G4Step.hh

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// G4Step
//
// Class description:
//
// This class represents the Step of a particle being tracked.
// It includes information of:
//     1) List of Step points which compose the Step,
//     2) static information of particle which generated the Step,
//     3) trackID and parent particle ID of the Step,
//     4) termination condition of the Step.
 
// Authors:
//   Katsuya Amako  (e-mail: [email protected])
//   Takashi Sasaki (e-mail: [email protected])
// Revisions:
//   Hisaya Kurashige, 1998-2007
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4Step_hh
#define G4Step_hh 1
 
#include <cstdlib>               // Include from 'system'
#include <cmath>                 // Include from 'system'
#include "G4ios.hh"              // Include from 'system'
#include <iomanip>               // Include from 'system'
#include "globals.hh"            // Include from 'global'
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"      // Include from 'global'
#include "G4VPhysicalVolume.hh"  // Include from 'geometry'
#include "G4StepPoint.hh"        // Include from 'track'
#include "G4StepStatus.hh"       // Include from 'track'
#include "G4TrackVector.hh"      // Include from 'tracking'
 
class G4Polyline;                // Forward declaration.
class G4Track;                   // Forward declaration.
 
class G4Step
{
  public:
    G4Step();
   ~G4Step();
      // Constructor/Destructor
 
    G4Step(const G4Step&);
    G4Step& operator=(const G4Step&);
      // Copy Constructor and assignment operator
 
    inline G4Track* GetTrack() const;
    inline void SetTrack(G4Track* value);
      // Current track
 
    inline G4StepPoint* GetPreStepPoint() const;
    inline void SetPreStepPoint(G4StepPoint* value);
    inline G4StepPoint* ResetPreStepPoint(G4StepPoint* value=nullptr);
      // Pre-Step points
      // If Set method is invoked, the previous StepPoint object is deleted.
      // If Reset method is invoked, the previous StepPoint object is not deleted
      // but its pointer is returned. Thus it's the caller's responsibility to 
      // properly delete it.
 
    inline G4StepPoint* GetPostStepPoint() const;
    inline void SetPostStepPoint(G4StepPoint* value);
    inline G4StepPoint* ResetPostStepPoint(G4StepPoint* value=nullptr);
      // Post-Step points
      // If Set method is invoked, the previous StepPoint object is deleted.
      // If Reset method is invoked, the previous StepPoint object is not deleted
      // but its pointer is returned. Thus it's the caller's responsibility to 
      // properly delete it.
 
    inline G4double GetStepLength() const;
    inline void SetStepLength(G4double value);
      // Before the end of the AlongStepDoIt loop, StepLength keeps
      // the initial value which is determined by the shortest geometrical Step
      // proposed by a physics process. After finishing the AlongStepDoIt,
      // it will be set equal to 'StepLength' in G4Step
 
    inline G4double GetTotalEnergyDeposit() const;
    inline void SetTotalEnergyDeposit(G4double value);
      // Total energy deposit
 
    inline G4double GetNonIonizingEnergyDeposit() const;
    inline void SetNonIonizingEnergyDeposit(G4double value);
      // Total non-ionizing energy deposit
 
    inline G4SteppingControl GetControlFlag() const;
    inline void SetControlFlag(G4SteppingControl StepControlFlag);
      // Control flag for stepping
 
    inline void AddTotalEnergyDeposit(G4double value);
    inline void ResetTotalEnergyDeposit();
      // Manipulation of total energy deposit
 
    inline void AddNonIonizingEnergyDeposit(G4double value);
    inline void ResetNonIonizingEnergyDeposit();
      // Manipulation of non-ionizing energy deposit
 
    inline G4bool IsFirstStepInVolume() const;
    inline G4bool IsLastStepInVolume() const;
 
    inline void SetFirstStepFlag();
    inline void ClearFirstStepFlag();
    inline void SetLastStepFlag();
    inline void ClearLastStepFlag();
      // Get/Set/Clear flag for initial/last step
      // NOTE: flags are not used
 
    inline G4ThreeVector GetDeltaPosition() const;
    inline G4double GetDeltaTime() const;
      // Difference of position, time, momentum and energy
 
    inline G4ThreeVector GetDeltaMomentum() const;
    inline G4double GetDeltaEnergy() const;
      // These methods provide difference between track energy and momentum
      // at a step, it is incorrect to use these methods to compute energy
      // deposition in media during the step, because secondary particles may
      // be produced. For energy deposition use the method GetTotalEnergyDeposit()
 
    inline void InitializeStep(G4Track* aValue);
      // Initialize contents of G4Step
 
    inline void UpdateTrack();
      // Update track by using G4Step information
 
    inline void CopyPostToPreStepPoint();
      // Copy PostStepPoint to PreStepPoint
 
    inline void SetPointerToVectorOfAuxiliaryPoints(std::vector<G4ThreeVector>* vec);
    inline std::vector<G4ThreeVector>* GetPointerToVectorOfAuxiliaryPoints() const;
      // Auxiliary points modifiers
 
  // --- Secondary buckets ---
 
    inline std::size_t GetNumberOfSecondariesInCurrentStep() const;
      // Secondaries in the current step
 
    const std::vector<const G4Track*>* GetSecondaryInCurrentStep() const;
 
    inline const G4TrackVector* GetSecondary() const;
    inline G4TrackVector* GetfSecondary();
    inline G4TrackVector* NewSecondaryVector();
      // NOTE: Secondary bucket of the Step contains
      //       all secondaries during tracking the current track
      //       (i.e. NOT secondaries produced in the current step)
      // all these methods give same object (i.e. G4TrackVector  )
      // but 2nd one will create bucket in addition
 
    inline void DeleteSecondaryVector();
      // Just delete secondary bucket
      // NOTE: G4Track objects inside the bucket are not deleted
 
    inline void SetSecondary(G4TrackVector* value);
      // Add secondary tracks to the bucket
 
  protected:
 
    G4double fTotalEnergyDeposit = 0.0;
      // Accumulated total energy deposit in the current Step
 
    G4double fNonIonizingEnergyDeposit = 0.0;
     // Accumulated non-ionizing energy deposit in the current Step
 
  private:
 
    G4StepPoint* fpPreStepPoint = nullptr;
    G4StepPoint* fpPostStepPoint = nullptr;
    G4double fStepLength = 0.0;
      // Step length which may be updated at each invocation of
      // AlongStepDoIt and PostStepDoIt
 
    G4Track* fpTrack = nullptr;
 
    G4SteppingControl fpSteppingControlFlag = NormalCondition;
      // A flag to control SteppingManager behavior from process
 
    G4bool fFirstStepInVolume = false;
    G4bool fLastStepInVolume = false;
      // Flags for initial/last step
 
    G4TrackVector* fSecondary = nullptr;
      // Secondary bucket implemented by using  std::vector of G4Track*
 
    std::size_t nSecondaryByLastStep = 0;
      // number of secondaries which have been created by the last step
 
    std::vector<const G4Track*>* secondaryInCurrentStep = nullptr;
 
    std::vector<G4ThreeVector>* fpVectorOfAuxiliaryPointsPointer = nullptr;
};
 
#include "G4Step.icc"
 
#endif