieldManager()
                           ->GetDetectorField();
 
  theStepLength = kInfinity;
  if(field != 0)
  {
    G4ThreeVector trkPosi = aTrack.GetPosition();
    G4double pos1[3];
    pos1[0] = trkPosi.x();
    pos1[1] = trkPosi.y();
    pos1[2] = trkPosi.z();
 
    G4double h1[3];
    field->GetFieldValue(pos1, h1);
 
    G4ThreeVector BVec(h1[0], h1[1], h1[2]);
    G4double pmag     = aTrack.GetMomentum().mag();
    G4double BPerpMom = BVec.cross(G4ThreeVector(pmag, 0., 0.)).mag() / pmag;
 
    theStepLength = theStepLimit * pmag / BPerpMom;
#ifdef G4VERBOSE
    if(G4ErrorPropagatorData::verbose() >= 3)
    {
      G4cout << "G4ErrorMagFieldLimitProcess:: stepLength " << theStepLength
             << " B " << BPerpMom << " BVec " << BVec << " pmag " << pmag
             << G4endl;
    }
#endif
  }
 
  return theStepLength;
}