G4DecayWithSpin.cc

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//      GEANT 4 class header file
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//      History:
//      17 August 2004  P. Gumplinger, T. MacPhail
//      11 April  2008  Kamil Sedlak (PSI), Toni Shiroka (PSI)
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#include "G4DecayWithSpin.hh"
 
#include "G4Step.hh"
#include "G4Track.hh"
#include "G4DecayTable.hh"
#include "G4MuonDecayChannelWithSpin.hh"
 
#include "G4PhysicalConstants.hh"
#include "G4SystemOfUnits.hh"
#include "G4Vector3D.hh"
 
#include "G4TransportationManager.hh"
#include "G4PropagatorInField.hh"
#include "G4FieldManager.hh"
#include "G4Field.hh"
 
#include "G4Transform3D.hh"
 
G4DecayWithSpin::G4DecayWithSpin(const G4String& processName):G4Decay(processName)
{
  // set Process Sub Type   
  SetProcessSubType(static_cast<int>(DECAY_WithSpin));
 
}
 
G4DecayWithSpin::~G4DecayWithSpin(){}
 
G4VParticleChange* G4DecayWithSpin::DecayIt(const G4Track& aTrack, const G4Step& aStep)
{
 
// get particle
  const G4DynamicParticle* aParticle = aTrack.GetDynamicParticle();
  const G4ParticleDefinition* aParticleDef = aParticle->GetDefinition();
 
// get parent_polarization
  G4ThreeVector parent_polarization = aParticle->GetPolarization();
 
  if(parent_polarization == G4ThreeVector(0,0,0))
  {
    // Generate random polarization direction
 
    G4double cost = 1. - 2.*G4UniformRand();
    G4double sint = std::sqrt((1.-cost)*(1.+cost));
 
    G4double phi = twopi*G4UniformRand();
    G4double sinp = std::sin(phi);
    G4double cosp = std::cos(phi);
 
    G4double px = sint*cosp;
    G4double py = sint*sinp;
    G4double pz = cost;
 
    parent_polarization.setX(px);
    parent_polarization.setY(py);
    parent_polarization.setZ(pz);
 
  }else{
 
    G4FieldManager* fieldMgr = aStep.GetTrack()->GetVolume()->
                                     GetLogicalVolume()->GetFieldManager();
 
    if (!fieldMgr) {
       G4TransportationManager *transportMgr =
                         G4TransportationManager::GetTransportationManager();
       G4PropagatorInField* fFieldPropagator = 
                                        transportMgr->GetPropagatorInField();
       if (fFieldPropagator) fieldMgr = 
                                  fFieldPropagator->GetCurrentFieldManager();
    }
 
    const G4Field* field = NULL;
    if(fieldMgr)field = fieldMgr->GetDetectorField();
 
    if (field) {
 
       G4double point[4];
       point[0] = (aStep.GetPostStepPoint()->GetPosition())[0];
       point[1] = (aStep.GetPostStepPoint()->GetPosition())[1];
       point[2] = (aStep.GetPostStepPoint()->GetPosition())[2];
       point[3] = aTrack.GetGlobalTime();
 
       G4double fieldValue[6];
       field -> GetFieldValue(point,fieldValue);
 
       G4ThreeVector B(fieldValue[0],fieldValue[1],fieldValue[2]);
 
       // Call the spin precession only for non-zero mag. field
       if (B.mag2() > 0.) parent_polarization = 
                                 Spin_Precession(aStep,B,fRemainderLifeTime);
 
    }
  }
 
// decay table
  G4DecayTable *decaytable = aParticleDef->GetDecayTable();
 
  if (decaytable) {
     G4MuonDecayChannelWithSpin *decaychannel;
     decaychannel = (G4MuonDecayChannelWithSpin*)decaytable->SelectADecayChannel();
     if (decaychannel) decaychannel->SetPolarization(parent_polarization);
  }
 
  G4ParticleChangeForDecay* pParticleChangeForDecay;
 
  pParticleChangeForDecay = (G4ParticleChangeForDecay*)G4Decay::DecayIt(aTrack,aStep);
 
  pParticleChangeForDecay->ProposePolarization(parent_polarization);
 
  return pParticleChangeForDecay;
 
}
 
G4ThreeVector G4DecayWithSpin::Spin_Precession( const G4Step& aStep,
                                        G4ThreeVector B, G4double deltatime )
{
  G4double Bnorm = std::sqrt(sqr(B[0])  + sqr(B[1]) +sqr(B[2]) );
 
  G4double q = aStep.GetTrack()->GetDefinition()->GetPDGCharge();
  G4double a = 1.165922e-3;
  G4double s_omega = 8.5062e+7*rad/(s*kilogauss);
 
  G4double omega = -(q*s_omega)*(1.+a) * Bnorm;
 
  G4double rotationangle = deltatime * omega;
 
  G4Transform3D SpinRotation = G4Rotate3D(rotationangle,B.unit());
 
  G4Vector3D Spin = aStep.GetTrack() -> GetPolarization();
 
  G4Vector3D newSpin = SpinRotation * Spin;
 
#ifdef G4VERBOSE
  if (GetVerboseLevel()>2) {
    G4double normspin = std::sqrt(Spin*Spin);
    G4double normnewspin = std::sqrt(newSpin*newSpin);
    //G4double cosalpha = Spin*newSpin/normspin/normnewspin;
    //G4double alpha = std::acos(cosalpha);
 
    G4cout << "AT REST::: PARAMETERS " << G4endl;
    G4cout << "Initial spin  : " << Spin  << G4endl;
    G4cout << "Delta time    : " << deltatime  << G4endl;
    G4cout << "Rotation angle: " << rotationangle/rad  << G4endl;
    G4cout << "New spin      : " << newSpin  << G4endl;
    G4cout << "Checked norms : " << normspin <<" " << normnewspin << G4endl;
  }
#endif
 
  return newSpin;
 
}